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Jean Boht

Acting
1936-03-06
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.
Known For 34 titles
Casualty (1986) subtitle poster
Casualty
1986 TV
as Lil Clark
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Casualty (1986) subtitle poster
Casualty
1986 TV
as Dorothy Gilbert
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Casualty (1986) subtitle poster
Casualty
1986 TV
as Doris Quinn
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Skins (2007) subtitle poster
Skins
2007 TV
as Doreen
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Bergerac (1981) subtitle poster
Bergerac
1981 TV
as Mrs. Farrell
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Grange Hill (1978) subtitle poster
Grange Hill
1978 TV
as Shop Assistant
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The Bill (1984) subtitle poster
The Bill
1984 TV
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Last of the Summer Wine (1973) subtitle poster
Last of the Summer Wine
1973 TV
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The Sweeney (1975) subtitle poster
The Sweeney
1975 TV
as Neighbour
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Bread (1986) subtitle poster
Bread
1986 TV
as Nellie Boswell
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Trial & Retribution (1997) subtitle poster
Trial & Retribution
1997 TV
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World in Action (1963) subtitle poster
World in Action
1963 TV
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Blankety Blank (1979) subtitle poster
Blankety Blank
1979 TV
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Noel's House Party (1991) subtitle poster
Noel's House Party
1991 TV
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Softly Softly: Task Force (1969) subtitle poster
Softly Softly: Task Force
1969 TV
as Mrs. Lacey
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Bill Brand (1976) subtitle poster
Bill Brand
1976 TV
as Edna Copple
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Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (1973) subtitle poster
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
1973 TV
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Scully (1984) subtitle poster
Scully
1984 TV
as Gran
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Boys from the Blackstuff (1982) subtitle poster
Boys from the Blackstuff
1982 TV
as Miss Sutcliffe
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Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington (1987) subtitle poster
Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington
1987 Movie
as Madame Joliet
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Brighton Belles (1993) subtitle poster
Brighton Belles
1993 TV
as Josephine
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Liberation (1994) subtitle poster
Liberation
1994 Movie
as Narrator
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Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988) subtitle poster
Distant Voices, Still Lives
1988 Movie
as Aunty Nell
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The Girl in a Swing (1988) subtitle poster
The Girl in a Swing
1988 Movie
as Mrs. Taswell
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