Jean Boht
Born
March 6, 1936
Died
September 12, 2023 (87 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Liverpool, England
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Jean Boht (born Jean Dance; March 6, 1936 - September 12, 2023) was an English actress.
She was most famous for the role of Nellie Boswell in Carla Lane's comedy Bread.
In a career spanning from 1971 to the 2010s, she appeared in such productions as Softly, Softly (1971), Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (1978), Juliet Bravo in the mid 1980s, and most recently in 2004, Mothers and Daughters. In 1989, she was the subject of This Is Your Life. She was married to composer Carl Davis, and they had two daughters.
She was a pupil at Wirral Grammar School for Girls.
In 2006 she starred on-stage in 'Embers' along with Jeremy Irons at the Duke of York Theatre in London. In 2008 she made a guest appearance in BBC daytime soap Doctors. She starred in Chris Shepherd's 2010 award winning film Bad Night For The Blues. She obtained the name Boht from her first marriage to Bill Boht at that time Manager of the Ritz cinema in Birkenhead
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Bad Night for the Blues
Glad
2010
That's What I Call Television
(1 episode)
2007
Skins
Doreen · (1 episode)
2007
Mothers and Daughters
Mary
2004
The Asylum
Mrs. Brindle
2000
Trial & Retribution
(2 episodes)
1997
Jim's Gift
Mrs. Leaver
1996
The Big Game
Mrs. Harper
1995
Liberation
Narrator
1994
Brighton Belles
Josephine · (11 episodes)
1993
Noel's House Party
(1 episode)
1991
Distant Voices, Still Lives
Aunty Nell
1988
The Girl in a Swing
Mrs. Taswell
1988
Eskimos Do It
Mrs. Bing
1988
Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington
Madame Joliet
1987
Casualty
Lil Clark · (1 episode)
1986
Casualty
Dorothy Gilbert · (1 episode)
1986
Casualty
Doris Quinn · (1 episode)
1986
Bread
Nellie Boswell · (74 episodes)
1986
I Woke Up One Morning
(12 episodes)
1985
Arthur's Hallowed Ground
Betty
1984
The Bill
(1 episode)
1984
Scully
Gran · (7 episodes)
1984
Boys from the Blackstuff
Miss Sutcliffe · (5 episodes)
1982
Bergerac
Mrs. Farrell · (1 episode)
1981
Sons and Lovers
Mrs Leivers
1981
Blankety Blank
(1 episode)
1979
Grange Hill
Shop Assistant · (1 episode)
1978
Bill Brand
Edna Copple · (1 episode)
1976
Where Adam Stood
1976
The Sweeney
Neighbour · (1 episode)
1975
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
(1 episode)
1973
Last of the Summer Wine
(1 episode)
1973
£60 Single, £100 Return
Mrs Potter
1971
Softly Softly: Task Force
Mrs. Lacey · (1 episode)
1969