Deborah Jane Mailman was born 14 July 1972 and grew up in Mount Isa in north-west Queensland. She is one of five children. She has both Aboriginal (Bidjara) and Māori (Ngāti Porou and Te Arawa) heritage. In 1992, she graduated from Queensland University of Technology Academy of the Arts with a Bachelor of Arts majoring in performing arts. She is married with two children.
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Deborah Mailman
Deborah Mailman
July 14, 1972 • 53 y.o.
| Place of Birth | Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia |
| Citizenship | Australia |
| Career | 1998 — ... |
| Genres | Drama, Comedy, Thriller |
| Zodiac sign | cancer |
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- Drama 18%
- Adventure 10%
- Family 9%
- Comedy 8%
- Animation 8%
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2026 — Susan Sinclair
4 Episodes, 2026
Drama, 5 hr 40 min
Australia • Robyn Butler...
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2
Wolfram
2025 — Pansy
Adventure, Drama, Western, 1 hr 40 min
Australia • Warwick Thornton
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3
Kangaroo
2025 — Rosie
Comedy, Family, 1 hr 47 min
Australia • Kate Woods
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2024 — Eileen Wilberforce
Comedy, Drama, 38 min
Australia • Kriv Stenders...
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5
Runt
2024 — Bernadette Box
Family, 1 hr 31 min
Australia • John Sheedy
6 
2024 — ... — Deborah Walker, voice
1 episode, 2024
Animation, Horror, Sci-Fi, 30 min
United States • David Hartman...
7 
2024 — Poppy Birkbeck
3 Episodes, 2024
Crime, Drama, Mystery, 58 min
Australia • Jocelyn Moorhouse...
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2023 — Maggie Diggins, voice
Animation, 1 hr 21 min
Australia • Ricard Cussó...
9
2023 — Sister Mum
Drama, Fantasy, History, 1 hr 56 min
Australia • Warwick Thornton
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10
Scarygirl
2023 — Treedweller, voice
Animation, Sci-Fi, Adventure, 1 hr 30 min
Australia, United States • Ricard Cussó...
11
2023 — narrator
Documentary, 1 hour
Australia • Nick Robinson
12
2023 — ... — narrator
8 Episodes, 2024
Documentary
Australia • Perun Bonser
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2020 — Maggie Diggins, voice
Animation, Family, Fantasy, 1 hr 28 min
Australia, United States • Ricard Cussó
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14
2067
2020 — Regina Jackson
Sci-Fi, Mystery, 1 hr 54 min
Australia • Seth Larney
15
2019 — Penelope Benson
Comedy, Drama, Family, 1 hr 38 min
Australia • John Sheedy
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2019 — 2024 — Alex Irving
18 Episodes, 2019–2024
Drama, Thriller, 1 hour
Australia • Wayne Blair...
17
2018 — ... — Sheepdog 1, voice
1 episode, 2024
Animation, Short, Family, 7 min
Australia, United Kingdom, United States • Richard Jeffery...
18
2018 — Anna Morton
8 Episodes, 2018
Crime, Thriller, 44 min
Australia • Peter Andrikidis...
19
2018 — ... — Kerry Thompson
6 Episodes, 2018
Crime, Drama, Mystery, 57 min
Australia • Rachel Perkins...
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20
Djali
2017 — Gracie Phillips
Short, Drama
Australia • Hunter Page-Lochard
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2017 — Pam
Comedy, Romance, Music, 1 hr 35 min
Australia • Ben Elton
22
2017 — 2025 — Elanora / Auntie Deb, voice
1 episode, 2023
Animation, Comedy, Romance, 30 min
United States, Canada, South Korea • Bryan Francis...
23
2017 — 2019 — Prime Minister Burney
1 episode, 2017
Comedy, 30 min
Australia • Hayden Guppy...
24
2017 — Big Cuz
13 Episodes, 2017
Animation, Short, Family, 10 min
Australia • Beck Cole
25
2016 — Sergeant Simpson
Comedy, Adventure, 1 hr 32 min
Australia • Mark Lamprell
26
2016 — 2017 — Aunty Linda
Sci-Fi, Drama, Fantasy, 50 min
Australia, New Zealand, United States • Wayne Blair...
27
2016 — 2017 — Bernadette
2 Episodes, 2016
Horror, Adventure, Drama, 45 min
Australia • Tony Tilse...
28
Tomorrow, When the War Began, 2016 — Kath
6 Episodes, 2016
Action, Adventure, Drama, 1 hour
Australia • Brendan Maher
29
2015 — voice
Documentary, 52 min
Australia
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30
Oddball
2015 — Mayor Lake, narrator
Adventure, Family, 1 hr 35 min
Australia • Stuart McDonald
31
2015 — Betty, (Blinky's Mother), voice
Animation, Adventure, Family, 1 hr 27 min
Australia, Ireland, India • Deane Taylor
32
2015 — Lorraine
Drama, 1 hr 26 min
Australia • Rachel Perkins
33
2015 — 2021 — Cynthia
7 Episodes, 2016–2018
Crime, Drama, 52 min
Australia • Mark Joffe...
34
2014 — ... — Guest Cast
9 Episodes, 2014-2016
Comedy, 22 min
Australia • Beck Cole...
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35
Paper Planes
2014 — Maureen
Drama, Family, 1 hr 36 min
Australia, Japan • Robert Connolly
36
2014 — Cynthia
Crime, Drama, 1 hr 23 min
Australia, Germany • Jeffrey Walker
37
37
The Darkside
2013 — Pamela
Drama, 1 hr 34 min
Australia • Warwick Thornton
38
2013 — 2014 — Joanne
1 episode, 2014
Comedy, 22 min
Australia • Jonathan Brough...
39
2013 — 2016 — Siobhan
1 episode, 2016
Comedy, Drama, Romance, 29 min
Australia • Matthew Saville...
40
2012 — 2013 — Lorraine
2 Episodes, 2012–2013
Drama, 1 hour
Australia • Rachel Perkins...
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41
Mental
2012 — Sandra
Comedy, Drama, 1 hr 56 min
Australia, United States • P.J. Hogan
42
2012 — Gail
Biography, Comedy, Drama, 1 hr 43 min
Australia • Wayne Blair
43
43
Mabo
2012 — Bonita Mabo
Biography, Drama, 1 hr 45 min
Australia • Rachel Perkins
44
2010 — 2013 — Actress, herself
Family, 26 min
Australia
45
2010 — 2017 — Cherie Butterfield
69 Episodes, 2010–2017
Comedy, Drama, 43 min
Australia • Kate Dennis...
46
2009 — Mother
Short, 15 min
Australia • Adrian Russell Wills
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47
Bran Nue Dae
2009 — Roxanne
Musical, Comedy, Drama, 1 hr 25 min
Australia • Rachel Perkins
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48
Rush TV Show
2008 — 2011 — Gabe
1 episode, 2009
Crime, Drama, Mystery, 44 min
Australia • Andrew Prowse...
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49
Lucky Miles
2007 — Lisa, voice
Adventure, Comedy, Drama, 1 hr 45 min
Australia • Michael James Rowland
50
50
Aunty Connie
2006 — narrator, voice
Short, Documentary, Biography, 25 min
Australia • Ivan Sen
51
2006
Documentary, 1 hr 38 min
Australia
52
Stupid Stupid Man, 2006 — 2008 — Lenore Schutzstaffel
1 episode, 2007
Comedy, 22 min
Australia • William Usic
53
2006 — Julie
Crime, Drama, Mystery, 1 hr 58 min
Australia • Ana Kokkinos
54
2005 — Detective Elsie Jones
1 episode, 2006
Fantasy, Mystery, 22 min
Australia • Tim Bullock...
55
2005 — 2006 — Sonia
2 Episodes, 2005
Drama, 50 min
Australia • Ian Watson...
56
2002 — Mavis
Adventure, Biography, Drama, 1 hr 34 min
Australia • Phillip Noyce
57
2001 — 2006 — Kelly Lewis, herself
88 Episodes, 2001–2006
Drama, 43 min
Australia • Stuart McDonald...
58
2001 — Kelly Lewis, narrator
Drama
Australia • Lynn-Maree Danzey
59
2000 — Tina
Short, 16 min
Australia • Catriona McKenzie
60
2000 — Lou
Crime, Mystery, Thriller, 1 hr 33 min
Australia, Canada, France • Samantha Lang
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Dear Claudia
1999 — Cathy
Adventure, Comedy, Romance, 1 hr 32 min
Australia • Chris Cudlipp
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62
Radiance
1998 — Nona
Drama, 1 hr 23 min
Australia • Rachel Perkins
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1
Ralph
2009
Short, Comedy, Drama, 10 min
Australia • Deborah Mailman
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1
Ralph
2009
Short, Comedy, Drama, 10 min
Australia • Deborah Mailman
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