Jean Boht

Jean Boht

1936-03-06 – 2023-09-12 (age 87) 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.

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Known For

The Girl in a Swing
The Girl in a Swing

1988

as Mrs. Taswell

Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington
Liberation
Liberation

1994

as Narrator

Distant Voices, Still Lives
Sons and Lovers
Sons and Lovers

1981

as Mrs Leivers

Arthur's Hallowed Ground
Where Adam Stood
Where Adam Stood

1976

as Mary Teague

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The Big Game

1995

as Mrs. Harper

Bad Night for the Blues
Jim's Gift
Jim's Gift

1996

as Mrs. Leaver

£60 Single, £100 Return
£60 Single, £100 Return

1971

as Mrs Potter

The Asylum
The Asylum

2000

as Mrs. Brindle

Eskimos Do It
Eskimos Do It

1988

as Mrs. Bing

Mothers and Daughters