Deborah Mailman
Deborah Mailman
Deborah Mailmanis 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 and had gone on to win four more both in television and film. The awards are now known as the AACTA Awards...
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth14 July 1972
CountryAustralia
Deborah Mailman quotes about
caused found growing people quite top
I was big as a kid, very overweight. That caused a lot of insecurities for me growing up, and on top of that, I didn't like the idea of big crowds. I found it quite frightening. I enjoy the company of people who I know, and I'm probably still like that today.
girly love
I'm not a girly girl, never have been. I really admire those who love to frock up.
aboriginal directed gave great perkins recently three women worked
I have worked with a lot of really great women directors: Ana Kokkinos; Cate Shortland, who just recently directed a film called 'Lore;' another director, Rachel Perkins - she's an Aboriginal director, and I've worked with her three times now, and she gave me my first film role, actually, back in 1997.
opportunity different film-and-television
The Australian film industry is a small industry, so you have to really be flexible within working in different mediums. A lot of actors work in theater, film, and television, because there's not much opportunity in terms of employment there.
falling-in-love people brave
People understand about family; people understand about being in situations where you have to be brave. People get falling in love.
hard-work motherhood over-you
Motherhood is wonderful, but it's also hard work. It's the logistics more than anything. You discover you have reserves of energy you didn't know you had.
fighting want roles
When I see a role I want, I fight for it.