Danielle Cormack is an actress.
Danielle Cormack ( born 26 December 1970 ) is a stage and screen actress from New Zealand . She was one of the original core cast of the long-running soap opera Shortland Street , though she is also known for her role as the Amazon Ephiny in the television series Xena : Warrior Princess , Cynthia Ross in The Cult , and Shota in Legend of the Seeker . Other works include the 2009 film , Separation City , and the Australian series Rake . She also portrayed notorious Sydney underworld figure Kate Leigh in Underbelly : Razor . Her most notable work in recent years was her portrayal of Bea Smith in the Foxtel prison drama Wentworth , in which she starred for four years before leaving the show in 2016 .