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
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.