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Deborah Mailman Biography
Birth Name:
Deborah Jane Mailman
Birth Place:
Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia
Profession
Actor, singer
Fast Facts
- Her father Wally was a champion rodeo rider
- Has both Indigenous Australian and Maori heritage
- Joined the Queensland Theatre Company after graduating from university
- Was the first Aboriginal actress to win the Australian Film Institute's award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, for Radiance in 1998
- In 2003, received the National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee Person of the Year Award
Awards
- 2015AACTA Awards-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
- 2015AACTA Awards-Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama: nominated
- 2013Logie Awards-Silver Logie for Most Outstanding Actress: winner
- 2012AACTA Awards-Best Lead Actress: winner
- 2010Australian Film Institute Awards-Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Telelvision Drama: winner
- 2010Australian Film Institute Awards-Best Supporting Actress: winner
- 2004Logie Awards-Silver Logie for Most Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series: winner
- 2002Logie Awards-Silver Logie for Most Outstanding Actress: winner
- 1998Australian Film Institute Awards-Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role: winner
Relationships
- Wally Mailman -- Father
- Matthew Coonan -- Husband
- Jane Mailman -- Mother
- Henry Coonan -- Son
- Oliver Coonan -- Son