Editing Deborah Mailman

{{Short description|Australian actress}}
{{Use Australian English|date=February 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Deborah Mailman
| honorific-suffix   = {{postnominals|country=AUS|size=100|AM}}
| image              = Deborah Mailman, August 2012.jpg
| alt                = A dark-haired, smiling woman with long, dangling earrings looks right toward the camera
| caption            = Mailman at ''[[The Sapphires (film)|The Sapphires]]'' Australian premiere in August 2012
| birth_name         = Deborah Jane Mailman
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|df=y|1972|7|14}}
| birth_place        = [[Mount Isa]], [[Queensland]], Australia
| nationality        = Australian
| alma mater         = [[Queensland University of Technology]]
| occupation         = {{hlist|Actress|singer}}
| years_active       = 1994–present
| partner            = Matthew Coonan
| children           = 2
| website            = 
}}
'''Deborah Jane Mailman''' {{postnominals|country=AUS|size=100|AM}} (born 14 July 1972) is an Australian television and film actress, and singer. Mailman is best known for her characters: [[Parliament of Australia|MP]] Alexandra "Alex" Irving on the Australian political drama series ''[[Total Control (TV series)|Total Control]]'', Kelly Lewis on the Australian drama series ''[[The Secret Life of Us]]'', Cherie Butterfield in the Australian comedy-drama series ''[[Offspring (TV series)|Offspring]]'', Lorraine in the Australian drama series ''[[Redfern Now]]'', Poppy Birkbeck in the miniseries ''[[Boy Swallows Universe (TV series)|Boy Swallows Universe]]'' and Aunt Linda in the Australian dystopian science fiction series ''[[Cleverman (TV series)|Cleverman]]''.

Mailman was the first [[Aboriginal Australians|Aboriginal]] actress to win the [[Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role]], and has gone on to win six more both in television and film.<ref>Note: The awards are now known as the [[AACTA Awards]].</ref> She first gained recognition in the 1998 film ''[[Radiance (1998 film)|Radiance]]'' for which she won her first AFI award. Her other well known films are ''[[Rabbit-Proof Fence]]'', ''[[Bran Nue Dae (film)|Bran Nue Dae]]'', ''[[Oddball (film)|Oddball]]'', ''[[The Sapphires (film)|The Sapphires]]'', ''[[Paper Planes (film)|Paper Planes]]'', ''[[Blinky Bill the Movie]]'', ''[[H Is for Happiness]]'',  and ''[[The Book of Revelation (film)|The Book of Revelation]]''.

==Personal life==
Deborah Jane Mailman was born 14 July 1972 and grew up in [[Mount Isa]] in north-west [[Queensland]].<ref name="Kindred Spirits">{{cite news|last1=Lehmann|first1=Megan|title=Darkside star Deborah Mailman moves amid kindred spirits|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/features/kindred-spirit/story-e6frg8h6-1226755777746|access-date=16 January 2015|work=[[The Australian]]|date=9 November 2013|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408092334/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/features/kindred-spirit/story-e6frg8h6-1226755777746}}</ref> She is <!-- "youngest of four" according to The Australian -->one of five children. She has both Aboriginal ([[Badjiri|Bidjara]]) and [[Māori people|Māori]] ([[Ngāti 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. She is married with two children.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080906214434/http://www.news.com.au/sundayheraldsun/story/0,,21128325-27258,00.html ''Sunday Herald Sun'']</ref>

==Career==
[[File:Deborah Mailman.jpg|thumb|200px|Mailman at Australian Film Walk of Fame at Randwick Ritz, The Spot Festival in 2012]]

Mailman played the role of Kate in a [[La Boite Theatre Company|La Boite Theatre]] production of Shakespeare's ''The Taming of the Shrew'' in 1994.<ref>[http://www.ausstage.edu.au/indexdrilldown.jsp?xcid=59&f_event_id=23785 AusStage]</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Bryant|first1=Nick|title=The Mailman express: An actress on a roll|url=https://www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2012/october/1349327287/nick-bryant/mailman-express|access-date=7 April 2015|work=[[The Monthly]]|date=October 2012}}</ref><!-- The Monthly ref has more info about her early stage career --> Other early stage roles include solo show ''[[The Seven Stages of Grieving]]'' (which she co-wrote with [[Wesley Enoch]]) for [[Kooemba Jdarra]] and [[Queensland Theatre Company]]'s 1997 revival of [[Louis Nowra]]'s play ''[[Radiance (play)|Radiance]]'', and Cordelia in ''[[King Lear]]'' for [[Bell Shakespeare]] in 1998.<ref name="SmashingThrough">{{cite news|last1=Prior|first1=Sian|title=Smashing through|url=http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=smh&kw=deborah+mailman+and+rabbit-proof+fence&pb=all_pubs&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=author&sf=headline&rc=150&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=AGE020311V868V7R9DMN|access-date=7 March 2016|work=[[The Age]]|location=Melbourne|date=11 March 2002}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/6417|title = AusStage}}</ref>

In 1998, Mailman made her film debut as Nona in the Australian independent film ''[[Radiance (1998 film)|Radiance]]'' (based on the play), for which she won the [[AFI Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role]].<ref name="Kindred Spirits"/> She had a role in ''[[The Secret Life of Us]]'', for which she was twice awarded Most Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series at the [[Logies]] ([[Logie Awards of 2002|2002]] and [[Logie Awards of 2004|2004]]).{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}

Mailman was part of the [[Leah Purcell]] documentary ''[[Black Chicks Talking]]'' (2001), where she discussed her Aboriginal heritage.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Jopson|first1=Debra|title=Look at us now|url=http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=smh&kw=deborah+mailman+and+black+chicks+talking&pb=all_pubs&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=author&sf=headline&rc=150&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=SMH020615PQC6F7UFC62|access-date=7 March 2016|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=15 June 2002}}</ref> 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, Western Australia|Broome]] to [[Arnhem Land]] spending time with Indigenous communities along the way.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Dwyer|first1=Michael|title=Home and away|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/tv--radio/gone-bush/2006/01/24/1138066797037.html?page=fullpage|access-date=16 January 2015|work=[[The Age]]|location=Melbourne|date=26 January 2006}}</ref>

She appeared in the ''[[Play School (Australian TV series)|Play School]]'' TV series and was part of The Actors Company for the [[Sydney Theatre Company]] (2006–2007).<ref>{{cite news|title=The Actors Company's short, fraught life|url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/theatre/the-actors-companys-short-fraught-life-20100406-rpaz.html|access-date=7 March 2016|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=7 April 2010}}</ref> She was a presenter on the ABC Television show ''[[Message Stick]]''.<ref name=nfsa>{{cite web | title=Message Stick | website=Australian Screen|publisher=[[NFSA]] | url=https://aso.gov.au/titles/series/message-stick/ | access-date=16 November 2021}}</ref>

She appeared in the film ''[[Rabbit-Proof Fence]]''.<ref name="SmashingThrough"/> She played a lead role in the 2010 musical film ''[[Bran Nue Dae (film)|Bran Nue Dae]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hawker|first1=Philippa|title=Indigenous film's world premiere introduces some Bran Nue stars|url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2009/08/07/1249350685435.html|access-date=7 March 2016|work=[[The Age]]|location=Melbourne|date=8 August 2009}}</ref> In the play ''[[The Sapphires (play)|The Sapphires]]'' and the subsequent [[The Sapphires (film)|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]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Ralph|url=http://www.creativespirits.info/resources/movies/ralph|access-date=30 September 2015}}</ref> From 2010 to 2014, she played the role of Cherie Butterfield in [[Network Ten|Channel Ten]]'s ''[[Offspring (TV series)|Offspring]]'' drama series.<ref>{{cite web | title = Deborah Mailman | work = Offspring | date = 6 July 2010 | url = http://ten.com.au/offspring-16390.htm | publisher = [[Network Ten]] | access-date = 6 August 2010 | archive-date = 29 September 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120929113313/http://ten.com.au/offspring-16390.htm | url-status = dead }}</ref>

In 2012, she starred in ''[[Redfern Now]]'', an indigenous mini-series for the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Knox|first1=David|title=Cameras roll on Redfern Now|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2012/05/cameras-roll-on-redfern-now.html|access-date=7 April 2015|publisher=[[TV Tonight]]|date=28 May 2012}}</ref>

On 29 January 2015, Mailman co-hosted the [[AACTA Awards]] with [[Cate Blanchett]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Domjen|first1=Briana|title=Deborah Mailman and Cate Blanchett to co-host the AACTA Awards|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/deborah-mailman-and-cate-blanchett-to-co-host-the-aacta-awards/story-fni0cvc9-1227180834224|access-date=19 January 2015|work=The Daily Telegraph|location=Sydney|date=11 January 2015}}</ref>

Mailman started as Maureen Prescott in ''[[Paper Planes (film)|Paper Planes]]'', released 15 January 2015. She then appeared as Mayor Lake in ''[[Oddball (film)|Oddball]]'' and the voice of Blinky Bill's mother in ''[[Blinky Bill the Movie]]''.

On 18 February 2015, Mailman joined the [[Sydney Opera House Trust]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Our People: The Sydney Opera House Trust |url=https://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/general/corporate-information/our-people.html |publisher=Sydney Opera House |access-date=11 April 2019}}</ref>

In 2019, Mailman was appointed to a three-year term as a member of the [[Screen Australia]] Board.<ref>{{cite web |title=Appointments to Screen Australia Board |url=https://www.minister.communications.gov.au/minister/mitch-fifield/news/appointments-screen-australia-board |website=minister.communications.gov.au |access-date=11 April 2019|date=27 March 2019 |archive-date=11 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411054632/https://www.minister.communications.gov.au/minister/mitch-fifield/news/appointments-screen-australia-board |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2019, she starred as politician Alex Irving in the series ''[[Total Control (TV series)|Total Control]]'', produced by [[Blackfella Films]] and screened on the ABC.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/nitv-news/article/2019/08/30/black-bitch-tv-series-renamed-total-control-abc|title='Black Bitch' TV series renamed 'Total Control' by ABC|publisher=National Indigenous Television|date=30 August 2019|access-date=2019-10-22}}</ref>

In 2024, Mailman guest starred in the ''[[Bluey (TV series)|Bluey]]'' episode "[[The Sign (Bluey)|The Sign]]", voicing one of the two [[Sheep dog|Sheepdogs]] looking for a house with a swimming pool. On 7 August 2024, Mailman was named as part of the cast for the [[Disney+]] series ''[[Last Days of the Space Age]]''.

On 18 August, Mailman won the Logie for Best Lead Actress in a drama at the 2024 Logie Awards.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Knox |first=David |date=2024-08-18 |title=Logie Awards 2024: winners {{!}} TV Tonight |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2024/08/logie-awards-2024-winners.html |access-date=2024-08-18 |publisher=TV Tonight}}</ref>

==Other activities==
In September 2024 Mailman was appointed as a member of [[First Nations Arts]], a newly-established division of the  government arts funding body [[Australia Council]] focused on [[Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander]] arts, for a term of four years.<ref>{{cite web |title=Inaugural First Nations Board for the arts |website=Ministers for the Department of Infrastructure |date=9 September 2024 |url=https://minister.infrastructure.gov.au/burke/media-release/inaugural-first-nations-board-arts |access-date=29 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Torre |first=Giovanni |title=CIAF chief executive Dennis Stokes appointed to Creative Australia's new First Nations Board |website=[[National Indigenous Times]] |date=13 September 2024 |url=https://nit.com.au/13-09-2024/13704/ciaf-chief-executive-dennis-stokes-appointed-to-creative-australias-new-first-nations-board |access-date=29 September 2024}}</ref><ref name=holmes2024>{{cite web |last=Holmes |first=Dan |title=First Nations Arts Board members revealed |website=The Mandarin |date=11 September 2024 |url=https://www.themandarin.com.au/254556-first-nations-arts-board-members-revealed/ |access-date=29 September 2024}}</ref>

==Filmography==
[[File:Deborah Mailman, Barry Otto (6825541756).jpg|thumb|Mailman and actor [[Barry Otto]] in 2012]]

===Films===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Radiance (1998 film)|Radiance]]''
| Nona
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2000
| ''The Third Note''
| Tina
| Short film
|-
| ''[[The Monkey's Mask]]''
| Lou
|
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Rabbit-Proof Fence]]''
| Mavis
|
|-
| 2006
| ''[[The Book of Revelation (film)|The Book of Revelation]]''
| Julie
|
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Bran Nue Dae (film)|Bran Nue Dae]]''
| Roxanne
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |2012
| ''[[Mental (2012 film)|Mental]]''
| Sandra
|
|-
| ''[[The Sapphires (film)|The Sapphires]]''
| Gail McCrae
|
|-
| ''[[Mabo (film)|Mabo]]''
| Bonita
| 
|-
| 2013
| ''The Darkside''
| Pamela
|
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Paper Planes (film)|Paper Planes]]''
| Maureen
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |2015
| ''[[Oddball (film)|Oddball]]''
| Mayor Lake
| Also narrator
|-
| ''[[Redfern Now|Redfern Now: Promise Me]]''
| Lorraine
| TV movie
|-
| ''[[Blinky Bill the Movie]]''
| Blinky's mum
| Voice
|-
| 2016
| ''A Few Less Men''
| Police Officer
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2017
| ''[[Three Summers]]''
| Pam
| 
|-
| ''[[Hunter Page-Lochard#Film and TV|Djali]]''
| Gracie Phillips
| Short film, directed by [[Hunter Page-Lochard]]
|-
| 2019
| ''[[H Is for Happiness]]''
| Penelope Benson
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2020
| ''[[2067 (film)|2067]]''
| Regina
| 
|-
| ''[[Combat Wombat (film)|Combat Wombat]]''
| rowspan="2" | Maggie Diggins
| rowspan="2" | Voice
|-
| 2023
| ''[[Combat Wombat: Back 2 Back]]''
|-
| 2023
| ''[[The New Boy]]''
|Sister Mum
|
|-
| 2024
| ''[[Runt (2024 film)|Runt]]''
| Bernadette Box
|
|-
|2025
|[[Kangaroo (2025 film)|''Kangaroo'']]
|Rosie
|
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Television
! Role
! Notes
!Ref
|-
| 1998–2002
| ''[[Play School (Australian TV series)|Play School]]''
| Herself 
| Presenter
|-
| 2001–05
| ''[[The Secret Life of Us]]''
| Kelly Lewis / Narrator
| Main cast (86 episodes)
|
|-
| 2005
| ''[[The Alice (TV series)|The Alice]]''
| Sonia
| Episodes 1 & 2
|
|-
| 2006 
| ''[[Two Twisted]]'' 
| Jones
| TV series 
|
|-
| 2006
| ''[[The Chaser's War on Everything]]''
| Herself
| Episode 9
|
|-
| 2010–17
| ''[[Offspring (TV series)|Offspring]]''
| Cherie Butterfield
| Main cast (69 episodes)
|
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Redfern Now]]''
| Lorraine
| Episode 3: "Raymond"<br/>Episode 7: "Where the Heart Is"
|
|-
| 2014–16
| ''[[Black Comedy (TV series)|Black Comedy]]''
| Guest Cast
| 9 episodes
|
|-
| 2014–21
| ''[[Jack Irish]]''
| Cynthia
| Dead Point movie and 7 episodes
|
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Tomorrow When the War Began (TV series)|Tomorrow When the War Began]]''
| Kath Mackenzie
| 6 episodes
|
|-
| 2016–17
| ''[[Cleverman (TV series)|Cleverman]]''
| Aunty Linda
| 12 episodes
|
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2016
| ''[[Wolf Creek (TV series)|Wolf Creek]]''
| Bernadette O'Dell
| Episode 1.3: "Salt Lake"<br/>Episode 1.4: "Opalville"
|
|-
| ''[[Please Like Me]]''
| Siobhan
| Episode 4.6: "Souvlaki"
|
|-
| 2017–23
| ''[[Little J & Big Cuz]]''
| Big Cuz
| Animated series
|
|-
|2017
| ''[[Get Krack!n]]''
| Prime Minister Burney
| Episode 1.7
|
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2018
| ''[[Mystery Road (TV series)|Mystery Road]]''
| Kerry Thompson
| Mini-series
|
|-
| ''[[Bite Club (TV series)|Bite Club]]''
| Anna Morton
| 8 episodes
|
|-
| 2019–24
| ''[[Total Control (TV series)|Total Control]]''
| Alex Irving
| Main cast
|<ref>{{cite web |date=June 2023 |title=Total Control filming third and final series &#124; TV Tonight |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2023/05/total-control-filming-third-and-final-series.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=31 May 2023 |title=Total Control filming third and final series &#124; TV Tonight |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2023/05/total-control-filming-third-and-final-series.html}}</ref>
|-
| 2023
| ''[[Ark: The Animated Series]]''
| Deborah Walker
| Voice role
|<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Del Rosario |first1=Alexandra |date=11 December 2020 |title='Ark: The Animated Series': Vin Diesel, Michelle Yeoh & Elliot Page Among Voice Cast Members in New Video Game-Inspired Show |url=https://deadline.com/2020/12/ark-the-animated-series-vin-diesel-michelle-yeoh-elliot-page-among-voice-cast-members-in-new-video-game-inspired-show-1234654598/}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2024
| ''[[Boy Swallows Universe (TV series)|Boy Swallows Universe]]''
| Poppy Birkbeck
| 3 episodes
|
|-
| ''[[Bluey (TV series)|Bluey]]''
| Sheepdog 1
| Voice role, Episode: "[[The Sign (Bluey)|The Sign]]"
|
|-
|''[[Last Days of the Space Age]]''
|Elieen Wilberforce
|8 episodes
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-07 |title=Last Days of the Space Age: Australian Disney+ series coming soon {{!}} ScreenHub Australia – Film & Television Jobs, News, Reviews & Screen Industry Data |url=https://www.screenhub.com.au/news/news/last-days-of-the-space-age-australian-disney-series-coming-soon-2648945/ |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=screenhub.com.au}}</ref>
|-
|2025
|''Love Divided By Eleven''
|Susan
|Post production
|
|}

==Awards and nominations==
[[File:Film Walk of Fame Ritz Cinema Sydney 019.JPG|thumb|262px|right|Mailman's plaque at the Australian Film Walk of Fame, Ritz Cinema, Randwick, Sydney]]

===[[AACTA Awards]]===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Category
! Film
! Result
|-
| 1998
| [[AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role|Best Leading Movie Actress]]
| ''[[Radiance (1998 film)|Radiance]]''
| {{won}}
|-
| 2003
| [[AACTA Award for Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama|Best Leading TV Actress]]
| ''[[The Secret Life of Us]]''
| {{won}}
|-
|rowspan=2| [[2010 Australian Film Institute Awards|2010]]
| [[AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role|Best Supporting Movie Actress]]
| ''[[Bran Nue Dae (film)|Bran Nue Dae]]''
| {{won}}
|-
| [[AACTA Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama|Best Supporting TV Actress]]
| ''[[Offspring (TV series)|Offspring]]''
| {{won}}
|-
|rowspan=2|[[2nd AACTA Awards|2013]]
| Best Leading Movie Actress
| ''[[The Sapphires (film)|The Sapphires]]''
| {{won}}
|-
|rowspan=2| Best Supporting Movie Actress
| ''[[Mental (2012 film)|Mental]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
|rowspan=2| [[5th AACTA Awards|2015]]
| ''[[Paper Planes (film)|Paper Planes]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Leading TV Actress
| ''[[Redfern Now|Redfern Now: Promise Me]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[9th AACTA Awards|2019]]
| [[AACTA Award for Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama|Best Lead Actress in a TV Drama]]
| ''[[Total Control (TV series)|Total Control]]''
| {{won}}
|-
| [[10th AACTA Awards|2020]]
| [[AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role|Best Actress in a Supporting Role]]
| ''[[H Is for Happiness]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[13th AACTA Awards|2024]]
| [[AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role|Best Actress in a Supporting Role]]
| ''[[The New Boy]]''
| {{won}}
|}

===[[Equity Ensemble Awards]]===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Category
! Film
! Result
|-
| 2010
|rowspan=4| [[Equity Ensemble Awards|Most Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series]]
|rowspan=2| ''[[Offspring (TV series)|Offspring]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2011
| {{nom}}
|-
|rowspan=3| 2012
| ''[[Redfern Now]]''
| {{won}}
|-
| ''Offspring''
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Equity Ensemble Awards|Most Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Television Movie or Miniseries]]
| ''[[Mabo (film)|Mabo]]''
| {{nom}}
|}

===[[Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards|FCCA Awards]]===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Category
! Film
! Result
|-
| 2010
| Best Supporting Actress
| ''[[Bran Nue Dae (film)|Bran Nue Dae]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2013
| Best Actress
| ''[[The Sapphires (film)|The Sapphires]]''
| {{nom}}
|}

===[[Helpmann Awards]]===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Category
! Production
| Result
|-
| [[3rd Helpmann Awards|2003]]
|rowspan=2|[[Helpmann Award for Best Female Actor in a Play|Best Female Actor in a Play]]
| ''The Seven Stages of Grieving''
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[5th Helpmann Awards|2005]]
| ''[[The Sapphires (play)|The Sapphires]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[7th Helpmann Awards|2007]]
| [[Helpmann Award for Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play|Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play]]
| ''The Lost Echo''
| {{won}}
|}

===[[Logie Awards]]===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Category
! Television
! Result
|-
| [[Logie Awards of 2002|2002]]
|rowspan=4| [[Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actress|Most Outstanding Actress]]
|rowspan=3| ''[[The Secret Life of Us]]''
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Logie Awards of 2003|2003]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Logie Awards of 2004|2004]]
| {{won}}
|-
|rowspan=2| [[Logie Awards of 2013|2013]]
|rowspan=2| ''[[Mabo (film)|Mabo]]''
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Logie Award for Most Popular Actress|Most Popular Actress]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Logie Awards of 2016|2016]]
| Most Outstanding Actress
| ''[[Redfern Now|Redfern Now: Promise Me]]''
| {{won}}
|-
|rowspan=2| [[Logie Awards of 2017|2017]]
| [[Logie Award for Most Outstanding Supporting Actress|Most Outstanding Supporting Actress]]
| ''[[Wolf Creek (TV series)|Wolf Creek]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
|rowspan=3| Most Popular Actress
| ''[[Cleverman (TV series)|Cleverman]]'' / ''[[Jack Irish]]'' / ''[[Offspring (TV series)|Offspring]]'' / ''Wolf Creek''
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Logie Awards of 2018|2018]]
| ''Cleverman''
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Logie Awards of 2019|2019]]
| ''[[Bite Club (TV series)|Bite Club]]'' / ''[[Mystery Road (TV series)|Mystery Road]]''
| {{won}}
|-
|2024
|Best Lead Actress in a Drama
|[[Total Control (TV series)|''Total Control'']] 
|{{Won}}
|}

===Other awards===
In 2003, Mailman was [[NAIDOC]] Person of the Year, and also won Female Actor of the Year.{{which|date=April 2022}}{{citation needed|date=April 2022}}

In 2012, Mailman was a recipient of the [[Queensland Greats Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.qld.gov.au/about/events-awards-honours/awards/qld-greats-awards/2012-recipients/|title=2012 Queensland Greats recipients|publisher=[[Queensland Government]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170531055129/https://www.qld.gov.au/about/events-awards-honours/awards/qld-greats-awards/2012-recipients/|archive-date=31 May 2017|url-status=live|access-date=31 May 2017}}</ref>

In 2017, Mailman won the [[Chauvel Award]], which acknowledges significant contribution to the Australian screen industry.<ref>{{cite web | title=The Chauvel Award | publisher=Gold Coast Film Festival| date=22 November 2017| url=https://www.gcfilmfestival.com/the-chauvel-award/ | access-date=6 April 2022}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
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