Acting · Liverpool, England · Born March 6, 1936
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.
MovieBad Night for the Blues
2010
as Glad
That's What I Call Television
2007
as Self
TVSkins
2007
as Doreen
MovieMothers and Daughters
2004
as Mary
MovieThe Asylum
2000
as Mrs. Brindle
MovieJim's Gift
1996
as Mrs. Leaver
The Big Game
1995
as Mrs. Harper
MovieLiberation
1994
as Narrator
TVBrighton Belles
1993
as Josephine
TVNoel's House Party
1991
Challenge Anneka
1989
as Self
MovieDistant Voices, Still Lives
1988
as Aunty Nell
MovieThe Girl in a Swing
1988
as Mrs. Taswell
MovieEskimos Do It
1988
as Mrs. Bing
MovieMiss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington
1987
as Madame Joliet
TVCasualty
1986
as Lil Clark
TVScreenPlay
1986
as Mrs. Bing
TVBread
1986
as Nellie Boswell
TVI Woke Up One Morning
1985
MovieArthur's Hallowed Ground
1984
as Betty
TVThe Bill
1984
TVScully
1984
as Gran
TVBoys from the Blackstuff
1982
as Miss Sutcliffe
TVBergerac
1981
as Mrs. Farrell
Funny Man
1981
as Elsie
MovieSons and Lovers
1981
as Mrs Leivers
TVBlankety Blank
1979
TVGrange Hill
1978
as Shop Assistant
TVBill Brand
1976
as Edna Copple
MovieWhere Adam Stood
1976
as Mary Teague
TVThe Sweeney
1975
as Neighbour
TVLast of the Summer Wine
1973
Movie£60 Single, £100 Return
1971
as Mrs Potter
TVSoftly Softly: Task Force
1969
as Mrs. Lacey
TVWorld in Action
1963
