Deborah Mailman

Deborah Jane Mailman, AM (born 14 July 1972) is an Aboriginal Australian television and film actress, and singer. She was the first Aboriginal actress to win the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, and has gone on to win four more both in television and film. The awards are now known as the AACTA Awards.

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Known For

Bluey

2018 • as Sheepdog 1 (voice)

The Secret Life of Us

2001 • as Kelly Lewis

Please Like Me

2013 • as Siobhah

Rush

2008 • as Gabe

Rove

1999 • as Self

Jack Irish

2016 • as Cynthia

Filmography

2025

Kangaroo

as Rosie

Movie - Released: 8/28/2025

2024

Combat Wombat: Back 2 Back

as Maggie Diggins (voice)

Movie - Released: 2/29/2024

Runt

as Bernadette Box

Movie - Released: 9/19/2024

ARK: The Animated Series

as Deborah Walker (voice)

TV - Released: 3/21/2024

Last Days of the Space Age

as Eileen Wilberforce

TV - Released: 10/2/2024

Boy Swallows Universe

as Poppy Birkbeck

TV - Released: 1/11/2024

2023

The New Boy

as Sister Mum

Movie - Released: 7/6/2023

Scarygirl

as Treedweller (voice)

Movie - Released: 10/5/2023

Australia's Wild Odyssey

as Narrator (voice)

TV - Released: 1/24/2023

2022

Looking Black

as Self

Movie - Released: 7/5/2022

2021

H Is for Happiness

as Penelope Benson

Movie - Released: 6/24/2021

2020

2067

as Regina Jackson

Movie - Released: 10/1/2020

Combat Wombat

as Maggie Diggins (voice)

Movie - Released: 10/15/2020

The Sound

as Self - Co-Host

TV - Released: 7/19/2020

2019

Total Control

as Alex Irving

TV - Released: 10/13/2019

2018

Mystery Road

as Kerry Thompson

TV - Released: 6/3/2018

Bite Club

as Anna Morton

TV - Released: 8/15/2018

Bluey

as Sheepdog 1 (voice)

TV - Released: 10/1/2018

2017

A Few Less Men

as Police Officer

Movie - Released: 3/9/2017

Three Summers

as Pam

Movie - Released: 11/2/2017

Little J and Big Cuz

as Big Cuz (voice)

TV - Released: 4/28/2017

2016

Tomorrow When the War Began

as Kath

TV - Released: 4/23/2016

Cleverman

as Aunty Linda

TV - Released: 6/1/2016

Wolf Creek

as Bernadette

TV - Released: 5/12/2016

Jack Irish

as Cynthia

TV - Released: 2/11/2016

2015

Blinky Bill the Movie

as Blinky's Mother (voice)

Movie - Released: 8/21/2015

Oddball

as Mayor Lake / Narrator

Movie - Released: 9/17/2015

Redfern Now: Promise Me

as Lorraine

Movie - Released: 4/9/2015

2014

Jack Irish: Dead Point

as Cynthia

Movie - Released: 4/13/2014

Paper Planes

as Maureen

Movie - Released: 8/10/2014

2013

The Darkside

as Pamela

Movie - Released: 11/27/2013

Please Like Me

as Siobhah

TV - Released: 2/28/2013

It's a Date

as Joanne

TV - Released: 8/15/2013

2012

The Sapphires

as Gail

Movie - Released: 8/8/2012

Mabo

as Bonita Mabo

Movie - Released: 6/10/2012

Mental

as Sandra

Movie - Released: 10/4/2012

Redfern Now

as Lorraine

TV - Released: 11/1/2012

2010

Offspring

TV - Released: 8/22/2010

2009

Bran Nue Dae

as Roxanne

Movie - Released: 8/9/2009

The Graduate From Sudan

as Self - Narrator

Movie - Released: 10/27/2009

2008

Rush

as Gabe

TV - Released: 9/2/2008

2007

Lucky Miles

as Lisa (voice)

Movie - Released: 7/19/2007

2006

The Archive Project

as Herself

Movie - Released: 2/16/2006

Going Bush

TV - Released: 2/1/2006

2002

Rabbit-Proof Fence

as Mavis

Movie - Released: 2/4/2002

Movie

Black Chicks Talking

as Herself

Movie - Released: 8/30/2002

2001

Play School: Nursery Rhymes

as Deborah

Movie - Released: 9/3/2001

The Monkey's Mask

as Lou

Movie - Released: 5/10/2001

The Secret Life of Us

as Kelly Lewis

TV - Released: 7/16/2001

1999

Dear Claudia

as Cathy

Movie - Released: 2/25/1999

Movie

The Third Note

as Tina

Movie - Released: 9/1/1999

Rove

as Self

TV - Released: 9/22/1999

1998

Radiance

as Nona

Movie - Released: 8/10/1998

1976

AACTA Awards

as Self

TV - Released: 1/1/1976