Jean Boht
Acting
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.
Filmography 35
Movies (14)
Bad Night for the Blues2010Glad
Mothers and Daughters2004Mary
The Asylum2000Mrs. Brindle
Jim's Gift1996Mrs. Leaver- The Big Game1995Mrs. Harper
Liberation1994Narrator
Distant Voices, Still Lives1988Aunty Nell
The Girl in a Swing1988Mrs. Taswell
Eskimos Do It1988Mrs. Bing
Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington1987Madame Joliet
Arthur's Hallowed Ground1984Betty
Sons and Lovers1981Mrs Leivers
Where Adam Stood1976Mary Teague
£60 Single, £100 Return1971Mrs Potter
Shows (21)
- That's What I Call Television2007Self
Skins2007Doreen
Brighton Belles1993Josephine
Noel's House Party1991- Challenge Anneka1989Self
Casualty1986Lil Clark
ScreenPlay1986Mrs. Bing
Bread1986Nellie Boswell
I Woke Up One Morning1985
The Bill1984
Scully1984Gran
Boys from the Blackstuff1982Miss Sutcliffe
Bergerac1981Mrs. Farrell- Funny Man1981Elsie
Blankety Blank1979
Grange Hill1978Shop Assistant
Bill Brand1976Edna Copple
The Sweeney1975Neighbour
Last of the Summer Wine1973
Softly Softly: Task Force1969Mrs. Lacey
World in Action1963