She was bold and she was bad as ‘Queen Bea’ of Cell Block H.

Val Lehman shot to fame doing time as Bea Smith in the worldwide smash hit 1980s TV show, Prisoner.

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The actor went on to a number of small- and silver-screen roles, including the feel-good family film, Charlie and Boots.

Now, the three-time Logie Award winner is raising money for the wildlife hurt by the recent bushfires - and auctioning a bit of TV history in the process.

“I’m hoping to sell my Silver Logie in an effort to raise funds for the bushfire relief,” Lehman said.

“I’m just devastated by the destruction and loss of lives and habitats of our wildlife, and the farmers and their livelihoods being destroyed.

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“I sit at home and look at the news, and I’m too old to go out and help fight fires.

“So I looked around the house and thought, is there anything that I’ve got that someone else might want?

“So maybe some of the fans might want to own the Logie. And the money can go to the bushfire relief.”

Seeing destruction

Val now lives in Toowoomba, and has also noticed just how badly the drought is also affecting the animals.

“I drove up to the Bunya Mountains to a pre-Christmas market, and on the way up there, I saw the cattle sitting there, dying from the lack of water in the paddocks,” Lehman said.

“I was just devastated. And now they’ve been burnt as well. And thousands and thousands of koalas have been burned to death, it’s just terrifying.

“I like animals more than I like people - I always have.”

Raising funds

Val is hoping to auction her Logie for a minimum of $2,000.

“I would like people to understand that they’re not just buying part of my life, but they’re contributing to a fantastic cause,” Lehman said.

You can place a bid on Val’s Logie Award on eBay here.