Quick Facts
Born:
1936-03-06
Birthplace:
Liverpool, England
Credits:
36 Total Roles
Jean Boht
Acting
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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.
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.
Known For
Skins
Doreen
Distant Voices, Still Lives
Aunty Nell
Casualty
Lil Clark
Casualty
Dorothy Gilbert
Casualty
Doris Quinn
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
Self
The Bill
Self
Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington
Madame Joliet
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Bad Night for the Blues MOVIE | Glad |
| 2007 | That's What I Call Television TV | Self |
| 2007 | Skins TV | Doreen |
| 2004 | Mothers and Daughters MOVIE | Mary |
| 2000 | The Asylum MOVIE | Mrs. Brindle |
| 1997 | Trial & Retribution TV | Self |
| 1996 | Jim's Gift MOVIE | Mrs. Leaver |
| 1995 | The Big Game MOVIE | Mrs. Harper |
| 1994 | Liberation MOVIE | Narrator |
| 1993 | Brighton Belles TV | Josephine |