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Jean Boht

Jean Boht

Born March 6, 1936 Liverpool, England

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.

Filmography updated · daily-synced from TMDB

Movies (12)

Bad Night for the Blues
6.3
Bad Night for the Blues
Mothers and Daughters
Mothers and Daughters
The Asylum
5.0
The Asylum
Jim's Gift
6.0
Jim's Gift
Liberation
7.8
Liberation
Distant Voices, Still Lives
6.8
Distant Voices, Still Lives
The Girl in a Swing
4.5
The Girl in a Swing
Eskimos Do It
Eskimos Do It
Arthur's Hallowed Ground
7.0
Arthur's Hallowed Ground
Sons and Lovers
Sons and Lovers
Where Adam Stood
6.2
Where Adam Stood
£60 Single, £100 Return
£60 Single, £100 Return

TV Shows (4)

Brighton Belles
3.3
Brighton Belles
Bread
7.1
Bread
Scully
5.3
Scully
Boys from the Blackstuff
7.7
Boys from the Blackstuff

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