Jean Boht
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 6, 1936
- Died
- September 12, 2023 (aged 87)
- Birthplace
- 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
Filmography
Bad Night for the Blues
Movie · as Glad
That's What I Call Television
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Skins
TV · as Doreen · 1 ep
Mothers and Daughters
Movie · as Mary
The Asylum
Movie · as Mrs. Brindle
Jim's Gift
Movie · as Mrs. Leaver
The Big Game
Movie · as Mrs. Harper
Liberation
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Brighton Belles
TV · as Josephine · 11 eps
Noel's House Party
TV · 1 ep
Challenge Anneka
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Distant Voices, Still Lives
Movie · as Aunty Nell
The Girl in a Swing
Movie · as Mrs. Taswell
Eskimos Do It
Movie · as Mrs. Bing
Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington
Movie · as Madame Joliet
Bread
TV · as Nellie Boswell · 74 eps
Casualty
TV · as Lil Clark, Dorothy Gilbert, Doris Quinn · 1 ep
ScreenPlay
TV · as Mrs. Bing · 1 ep
I Woke Up One Morning
TV · 12 eps
Arthur's Hallowed Ground
Movie · as Betty
The Bill
TV · 1 ep
Scully
TV · as Gran · 7 eps
Boys from the Blackstuff
TV · as Miss Sutcliffe · 5 eps
Sons and Lovers
Movie · as Mrs Leivers
Bergerac
TV · as Mrs. Farrell · 1 ep
Funny Man
TV · as Elsie · 13 eps
Blankety Blank
TV · 1 ep
Grange Hill
TV · as Shop Assistant · 1 ep
Where Adam Stood
Movie · as Mary Teague
Bill Brand
TV · as Edna Copple · 1 ep
The Sweeney
TV · as Neighbour · 1 ep
Last of the Summer Wine
TV · 1 ep
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
TV · as Mrs. Lewis · 2 eps
£60 Single, £100 Return
Movie · as Mrs Potter
Softly Softly: Task Force
TV · as Mrs. Lacey · 1 ep
World in Action
TV · 1 ep