Valerie Kathleen Lehman known as Val Lehman is a Silver Logie winning Australian actress and director, best known for her role as powerful top dog Queen Bea in the Australian TV series Prisoner. She played the role for over four years before leaving the series in the 400th episode in 1983. Lehman received three Logies for her performance - and in 1982 and in 1983. She was twice nominated for the Gold Logie 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. 

March 15th, 1943 in Perth (Age 81)