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'''Valerie Kathleen Lehman''' {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AM}} (née '''Willis'''; born 15 March 1943) is an [[Australians|Australian]] actress and director, best known locally and internationally for her role as the antagonist "Top Dog" and self-styled [[List of Prisoner characters – inmates#Bea Smith|Queen Bea Smith]] in the Australian TV series ''[[Prisoner (TV series)|Prisoner]]'' (known internationally as ''Prisoner: Cell Block H'') for the first |
'''Valerie Kathleen Lehman''' {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AM}} (née '''Willis'''; born 15 March 1943) is an [[Australians|Australian]] actress and director, best known locally and internationally for her role as the antagonist "Top Dog" and self-styled [[List of Prisoner characters – inmates#Bea Smith|Queen Bea Smith]] in the Australian TV series ''[[Prisoner (TV series)|Prisoner]]'' (known internationally as ''Prisoner: Cell Block H'') for the first five series from 1979 until 1983. |
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Val Lehman | |
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| Born | Valerie Kathleen Lehman 15 March 1943 Perth, Western Australia |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1967–present |
| Known for | Prisoner (also titled Prisoner: Cell Block H) |
| Spouse(s) | Frank Lehman,
Charles Collins
(m. 1989; div. 2002) |
| Children | 3 |
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.
Biography
Early life and personal life
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Lehman was born in Perth, Western Australia, on 15 March 1943, she relocated to Melbourne to study arts at the RMIT University[1].Lehman was twice married her first husband was Frank Lehman , she married Charles Collins in 1989 but divorced in 2002. She has two daughter's both whom appeared on "Prisoner", her daughter Cassandra Lehman, played her drug-addicted on-screen daughter Debbie and her other daughter Joanne also appeared as a run away. Val also has a son, Jason.
Honours and awards
In 2021 she was awarded the Order of Australia (AM) "for significant service to the performing arts and wildlife conservation".[2]
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. 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.
Career
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 had a guest role on Neighbours in December 2017 as Joanne Schwartz, which reunited her with her former Prisoner co-star Colette Mann.[3]
Filmography
Television
| Title | Year | Role | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Bellbird | Unknown role | ABC | Guest, unknown episode(s) |
| 1972 | Homicide | Nurse | Seven Network | TV series, Season 9 (guest, 1 episode) |
| 1976 | Tandarra | Dinner Guest | Seven Network | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1976 | Power Without Glory | Woman in Lane | ABC | ABC TV Miniseries |
| 1979 | The Dolebludgers | Mrs. Price | ABC | TV movie |
| 1979–1983 | Prisoner | Bea Smith | Network Ten | TV series, Seasons 1–5 (main, 376 episodes) |
| 1979 | The Franky Doyle Story | Bea Smith | Network Ten | TV movie |
| 1981 | Prisoner in Concert | Herself / Bea Smith | Network Ten | TV special Cast performance at Pentridge prison |
| 1981 | Outbreak of Love | Mrs. Montaubyn | ABC | ABC TV miniseries |
| 1982 | The 24th Annual TV Week Logie Awards | Herself | Nine network | TV special |
| 1982 | The Saturday Show | Herself | ABC TV | ABC TV series, 1 episode |
| 1983 | Melbourne Cup Carnival | Herself & Daughter Joanne | Channel Ten | TV special |
| 1983 | Parkinson In Australia | Herself | Ten network | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1985 | The Ernie Sigley Show | Herself | Nine network Melbourne | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1985 | I Live with Me Dad | Marge | Nine Network | TV movie |
| 1985 | A Fortunate Life | Bert's Mother | Nine Network | TV miniseries |
| 1986 | The Flying Doctors | Val Bates | Nine Network | TV miniseries Guest, 1 episode |
| 1987 | Army Wives | Jill's Mother | Network Ten | TV movie |
| 1989 | TV AM | BBC1 | Herself with Carol Burns & Fiona Spence | TV series UK, 1 episode |
| 1989 | This Morning | Herself | ITV | TV series UK, 1 episode |
| 1990 | Wogan | Herself & Amanda Muggleton | BBC1 | TV series UK, 1 episode |
| 1990 | The Great Escape | Herself | Video UK | |
| 1991 | Ring My Bell | Herself | TV series UK | |
| 1993 | Celebrity Squares | Herself | BBC | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1994 | Ken Dodd: An Audience with Ken Dodd | Herself-Audience member (uncredited) | TV special UK | |
| 1994-2002 | Good Morning Australia | Herself | Channel Ten | TV series |
| 1994 | Law of the Land | Fran Weber | Nine Network | TV series, Season 3 (guest, 1 episode) |
| 1995 | Burke's Backyard | Herself - Celebrity Gardener | Nine network | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1995 | Sale of the Century: Battle of the TV Classics | Nine network | Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1996 | Wilderness | Vet | ITV | TV miniseries UK |
| 1996 | 40 Years of TV Stars... Then and Now | Herself | Nine network | TV special |
| 1997 | Where Are They Now? | Herself with Carol Burns, Gerard Maguire, Lynne Hamilton & Lynda Stoner | Seven network | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1998 | The Big Breakfast | Herself | TV series UK | |
| 1998 | Good Guys, Bad Guys | Rose Kinsella | Nine Network | TV series, Season 2 (guest, 1 episode) |
| 1998;2001 | Blue Heelers | Bonnie Crossing | Seven Network | TV series, Season 5 (guest, 1 episode) |
| 1998 | Denise | Herself | Channel Seven | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2000 | Pizza | Bea Smith | SBS | TV series, Season 1 (guest, 1 episode) |
| 2000–02 | Something in the Air | Joyce Cassidy | ABC | Seasons 1 & 3 (recurring, 5 episodes) |
| 2001 | Blue Heelers | Ivy Henderson | Seven Network | TV series, Season 8 (guest, 1 episode) |
| 2001 | I Love the 1980's | Herself | TV series UK | |
| 2002 | The Best of Aussie Cop Shows | Herself | Channel Seven | TV special |
| 2002 | Secret Bridesmaids' Business | Colleen | ABC | ABC TV movie |
| 2002 | MDA | Rita O'Reilly | ABC | TV series, Season 1 (guest, 1 episode) |
| 2003 | The Salon | Herself | TV series UK, 1 episode | |
| 2005 | After They Were Famous | Herself | TV series UK, 1 episode | |
| 2006 | Temptation | Herself | Channel Nine | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2006 | Where Are They Now? | Herself with Prisoner cast: Peta Toppano, Amanda Muggleton, Carol Burns & Maggie Kirkpatrick | Channel Seven | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2007 | 20 to 1 | Herself | Channel Nine | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2007 | What a Year | Herself | Channel Nine | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2008 | Bert's Family Fued | Herself | Channel Nine | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2009 | All Saints | Maggie Brooks | Seven Network | TV series, Season 12 (guest, 1 episode) |
| 2009 | Mornings with Kerri-Anne | Herself | Channel Nine | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2009;2011 | A Current Affair | Herself | Channel Nine | TV series, 2 episode |
| 2009 | 9am with David & Kim | Herself with Amanda Muggleton & Peta Toppano | Channel Ten | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2010 | City Homicide | Dorothy Denzel | Seven Network | TV series, Season 4 (guest, 1 episode) |
| 2011 | A Current Affair | Herself with Carol Burns, Elspeth Ballantyne Fiona Spence, Patsy King, Jane Clifton, Judith McGrath & Margaret Laurence | Channel Nine | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2011 | Kerri-Anne | Herself & Amanda Muggleton | Channel Nine | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2012 | The Strange Calls | Elaine | ABC2 | ABC TV miniseries, 1 episode |
| 2013;2020 | The Morning Show | Herself with Prisoner cast: Carol Burns, Fiona Spence, Patsy King, Colette Mann & Elspeth Ballantyne | Channel Seven | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2014 | Secrets & Lies | Patricia | Network Ten | TV series, Season 1 (guest, 1 episode) |
| 2016 | I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! | Herself-Contestant | Channel Ten | TV series, 31 episodes |
| 2016 | The Project | Herself | Channel Ten | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2016 | All Star Family Feud | Herself - Contestant | Channel Ten | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2016;2018 | Today Extra | Herself | Channel Nine | TV series |
| 2017;2018 | The Daily Edition | Herself - Guest | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 2017 | Neighbours | Joanne Schwarz | 10 Peach | TV series, Season 33 (guest, 2 episodes) |
| 2018;2021 | Today | Herself & Amanda Muggleton | Channel Nine | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2018 | Today Extra | Herself & Amanda Muggleton | Channel Nine | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2018;2019;2021 | Studio 10 | Herself | Channel Ten | TV series, 3 episodes |
| 2018 | The Daily Edition | Herself | Channel Seven | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2019 | Studio 10 | Herself | Channel Ten | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2019 | Wentworth | New Prisoner | Fox Showcase | Season 7 (cameo, scene deleted) |
| 2019;2021 | Studio 10 | Herself & Amanda Muggleton | Channel Ten | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2020;2022 | The Morning Show | Herself | Channel Seven | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2020 | The End | Kelly | Showcase | Season 1 (recurring, 4 episodes) |
| 2021 | Studio 10 | Herself | Channel Ten | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2021 | Today Extra | Herself | Channel Nine | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2021 | Talking Prisoner Podcast | Herself | You tube | Webseries, 2 episodes |
| 2022 | The Morning Show | Herself | Channel Seven | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2022 | Irreverent | Delaunay | Netflix | TV series, Season 1 (Recurring, 10 episodes) |
Film
| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | The Idyll | Short film[4] | |
| 1982 | Kitty and the Bagman | Big Lil | Feature film |
| 2008 | Smitten | Violet | Short film[5] |
| 2008 | Lapse | Rose | Short film[6] |
| 2009 | Charlie & Boots | Bowling Lady Driver | Feature film |
| 2017 | The Veiled | Edith | Short film[7] |
| 2018 | Holt | Old Vyner Gillespie | Short film[8] |
| 2022 | The Curious Case of Dolphin Bay | Wendy | Feature film |
| 2022 | Hitched | The Boss Lady | Short film |
Awards and honours
| Association | Award | Year | Work | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logie Awards | Best Lead Actress in a Series[9] | 1982 | Prisoner (Season 3) | Won |
| Logie Awards | Most Popular Actress[9] | 1982 | Won | |
| Logie Awards | Best Lead Actress in a Series[9] | 1983 | Prisoner (Season 4) | Won |
| Australian Government | Member of the Order of Australia[2] | 2021 | Honoured |
References
- ^ "Val Lehman".
- ^ a b Knox, David (26 January 2021). "Australia Day Honours 2021: Lorrae Desmond, Val Lehman but Kerry O'Brien declines". TV Tonight. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ Knox, David. "Val Lehman to guest on Neighbours". TV Tonight. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ "The Idyll (1977)". goldposter.com. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ "Smitten (2008)". goldposter.com. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ "Lapse (2008)". goldposter.com. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ "The Veiled". letterboxd.com. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ "holtshortfilm". instagram.com. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ a b c "Logie Awards". australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
External links
- Val Lehman at IMDb
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- 1943 births
- Living people
- Actresses from Perth, Western Australia
- Australian film actresses
- Australian soap opera actresses
- Australian television actresses
- Logie Award winners
- People from Ballarat
- People from Redland City
- Actors from Ipswich
- 20th-century Australian actresses
- 21st-century Australian actresses
- Members of the Order of Australia