Bea Smith is a fictional character from the Australian television drama Wentworth, portrayed by Danielle Cormack.

Bea is notable for her storylines of being abused by her husband Harry, avenging the death of her daughter by murdering Brayden Holt and being the top dog in Wentworth Prison.

Bea has had rivalries with Franky Doyle, Jacs Holt, Kaz Proctor and Joan Ferguson.

[3] During the last episode of the fourth season, Bea was killed off after being stabbed multiple times by Joan Ferguson (Pamela Rabe).

[4] The show's executive producer, Jo Porter, stated: "It is always an incredibly difficult decision to say farewell to a much-loved and revered character like Bea Smith.

"[4] Porter added that Bea's departure would allow for new characters and stories to take center stage during the fifth season.

Bea's arrival at Wentworth led to her needing to be sedated, after panicking about whether her daughter Debbie was safe.

Bea stopped her, and then finally realising her actions, told Debbie to call for an ambulance as she took off the tape from his wrist and face.

After this, she presses the duress button, and is escorted away by two guards as her fellow inmates watch in shock and confusion.

The first episode of season two shows Bea's incapability to cope with Debbie's death while under the influence of sedatives.

The Governor cuts her supply off, releases her from solitary and moves her from Cell Block H. Bea struggles with images of Debbie, refusing to believe she has died as she dreams of her.

Bea is attacked by Boomer under Franky's orders, in an attempt to display dominance over her and solidify her position as the new top dog.

[10] Simone Slater returns to the prison, and eventually forms an alliance with Bea after she saves her from Boomer, who is using her to get at Brayden.

[11] Over the next few episodes, we begin to see Bea's plan come to fruition, from learning that cutting wrists means that hand cuffs cannot be used, to hoarding blood thickeners, and bulking up.

Bea wins the fight, turning down the opportunity to kill Franky using a box cutter, and instead slices her own arms and ends up in the hospital.

A group of masked inmates take Vera hostage and manage to break Bea out of solitary.

"[14] In the episode Failing Upwards, Bea makes agreements with Ferguson about the consequences of the riot, drugs and privileges.

Bea is apparently in the exercise yard saying that a man who was neither an inmate or a screw attacked her near the boiler room.

On one hand, we see her emotional turmoil as she begins to self-harm, while also having to deal with 'The Freak' and Kaz Proctor as inmates.

On the other hand, we see Bea let her guard down and slowly let herself fall in love with Allie Novak, a member of Kaz' crew.