Val Lehman

Val Lehman
Born
Valerie Kathleen Willis

(1943-03-15) 15 March 1943 (age 81)
Perth, Western Australia
OccupationActress
Years active1967–present
Known forPrisoner (also titled Prisoner: Cell Block H)
Spouses
  • Frank Lehman
Charles Collins
(m. 1989; div. 2002)
Children3

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 for 356 episodes.