Jean Boht
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jean Boht (born Jean Dance; March 6, 1936 - September 12, 2023) 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 Description above from the Wikipedia article Jean Boht, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 2010 · Bad Night for the Blues as Glad
- 2007 · That's What I Call Television as
- 2004 · Mothers and Daughters as Mary
- 2000 · The Asylum as Mrs. Brindle
- 1997 · Trial & Retribution as
- 1996 · Jim's Gift as Mrs. Leaver
- 1995 · The Big Game as Mrs. Harper
- 1994 · Liberation as Narrator
- 1993 · Brighton Belles as Josephine
- 1991 · Noel's House Party as
- 1988 · Distant Voices, Still Lives as Aunty Nell
- 1988 · The Girl in a Swing as Mrs. Taswell
- 1988 · Eskimos Do It as Mrs. Bing
- 1987 · Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington as Madame Joliet
- 1986 · Casualty as Lil Clark
- 1986 · Casualty as Dorothy Gilbert
- 1986 · Casualty as Doris Quinn
- 1986 · Bread as Nellie Boswell
- 1985 · I Woke Up One Morning as
- 1984 · Miss Marple as Madame Joliet
- 1984 · Arthur's Hallowed Ground as Betty
- 1984 · The Bill as
- 1984 · Scully as Gran
- 1982 · Boys from the Blackstuff as Miss Sutcliffe
- 1981 · Bergerac as Mrs. Farrell
- 1981 · Sons and Lovers as Mrs Leivers
- 1979 · Blankety Blank as
- 1978 · Grange Hill as Shop Assistant
- 1976 · Bill Brand as Edna Copple
- 1976 · Where Adam Stood as
- 1975 · The Sweeney as Neighbour
- 1973 · Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em as
- 1973 · Last of the Summer Wine as
- 1971 · £60 Single, £100 Return as Mrs Potter
- 1969 · Softly Softly: Task Force as Mrs. Lacey