Wentworth Characters

These are divided into three categories: Prisoners, Wentworth Staff, and Outsiders.


Prisoners



Name: Beatrice Alice Smith
Portrayed by: Danielle Cormack
Alias: Red, Queen Bea, Governor's Pet(Franky, Season 2), Screw Lover (Kaz, Season 4)
Crime/s: Attempted Murder, Drug Trafficking, Manslaughter (Jacs Holt), Murder (Brayden Holt), Aggravated Assault
Sentence: Life without parole
Role: Protagonist, Top Dog (formerly)
Status: Deceased — murdered by the Freak, stabbed to death with a screw driver.
Seasons Active: S1-S4



Name: Francesca Rose Doyle
Portrayed by: Nicole Da Silva
Alias: Franky, Clitty Licker(Jacs)
Crime/s: Assault, Murder (Mike Pennisi, Iman Farrah; Exonerated), Escaping Lawful Custody (Exonerated)
Sentence: 7 Years
Role: Protagonist, Top Dog (formerly — S1-S2)
Status: Alive, Free
Seasons Active: S1-S6



Name: Karen Proctor
Portrayed by: Tammy Macintosh
Alias: Kaz, Mama
Crime/s: Aggravated Assault, Assault, Kidnapping, Murder, Attempted Murder
Sentence: 25 Years
Role: Antagonist (S3-S4), Protagonist, Top Dog (formerly — S5)
Status: Deceased — murdered by Brody, throat slashed.
Seasons Active: S3-S7



Name: Elizabeth Birdsworth
Portrayed by: Celia Ireland
Alias: Liz, Lizzie, Lagger
Crime/s: Manslaughter (her mother in law), DUI, Aiding and abetting an escaped criminal(Bea Smith), Perjury(Sonia Stevenson's case)
Sentence: 11 Years (broke parole in season 2)
Role: Peer worker
Status: Deceased — euthanized by Boomer, smothered with a pillow.
Seasons Active: S1-S7



Name: Susan Jenkins
Portrayed by: Katrina Milosevic
Alias: Boomer, Booms, Boom Booms, Bam Bam
Crime/s: Grievous Bodily Harm,Assault, Drug Trafficking, Manslaughter (Liz)
Sentence: 11 Years (broke parole in season 2)
Role: Inmate, Top Dog's Muscle, Comic Relief
Status: Alive
Seasons Active: S1-Present



Name: Doreen Anderson
Portrayed by: Shareena Clanton
Alias: Dors, Dor
Crime/s: Reckless Endangerment
Sentence: ?
Role: Inmate
Status: Alive
Seasons Active: S1-S5



Name: Maxine Conway
Portrayed by: Socratis Otto
Alias: Maxie, Maxipad(Franky)
Crime/s: Aggravated Assault, Attempted Escape
Sentence: 5 Years
Role: Inmate, Top Dog's Muscle, Best friend of Bea and Boomer
Status: Alive
Seasons Active: S1-S5



Name: Allie Novak
Portrayed by: Kate Jenkinson
Alias: Bubba(Kaz), DJ Alliecat, Sugar Tits
Crime/s: Aggravated Assault, Assault, Kidnapping, Obstructing Justice, Murder (Sean Brody)
Sentence: 10 Years (unclear — with season 8 in mind)
Role: Protagonist, Right hand to Kaz, Bea's former lover
Status: Alive
Seasons Active: S4-S8



Name: Jacqueline Holt
Portrayed by: Kris McQuade
Alias: Nanna, Jacs
Crime/s: Murder, Assault
Sentence: 14 Years
Role: Antagonist (Season 1), Top Dog (formerly)
Status: Deceased (Stabbed with a pen by Bea)
Seasons Active: S1



Name: Rita Connors
Portrayed by: Leah Purcell
Alias: Rits,
Crime/s: Armed Robbery, Murder
Sentence: ?
Role: Protagonist, Undercover Cop
Status: Alive
Seasons Active: S6-S8



Name: Ruby Mitchell
Portrayed by: Rarriwuy Hick
Alias: Ru, Rubs
Crime/s: Assault, Resisting Arrest, Breaking and Entering
Sentence: 9 months
Role: Protagonist
Status: Alive
Seasons Active: S6-S8



Name: Marie Winter
Portrayed by: Susie Porter
Alias: —
Crime/s: Grievous Bodily Harm, Manslaughter, Attempted Murder
Sentence: 15 years
Role: Antagonist
Status: Alive, (in Protection as of S7 finale)
Seasons Active: S6-Present



Name: Jessica Warner
Portrayed by: Georgia Chara
Alias: Jess
Crime/s: Assault, Murder (Officer Bakula, Baby Madison)
Sentence: 5 years
Role: Antagonist
Status: Deceased, (choked to death by Ferguson)
Seasons Active: S2-S3



Name: Sonia Stevens
Portrayed by: Sigrid Thornton
Alias: Angel of Wentworth
Crime/s: Murder (one of them acquitted), Conspiracy, Assault, (unpunished) attempted murder (unpunished)
Sentence: 5 years
Role: Antagonist
Status: Deceased, (Pushed off a building by Kaz to save Liz)
Seasons Active: S4-S6



Name: Kim Chang
Portrayed by: Ra Chapman
Alias: Kimmy
Crime/s: Drug Trafficking
Sentence: ?
Role: Recurring character, Franky's bed warmer in seasons 1-2
Status: Alive
Seasons Active: S1-S5



Name: Lucy Gambaro
Portrayed by: Sally-Anne Upton
Alias: Juice, Juicy Lucy, Boom Dyke Bitch (Franky)
Crime/s: Rape, Assault, Drug Dealing, Theft
Sentence: ?
Role: Antagonist, Comic relief
Status: Alive, tongueless
Seasons Active: S1-S6



Name: Sky Pierson
Portrayed by: Kathryn Beck
Alias: Piers
Crime/s: Drug Related
Sentence: ?
Role: member of Franky's crew
Status: unclear
Seasons Active: S2



Name: Tina Mercado
Portrayed by: Charli Tjoe
Alias: —
Crime/s: Drug Related, False Alibi
Sentence: ?
Role: Recurring, Member of the Asian drug crew
Status: unclear
Seasons Active: S3-S5



Name: Victoria Kosta
Portrayed by: Artemis Ioannides
Alias: Vicky
Crime/s: Drug Related
Sentence: 5 Years
Role: Recurring, Prison Drug Dealer
Status: Deceased (Shot in the head by Brody)
Seasons Active: S6-S7



Name: Stella Radic
Portrayed by: Bessie Holland
Alias: —
Crime/s: Grand Theft Auto, Rape
Sentence: ?
Role: Recurring, One of 'The Boys'
Status: unclear
Seasons Active: S2-S6



Name: Lindsay Coulter
Portrayed by: Kasia Kaczmarek
Alias: -
Crime/s: ?
Sentence: ?
Role: Recurring, member of Franky's crew
Status: unclear
Seasons Active: S2-S3



Name: Cindy Lou
Portrayed by: Miles Paras
Alias: -
Crime/s: Drug Related
Sentence: ?
Role: Asian Drug Crew Leader
Status: unclear
Seasons Active: S3



Name: Marge Novak
Portrayed by: Marta Kaczmarek
Alias: -
Crime/s: ?
Sentence: ?
Role: Recurring
Status: unclear
Seasons Active: S2-S5



Name: Louis Kelly
Portrayed by: Kate Box
Alias: Lou, Fingers Kelly
Crime/s: Armed Robbery
Sentence: ?
Role: Inmate, Former Top Dog
Status: Alive
Seasons Active: S8



Name: Rebecca Keane
Portrayed by: Zoe Terakes
Alias: Reb
Crime/s: Armed Robbery
Sentence: ?
Role: Inmate
Status: Alive
Seasons Active: S8

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Staff




Name: Vera Simone Bennett
Portrayed by: Kate Atkinson
Alias: Vinegar Tits
Position/s: Deputy Governor(S1-S3), Governor (S4-Present)
Role: Protagonist
Status: Alive
Seasons Active: S1-Present



Name: Joan Ferguson
Portrayed by: Pamela Rabe
Alias: The Freak, The Fixer(in Blackmoore)
Position/s: Governor (S2-S3), Inmate (From S4)
Role: The fucking Devil
Status: Presumed Dead (Buried Alive by Will Jackson), Alive (as per Season 8)
Seasons Active: S2-Present



Name: William Jackson
Portrayed by: Robbie Magasiva
Alias: Will, Mr. J
Position/s: Correctional Officer, Deputy Governor, Acting Governor
Status: Alive
Seasons Active: S1-Present



Name: Linda Miles
Portrayed by: Jacqueline Brennan
Alias: Smiles
Position/s: Correctional Officer
Status: Alive
Seasons Active: S1-Present



Name: Bridget Westfall
Portrayed by: Libby Tanner
Alias: Gidget
Position/s: Prison Shrink
Status: Alive
Seasons Active: S1-S6



Name: Linda Miles
Portrayed by: Jacqueline Brennan
Alias: Smiles
Position/s: Correctional Officer
Status: Alive
Seasons Active: S1-Present



Name: Matthew Fletcher
Portrayed by: Aaron Jeffrey
Alias: Fletch, Matt
Position/s: Correctional Officer (S1-S3)
Status: Alive
Seasons Active: S1-S3



Name: Jake Stewart
Portrayed by: Bernard Curry
Alias: Jakey
Position/s: Correctional Officer (S4-Present)
Status: Alive
Seasons Active: S4-Present



Name: Erica Davidson
Portrayed by: Leeanna Walsman
Alias: —
Position/s: Governor (S1)
Status: Alive, Resigned
Seasons Active: S1-Present



Name: Meg Jackson
Portrayed by: Catherine McClements
Alias: —
Position/s: Correctional Officer
Status: Alive
Seasons Active: S1-Present



Name: Derek Channing
Portrayed by: Martin Sacks
Alias: Golden Showers
Position/s: General Manager (Formerly)
Status: Alive, Incarcerated
Seasons Active: S1-S7



Name: Sean Brody
Portrayed by: Rick Donald
Alias: —
Position/s: Correctional Officer
Status: Dead (Shot by Allie Novak)
Seasons Active: S7



Name: Rose Atkins
Portrayed by: Maggie Naouri
Alias: Nurse Spunky
Position/s: Prison Nurse
Status: Alive, Resigned
Seasons Active: S2-S3



Name: Lee Radcliffe
Portrayed by: Madeleine Jevic
Alias: Nurse Ratshit
Position/s: Prison Nurse
Status: Alive, Sacked
Seasons Active: S4-S6



Name: Greg Miller
Portrayed by: David de Lautour
Alias: Doc
Position/s: Prison Shrink
Status: Alive
Seasons Active: S7-



Name: Brenda Murphy
Portrayed by: Katerina Kotsonis
Alias: —
Position/s: Correctional Officer (Sacked)
Status: Deceased (Shot by Derek Channing)
Seasons Active: S3-S6



Name: Chris Bakula
Portrayed by: Scott Parmeter
Alias: —
Position/s: Correctional Officer
Status: Deceased (Stabbed by Jess Warner)
Seasons Active: S1-S3



Name: Ann Reynolds
Portrayed by: Jane Hall
Alias: —
Position/s: General Manager
Status: Alive
Seasons Active: S8

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Outsiders




Name: Harry Smith
Portrayed by: Jake Ryan
Alias: —
Role/s: Abusive husband of Bea Smith
Status: Deceased
Seasons Active: S1-S3



Name: Deborah Smith
Portrayed by: Georga Ann Flood
Alias: Debbie, Deb
Role/s: Daughter of Bea Smith
Status: Deceased (Murdered by Brayden — hotshot)
Seasons Active: S1-S3



Name: Brayden Holt
Portrayed by: Reef Ireland
Alias: —
Role/s: Son of Jacques
Status: Deceased (Murdered by Bea Smith)
Seasons Active: S1-S2