Born
1936-03-06 (age 90)
Birthplace
Liverpool, England
Known For
Acting
Jean Boht
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.
Movie Appearances
The Asylum
as Mrs. Brindle
2000
Sons and Lovers
as Mrs Leivers
1981
Distant Voices, Still Lives
as Aunty Nell
1988
The Girl in a Swing
as Mrs. Taswell
1988
Liberation
as Narrator
1994
Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington
as Madame Joliet
1987
Eskimos Do It
as Mrs. Bing
1988
The Big Game
as Mrs. Harper
1995
Where Adam Stood
as Mary Teague
1976
Bad Night for the Blues
as Glad
2010
Mothers and Daughters
as Mary
2004
Arthur's Hallowed Ground
as Betty
1984
Jim's Gift
as Mrs. Leaver
1996
£60 Single, £100 Return
as Mrs Potter
1971
TV Appearances
Boys from the Blackstuff
as Miss Sutcliffe
1982
The Bill
1984
Noel's House Party
1991
Last of the Summer Wine
1973
The Sweeney
as Neighbour
1975
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
1973
Bread
as Nellie Boswell
1986
Trial & Retribution
1997
Brighton Belles
as Josephine
1993
I Woke Up One Morning
1985
That's What I Call Television
as Self
2007
Softly Softly: Task Force
as Mrs. Lacey
1969