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Valerie Kathleen Lehman AM (née Willis; born 15 March 1943) is an Australian actress and director, best known locally and internationally for her role as the antagonist "Top Dog" and self-styled Queen Bea Smith in the Australian TV series Prisoner (known internationally as Prisoner: Cell Block H) for the first five series from 1979 until 1983 ...
Val Lehman. Actress: Prisoner. Val Lehman began her acting career with a brief stint at the National Theatre Drama School, and then wrote, directed and performed a revue whilst studying towards an Arts Degree at The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.
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Aug 15, 2018 · Val Lehman still enjoys acting now. Source: Instagram/prisoner_cellblockh and Getty. Val, now 75, shot to fame on the show as resident baddie and ‘Top Dog’ Bea Smith, winning three Logies for...
Val Lehman. Actress: Prisoner. Val Lehman began her acting career with a brief stint at the National Theatre Drama School, and then wrote, directed and performed a revue whilst studying towards an Arts Degree at The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.
- March 15, 1943
Jul 29, 2018 · But actress Val Lehman, 75, has now admitted she misses the 12-hour days and busy work schedule she once had. While the mother-of-three and grandmother-of-seven has embraced retirement and a...
Val Lehman - Today Extra interview Sep 2021. Mike Devery. 20.2K subscribers. Subscribed. 24. 1.6K views 2 years ago. Talking Prisoner, Toowoomba, upcoming memoir ...more.
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Feb 9, 2024 · The big star from the start was the legendary Val Lehman who played the iconic Bea Smith. The character quickly became known as top dog or 'Queen Bea' for the way she ruled the roost in Wentworth Prison.
