Jean Boht
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
All Movies (14)
- Bad Night for the Blues2010 · as Glad
- Mothers and Daughters2004 · as Mary
- The Asylum2000 · as Mrs. Brindle
- Jim's Gift1996 · as Mrs. Leaver
- The Big Game1995 · as Mrs. Harper
- Liberation1994 · as Narrator
- Distant Voices, Still Lives1988 · as Aunty Nell
- The Girl in a Swing1988 · as Mrs. Taswell
- Eskimos Do It1988 · as Mrs. Bing
- Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington1987 · as Madame Joliet
- Arthur's Hallowed Ground1984 · as Betty
- Sons and Lovers1981 · as Mrs Leivers
- Where Adam Stood1976 · as Mary Teague
- £60 Single, £100 Return1971 · as Mrs Potter
All TV Shows (22)
- That's What I Call Television2007 · as Self
- Skins2007 · as Doreen
- Brighton Belles1993 · as Josephine
- Noel's House Party1991
- Casualty1986 · as Lil Clark
- Casualty1986 · as Dorothy Gilbert
- Casualty1986 · as Doris Quinn
- ScreenPlay1986 · as Mrs. Bing
- Bread1986 · as Nellie Boswell
- I Woke Up One Morning1985
- The Bill1984
- Scully1984 · as Gran
- Boys from the Blackstuff1982 · as Miss Sutcliffe
- Bergerac1981 · as Mrs. Farrell
- Funny Man1981 · as Elsie
- Blankety Blank1979
- Grange Hill1978 · as Shop Assistant
- Bill Brand1976 · as Edna Copple
- The Sweeney1975 · as Neighbour
- Last of the Summer Wine1973
- Softly Softly: Task Force1969 · as Mrs. Lacey
- World in Action1963