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Acting

Deborah Mailman

Career

Active from 1998 to 2026, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
22
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Rabbit-Proof Fence
Rabbit-Proof Fence
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 39 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Deborah Mailman Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Uncanny
    1.6, average 2.5
  • Scare
    1.7, average 2.6
  • Violence
    3.4, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    4.2, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Underdog Story 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Character-Driven Narrative 3
  • Coming-of-Age Story 2
  • Heartwarming 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Australian History 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Survival Story 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

51
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

14 titles · average score 56
Wolfram
Wolfram (2026)

as Pansy

A Grief Encounter
A Grief Encounter (2026)

as Adrienne

Kangaroo
Kangaroo (2025)
GoodWatch score 47

as Rosie

Last Days of the Space Age
Last Days of the Space Age (2024)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show · as Eileen Wilberforce

Combat Wombat: Back 2 Back
Combat Wombat: Back 2 Back (2024)
GoodWatch score 58

as Maggie Diggins (voice)

Boy Swallows Universe
Boy Swallows Universe (2024)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Poppy Birkbeck

ARK: The Animated Series
ARK: The Animated Series (2024)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show · as Deborah Walker (voice)

The New Boy
The New Boy (2023)
GoodWatch score 54

as Sister Mum

Scarygirl
Scarygirl (2023)
GoodWatch score 44

as Treedweller (voice)

H Is for Happiness
H Is for Happiness (2021)
GoodWatch score 61

as Penelope Benson

2067
2067 (2020)
GoodWatch score 42

as Regina Jackson

Combat Wombat
Combat Wombat (2020)
GoodWatch score 58

as Maggie Diggins (voice)

2010s

23 titles · average score 67
Total Control
Total Control (2019)
GoodWatch score 56

TV show · as Alex Irving

Bite Club
Bite Club (2018)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show · as Anna Morton

Little J & Big Cuz
Little J & Big Cuz (2017)

TV show · as Big Cuz (voice)

Jack Irish
Jack Irish (2016)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Cynthia

Cleverman
Cleverman (2016)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Aunty Linda

Oddball
Oddball (2015)
GoodWatch score 76

as Mayor Lake / Narrator

Redfern Now: Promise Me
Redfern Now: Promise Me (2015)

as Lorraine

Paper Planes
Paper Planes (2014)
GoodWatch score 73

as Maureen

The Darkside
The Darkside (2013)

as Pamela

The Sapphires
The Sapphires (2012)
GoodWatch score 75

as Gail

Mabo
Mabo (2012)
GoodWatch score 70

as Bonita Mabo

Offspring
Offspring (2010)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show

2000s

11 titles · average score 62
Ralph
Ralph (2009)

Director, Writer

Bran Nue Dae
Bran Nue Dae (2009)
GoodWatch score 56

as Roxanne

Rush
Rush (2008)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Gabe

Lucky Miles
Lucky Miles (2007)
GoodWatch score 70

as Lisa (voice)

The Book of Revelation
The Book of Revelation (2006)
GoodWatch score 56

as Julie

Going Bush
Going Bush (2006)

TV show

Rabbit-Proof Fence
Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002)
GoodWatch score 80

as Mavis

Australian Rules
Australian Rules (2002)
GoodWatch score 62

Thanks

The Secret Life of Us
The Secret Life of Us (2001)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as Kelly Lewis

The Monkey's Mask
The Monkey's Mask (2001)
GoodWatch score 36

as Lou

Play School: Nursery Rhymes
Play School: Nursery Rhymes (2001)

as Deborah

1990s

3 titles · average score 57
Dear Claudia
Dear Claudia (1999)
GoodWatch score 56

as Cathy

The Third Note
The Third Note (1999)

as Tina

Radiance
Radiance (1998)
GoodWatch score 58

as Nona