Val Lehman - Wikipedia Val Lehman This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. ( September 2013 ) Val Lehman Valerie Kathleen Willis ( 1943 - 03 - 15 ) 15 March 1943 ( age 74 ) Perth, Western Australia Occupation Actress Years active 1967 -- present Spouse ( s ) Charles Collins ( 10 June 1989 -- 2005, divorced ) Children Cassandra, Joanne and Jason Lehman Valerie Kathleen Lehman ( née Willis ) ( born 15 March 1943 ), known as Val Lehman, is an Australian actress and director, best known for her role as the protagonist `` Top Dog '' Bea Smith in the Australian TV series Prisoner ( known internationally as Prisoner : Cell Block H ). Contents 1 Career 2 Filmography 2.1 Television 2.2 Film 2.3 Television film 2.4 Short film 3 References 4 External links Career Lehman played protagonist Bea Smith in the Australian TV series Prisoner from 1979 to 1983. She received three Logie Awards for her performance ; Best Lead Actress in a Series, Most Popular Actress in 1982 and Best Lead Actress in a Series in 1983. She was twice nominated for the Gold Logie. Lehman decided to leave the series towards the end of season five after becoming tired with playing the character, and she recorded her final scenes on 13 May 1983, making her final appearance in episode 400. The final episode for the 1983 season was episode 416. Her real life daughter, Cassandra Lehman portrayed Bea Smith 's drug - addicted daughter, Debbie. Her other daughter, Joanne also briefly appeared in Prisoner, during the first year of the series. Lehman lived in Ipswich, Suffolk, England for much of the 1990s after being initially invited to the UK for personal appearances by the Prisoner : Cell Block H fan club. Lehman has appeared in many other Australian television productions, mostly in guest roles. Prior to Prisoner she acted in the television series Bellbird and Tandarra. After Prisoner she appeared in The Flying Doctors, Army Wives, Something in the Air, Blue Heelers, All Saints and City Homicide. In 2016, Lehman was a contestant on the Australian version of I 'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here !. On 6 March 2016 she was evicted from the jungle. Lehman will have a guest role on Neighbours in December 2017 as Joanne Schwartz, which reunites her with her former Prisoner co-star Colette Mann. Filmography Television Title Year Role Notes Bellbird 1967 Guest role ; unknown episodes Homicide 1972 Nurse Episode `` There Are More Things in Heaven and Earth '' Tandarra 1976 Dinner Guest Season 1, episode 1 `` Pilot '' Power Without Glory Unknown episodes Outbreak of Love 1981 Mrs. Montaubyn ABC mini-series Prisoner 1979 -- 83 Bea Smith Main role ; seasons 1 -- 5 ; 376 episodes Logie Award for Most Popular Actress ( 1982 ) Logie Award for Best Lead Actress in a Series ( 1982 ) Logie Award for Best Lead Actress in a Series ( 1983 ) Also appeared in Prisoner in Concert ( 1981 performer & writer ) Appeared in Prisoner behind - the - scenes special The Great Escape ( 1990 video special ) Internationally re-titled as Prisoner : Cell Block H and `` Caged Woman '' A Fortunate Life 1985 Bert 's Mother Nine Network mini-series Episode 3 `` Journey ( 1980 - 1914 ) '' The Flying Doctors 1986 Val Bates Season 1, episode 21 `` Fearless Frank '' Law of the Land Fran Weber Season 3, episode 12 `` Line of Duty '' Wilderness Vet Mini-series Good Guys, Bad Guys 1998 Rose Kinsella Season 2, episode 9 `` 100 % Proof '' Blue Heelers Bonnie Crossing Season 5, episode 15 `` A Bit of a Biff '' Pizza 2000 Bea Smith Season 1, episode 9 `` Gambling Pizza '' Blue Heelers Ivy Henderson Season 8, episode 7 `` The Fine Print '' Something in the Air 2000 -- 02 Joyce Cassidy Season 1, episode 91 `` Extenuating Circumstances '' Season 1, episode 92 `` Lust & Consequence '' Season 3, episode 37 `` Every Baby Needs a Da - Da - Daddy '' Season 3, episode 38 `` Playing the Game '' Season 3, episode 40 `` Take Your Pride and Swallow '' MDA 2002 Rita O'Reilly Season 1, episode 10 `` Quid Pro Quo '' All Saints 2009 Maggie Brooks Season 12, episode 17 `` Bodies in Motion '' City Homicide Dorothy Denzel Season 4, episode 2 `` Good Cop / Bad Cop '' The Strange Calls '' 2012 Elaine Season 1, episode 4 `` Napoleon '' Secrets & Lies 2014 Patricia Season 1, episode 4 I 'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here ! 2016 Celebrity Season 2, episode 1 - 27 Film Title Year Role Notes Kitty and the Bagman Big Lil Prisoner cast members Colette Mann, Gerard Maguire and Kylie Foster also appear Charlie & Boots 2009 Bowls Lady With Paul Hogan and Shane Jacobson Television film Title Year Role Notes The Dolebludgers 1979 Mrs. Price ABC television film I Live with Me Dad 1985 Marge Nine Network television film Army Wives Jill 's Mother Network Ten television film Secret Bridesmaids ' Business 2002 Colleen ABC television film Short film Title Year Role Duration The Idyll 1977 10 minutes Smitten 2008 Violet 7 minutes Lapse Rose 11 minutes Holt 2017 Vyner Gillespie 15 minutes References Jump up ^ Knox, David. `` Val Lehman to guest on Neighbours ''. TV Tonight. Retrieved 12 October 2017. 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Question: who played bea in prisoner cell block h
Answer: Valerie Kathleen Lehman