Jean Boht
Born in Liverpool, England — Mar 06 1936• Died Sep 12 2023
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 'E…
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Casualty
Lil Clark
Skins
Doreen
Bergerac
Mrs. Farrell
Grange Hill
Shop Assistant
The Bill
The Sweeney
Neighbour
Last of the Summer Wine
Trial & Retribution
Blankety Blank
Bread
Nellie Boswell
Softly Softly: Task Force
Mrs. Lacey
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
Noel's House Party
Bill Brand
Edna Copple
Boys from the Blackstuff
Miss Sutcliffe
Scully
Gran
Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington
Madame Joliet
Brighton Belles
Josephine
That's What I Call Television
Self
Liberation
Narrator
Jim's Gift
Mrs. Leaver
Arthur's Hallowed Ground
Betty
Distant Voices, Still Lives
Aunty Nell
The Big Game
Mrs. Harper
The Understudy
Production
Sons and Lovers
Mrs Leivers
The Girl in a Swing
Mrs. Taswell
The Asylum
Mrs. Brindle
I Woke Up One Morning
Bad Night for the Blues
Glad
Eskimos Do It
Mrs. Bing
Where Adam Stood
Mary Teague
£60 Single, £100 Return
Mrs Potter
Mothers and Daughters
Mary