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Jean Boht

Jean Boht

Actor · Born 1936-03-06 · Liverpool, England

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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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Skins (2007) — Doreen
  2. Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988) — Aunty Nell
  3. Casualty (1986) — Lil Clark
  4. Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington (1987) — Madame Joliet
  5. The Bill (1984)
  6. Last of the Summer Wine (1973)
  7. The Sweeney (1975) — Neighbour
  8. Grange Hill (1978) — Shop Assistant
  9. Bread (1986) — Nellie Boswell
  10. Bergerac (1981) — Mrs. Farrell
  11. Boys from the Blackstuff (1982) — Miss Sutcliffe
  12. The Girl in a Swing (1988) — Mrs. Taswell
  13. Blankety Blank (1979)
  14. Liberation (1994) — Narrator
  15. Noel's House Party (1991)
  16. Where Adam Stood (1976) — Mary Teague
  17. Arthur's Hallowed Ground (1984) — Betty
  18. Brighton Belles (1993) — Josephine
  19. Scully (1984) — Gran
  20. Bill Brand (1976) — Edna Copple
  21. The Asylum (2000) — Mrs. Brindle
  22. Bad Night for the Blues (2010) — Glad
  23. Jim's Gift (1996) — Mrs. Leaver
  24. The Big Game (1995) — Mrs. Harper
  25. Softly Softly: Task Force (1969) — Mrs. Lacey
  26. World in Action (1963)
  27. ScreenPlay (1986) — Mrs. Bing
  28. Eskimos Do It (1988) — Mrs. Bing
  29. Mothers and Daughters (2004) — Mary
  30. Sons and Lovers (1981) — Mrs Leivers
  31. £60 Single, £100 Return (1971) — Mrs Potter
  32. I Woke Up One Morning (1985)
  33. That's What I Call Television (2007) — Self
  34. Funny Man (1981) — Elsie
  35. Challenge Anneka (1989) — Self