Offspring actress Deborah Mailman will be the first indigenous recipient of the prestigious Chauvel Award, honouring a film career spanning nearly two decades. Acclaimed actress Deborah Mailman is set ...

Deborah Mailman has heard of the old showbiz adage to “never work with children or animals” — but she doesn’t believe in it. “I don’t subscribe to that at all,” she says with a laugh. That’s lucky, ...

Indigenous women have a growing presence in Australian film and TV, nearly 40 years after being granted the tools to write, direct and produce films. And trailblazer Deborah Mailman is loving it.

A fortnight ago Mailman led the cast of the Indigenous musical The Sapphires for a special midnight world premiere screening at the Cannes Film Festival. The popular actress headlined another ...

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Deborah Mailman has heard of the old showbiz adage to “never work with children or animals” — but she doesn’t believe in it. “I don’t subscribe to that at all,” she says with a laugh. That’s lucky, ...