Jean Boht
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 6, 1936
- Died
- September 12, 2023
- Birthplace
- Liverpool, England
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
The Understudy 2012
Executive Producer
Bad Night for the Blues 2010
as Glad
Mothers and Daughters 2004
as Mary
The Asylum 2000
as Mrs. Brindle
Jim's Gift 1996
as Mrs. Leaver
- The Big Game
The Big Game 1995
as Mrs. Harper
Liberation 1994
as Narrator (voice)
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
Arthur's Hallowed Ground 1984
as Betty
Sons and Lovers 1981
as Mrs Leivers
Where Adam Stood 1976
as Mary Teague
£60 Single, £100 Return 1971
as Mrs Potter
Credits from TMDB.