Jean Boht

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Jean Boht
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Boht at Save TV Centre Studios in 2013
Born
Jean Dance

(1932-03-06) 6 March 1932 (age 89)[1]
Bebington, Cheshire, England
OccupationActress
Years active1962–present
Spouse(s)William Boht (m. -1970)
Carl Davis (m. 1970–)
Children2

Jean Boht (born Jean Dance; 6 March 1932) is an English actress, most famous for the role of Nellie Boswell in Carla Lane's sitcom Bread.

Early life and career[]

Boht was born in Bebington, Cheshire (now in Merseyside) and was a pupil at Wirral Grammar School for Girls. She trained at the Liverpool Playhouse. In a career spanning the period from 1962[2] to the present day, she has appeared largely in television productions such as Softly, Softly (1971), Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (1978), Grange Hill (1978), Last of the Summer Wine (1978) Boys from the Blackstuff (1982), Scully (1984), Juliet Bravo in the mid-1980s, and Bread (1986-91). In 1989, she was the subject of This Is Your Life, and in 2008 she made a guest appearance in BBC1's daytime TV soap, Doctors.

On stage, Boht appeared with Jeremy Irons in Embers (2006) at the Duke of York's Theatre in London.[3]

Boht also appeared in the film Mothers and Daughters (2004), and starred in Chris Shepherd's award-winning short film Bad Night for the Blues (2010).

Personal life[]

Her first marriage to William Boht was dissolved and she married conductor/composer Carl Davis in 1970; they have two daughters.

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Film Role Director Notes
1978 Rapunzel Let Down Your Hair Mother Susan Shapiro
Esther Ronay
Francine Winham
1988 Distant Voices, Still Lives Aunty Nell Terence Davies
1988 The Girl in a Swing Mrs. Taswell Gordon Hessler
1994 Heaven's a Drag Mrs. Downs Peter Mackenzie Litten
2000 The Asylum Mrs. Brindle John Stewart
2004 Mothers & Daughters Mary David Conolly
2007 Tug Kathleen David Andrew Ward Short film
2007 Smallfilm Ada Richard Lawrence Short film
2008 The Understudy Mrs. Davidovitz David Conolly
Hannah Davis
2009 Kin Mum Brian Welsh
2009 To Cancer and Beyond Mrs. Taggert Veronica Walsh Short film
2010 Bad Night for the Blues Glad Chris Shepherd Short film
2018 Brexicuted Short film Chris Shepherd

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
1968 Mr. Rose Woman 3.01 "The Less-Than-Iron-Duke"
1970 Scene Mrs. Potter 3.04 "£60 Single, £100 Return"
1971 Softly, Softly: Task Force Mrs. Lacey 2.22 "Games"
1973 Six Days of Justice Mrs. Taylor 2.02 "A Clear-Cut Case"
1973 Ego Hugo Madame Mars-George Television film
1973 Z Cars Clerk of the Court 9.08 "The Cinder Path"
1975 Couples Mrs. Bannister 6 episodes
1976 Where Adam Stood Mary Teague Television film
1976 Bill Brand Edna Copple 1.10 "Revisions"
1977 Esther Waters Mrs. Spires 1.02 "Episode Two"
1977 Last of the Summer Wine Maureen 4.05 "Who Made a Bit of a Splash in Wales Then?"
1978 Grange Hill First Shop Assistant 1.05 "Episode Five"
1978 The Sweeney Woman Neighbour 4.11 "Hearts and Mind"
1978 Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em Mrs. Lewis 3.01 "Moving House"
3.03 "Scottish Dancing"
1979 Mother Nature's Bloomers Various characters 6 episodes
1981 Sons and Lovers Mrs. Leivers Television miniseries
1981 Funny Man Elsie 13 episodes
1981 Juliet Bravo Mrs. Stannard 2.04 "Lies and Liars"
1982 Triangle Mrs. Carter 7 episodes
1982 Juliet Bravo Mrs. Fairchild 3.07 "Nothing to Report"
1982 Boys from the Blackstuff D.O.E. - Miss Sutcliffe 1.03 "Shop Thy Neighbour"
1983 Goodnight and God Bless Doris 1.05 "Ronnie's Wonderful Day"
1983 Maybury Lucy Wildego 2.06 "Love's Labour: Part 1"
1983 Spyship Mrs. Silvers Television miniseries
1983 Juliet Bravo Mrs. Jackson 4.12 "Off Duty"
1983 Bergerac Mrs. Farrell 3.03 "Holiday Snaps"
1984 Scully Gran Television miniseries
1984 Arthur's Hallowed Ground Betty Television film
1985-1986 I Woke Up One Morning Mrs. Hamilton 8 episodes
1986-1991 Bread Nellie Boswell 74 episodes
1987 Agatha Christie's Miss Marple Madame Joliet 1.09 "4:50 from Paddington"
1988 Screenplay Mrs. Bing 3.04 "Eskimos Do It"
1992 The Cloning of Joanna May Mrs. Love Television miniseries
1992 Cluedo Sister Concepta 3.05 "And Then There Were Nuns"
1993 Comedy Playhouse Josephine 1.03 "Brighton Belles: Pilot"
1993-1994 Brighton Belles Josephine 11 episodes
1995 The Big Game Mrs. Harper Television film
1996 Jim's Gift Mrs. Leaver Television film
1998 Casualty Lil Clarke 13.15 "No Place Like Home"
2000 Doctors Sylvia Wharton 1.27 "Loose Ends"
1.32 "Twist of Fate"
1.41 "To Have and to Hold"
2002 Holby City Anita Reynolds 4.31 "Hearts and Minds"
2003 The Bill Winnie Kettering 19.48 "123: High Speed Chaos"
2003 Trial & Retribution Female Neighbour 7.02 "Suspicion: Part 2"
2005 Celebrate 'Oliver!' Widow Corney Television film
2006 Doctors Jean Clarkson 8.105 "Before the Fall"
2007 Holby City Rosemary Mulligan 9.34 "Another Country"
2007 The Bill Rose Harrison 23.59 "Deadly Secrets"
2008 Doctors Norah Joyce 10.107 "Ben and Norah"
2009 Casualty Dorothy Gilbert 23.45 "Ashes"
2010 Missing Barbara Mansfield 2.08 "Proving the Point"
2010 Doctors Billie Cannon 12.84 "A Call of Nature"
2011 Skins Doreen 5.08 "Everyone"
2011 Justice Mrs. Roden 1.02 "Like Father Like Son"
2012 Casualty Doris Quinn 26.21 "The Only One You Love"
2012 Doctors Doreen Bennett 14.70 "Good Citizens"

Video games[]

Year Title Role Notes
1996 The Animals of Farthing Wood Voice

References[]

  1. ^ Miss Jean Boht Authorised Biography[permanent dead link] Debrett's People of Today. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Jean Boht Biography (1936-)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  3. ^ Newsdesk, BWW. "Photo Coverage: Jeremy Irons on the West End in Embers". Broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 12 May 2012.

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