Deborah Mailman

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Deborah Mailman
Deborah Mailman, August 2012.jpg
Mailman at The Sapphires Australian premiere in August 2012
Born (1972-07-14) 14 July 1972 (age 52)
Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia
Occupation Actress
Partner(s) Matthew Coonan
Children 2

Deborah Mailman (born 14 July 1972) is an Australian television and film actress. She was the first Aboriginal actress to win the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. She is well known for having played the character "Kelly" on successful Australian television series, The Secret Life of Us. She is also well known for her current role as Cherie in the successful Australian drama series Offspring.

Early life

Mailman grew up in Mount Isa in north-west Queensland.[1] She is one of five children born to Wally Mailman, a famous rodeo rider and horseman, and Jane (Heeni) Mailman, the daughter of a preacher and talented musician. She has both Indigenous Australian (Bidjara) and Māori (Ngati 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. Since then she has worked extensively in Australian film, television and theater as well as many contributions overseas.[2] She played the role of Kate in a La Boite Theatre production of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew in 1994.[3][4]

Career

Mailman at Australian Film Walk of Fame at Randwick Ritz, The Spot Festival

In 1998, Mailman made her film debut as Nona in the Australian independent film Radiance, for which she won the AFI Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.[1] From here she has since become one of Australia's most prominent local actors especially through her lead role on The Secret Life of Us, a role for which she was twice awarded Most Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series at the Logies (2002 and 2004). She stayed during the shows entire duration (2001–2006).

Mailman was featured prominently in the Leah Purcell documentary Black Chicks Talking (2001), where she candidly discussed her thoughts about her Aboriginal heritage. In 2006, she took part in a four-part television documentary series with Cathy Freeman called Going Bush, where the pair set off on a journey from Broome to Arnhem Land spending time with Indigenous communities along the way.[5]

She appeared in the Play School TV series and was part of The Actors Company for the Sydney Theatre Company (2006–2007).[citation needed]

She appeared in the film Rabbit-Proof Fence. She played a lead role in the 2010 musical film Bran Nue Dae. In the play The Sapphires and the subsequent film of the same name she played the role of singer Gail McCrae.

She was awarded an Inside Film Award for her short film Ralph, which starred Madeleine Madden.[6] From 2010 to 2014, she played the role of Cherie Butterfield in Channel Ten's Offspring drama series.[7]

In 2012, she starred in Redfern Now, an indigenous mini-series for the ABC.[8]

On 29 January 2015, Mailman co-hosted the AACTA Awards with Cate Blanchett.[9]

Personal life

Mailman's partner is advertising executive Matthew Coonan. They have two sons, Henry and Oliver.[10] Deborah has four siblings.

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
1998 Radiance Nona
2000 The Third Note Tina
2000 The Monkey's Mask Lou
2001–06 The Secret Life of Us Kelly Lewis / Narrator TV series (Seasons 1–4, Episodes 1–86)
2002 Rabbit-Proof Fence Mavis
2006 The Book of Revelation Julie
2009 Bran Nue Dae Roxanne
2010–14 Offspring Cherie Butterfield TV series
2012 Mental Sandra
2012 The Sapphires Gail McCrae
2012 Mabo Bonita
2012 Redfern Now Lorraine TV series (Episode 3: Raymond)
2013 The Darkside
2015 Paper Planes Maureen
2015 Oddball Mayor Lake
2015 Blinky Bill the Movie Blinky's mum Voice

Awards and nominations

Mailman's plaque at the Australian Film Walk of Fame, Ritz Cinema, Randwick, Sydney

AACTA Awards

Year Category Film Result
1998 Best Leading Movie Actress Radiance Won
2003 Best Leading TV Actress The Secret Life Of Us Won
2010 Best Supporting Movie Actress Bran Nue Dae Won
Best Supporting TV Actress Offspring Won
2013 Best Leading Movie Actress The Sapphires Won
Best Supporting Movie Actress Mental Nominated
2016 Paper Planes Nominated
Best Leading TV Actress Redfern Now Nominated

Logie Awards

Year Category Film Result
2002 Most Outstanding Actress The Secret Life Of Us Won
2003 Nominated
2004 Won
2013 Mabo Won
Most Popular Actress Nominated

FCCA Awards

Year Category Film Result
2010 Best Supporting Actress Bran Nue Dae Nominated
2013 Best Actress The Sapphires Nominated

Other awards

Year Category Result
2003 NAIDOC Person of the Year Won
2003 Female Actor of the Year Won

References

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  10. ↑ Sunday Herald Sun
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