Jean Boht
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Acting Credits
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 G...
Known For
Filmography
Bad Night for the Blues
2010
as Glad
That's What I Call Television
2007
as Self
Skins
2007
as Doreen
Mothers and Daughters
2004
as Mary
The Asylum
2000
as Mrs. Brindle
Jim's Gift
1996
as Mrs. Leaver
The Big Game
1995
as Mrs. Harper
Liberation
1994
as Narrator (voice)
Brighton Belles
1993
as Josephine
Noel's House Party
1991
Challenge Anneka
1989
as Self
Distant Voices, Still Lives
1988
as Aunty Nell
The Girl in a Swing
1988
as Mrs. Taswell
Eskimos Do It
1988
as Mrs. Bing
Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington
1987
as Madame Joliet
Bread
1986
as Nellie Boswell
Casualty
1986
as Lil Clark
Casualty
1986
as Dorothy Gilbert
Casualty
1986
as Doris Quinn
ScreenPlay
1986
as Mrs. Bing
I Woke Up One Morning
1985
Arthur's Hallowed Ground
1984
as Betty
The Bill
1984
Scully
1984
as Gran
Boys from the Blackstuff
1982
as Miss Sutcliffe
Sons and Lovers
1981
as Mrs Leivers
Bergerac
1981
as Mrs. Farrell
Funny Man
1981
as Elsie
Blankety Blank
1979
Grange Hill
1978
as Shop Assistant
Where Adam Stood
1976
as Mary Teague
Bill Brand
1976
as Edna Copple
The Sweeney
1975
as Neighbour
Last of the Summer Wine
1973
£60 Single, £100 Return
1971
as Mrs Potter
Softly Softly: Task Force
1969
as Mrs. Lacey
World in Action
1963