Jean Boht
Known for Acting · 33 credits
- Born
- 1936-03-06
- Died
- 2023-09-12
- Place of birth
- Liverpool, England
Biography
Jean Boht (born Jean Dance) 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.
Known For
TV Shows (19)
Casualty
1986
as Lil Clark / Dorothy Gilbert / Doris Quinn
Skins
2007
as Doreen
Grange Hill
1978
as Shop Assistant
The Bill
1984
Bergerac
1981
as Mrs. Farrell
Last of the Summer Wine
1973
The Sweeney
1975
as Neighbour
World in Action
1963
Blankety Blank
1979
Bread
1986
as Nellie Boswell
ScreenPlay
1986
as Mrs. Bing
Softly Softly: Task Force
1969
as Mrs. Lacey
Noel's House Party
1991
Bill Brand
1976
as Edna Copple
Scully
1984
as Gran
Boys from the Blackstuff
1982
as Miss Sutcliffe
That's What I Call Television
2007
as Self
Brighton Belles
1993
as Josephine
I Woke Up One Morning
1985
Movies (14)
The Girl in a Swing
1988
as Mrs. Taswell
Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington
1987
as Madame Joliet
Distant Voices, Still Lives
1988
as Aunty Nell
Liberation
1994
as Narrator
The Big Game
1995
as Mrs. Harper
Jim's Gift
1996
as Mrs. Leaver
Sons and Lovers
1981
as Mrs Leivers
Arthur's Hallowed Ground
1984
as Betty
Where Adam Stood
1976
as Mary Teague
£60 Single, £100 Return
1971
as Mrs Potter
Bad Night for the Blues
2010
as Glad
The Asylum
2000
as Mrs. Brindle
Eskimos Do It
1988
as Mrs. Bing
Mothers and Daughters
2004
as Mary
About Jean Boht
Jean Boht (born Jean Dance) 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-stag… With 33 credits spanning from 1963 to 2010, Jean Boht has appeared in 14 films and 19 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jean Boht Movies
- The Girl in a Swing (1988) — as Mrs. Taswell
- Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington (1987) — as Madame Joliet
- Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988) — as Aunty Nell
- Liberation (1994) — as Narrator
- The Big Game (1995) — as Mrs. Harper
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