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.
14 movies · 21 shows
Bad Night for the Blues
2010·6.3
Mothers and Daughters
2004·8.0
The Asylum
2000·5.7
Jim's Gift
1996·7.0
The Big Game
1995·6.5
Liberation
1994·7.9
Distant Voices, Still Lives
1988·6.8
The Girl in a Swing
1988·4.9
Eskimos Do It
1988·9.0
Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington
1987·7.5
Arthur's Hallowed Ground
1984·7.4
Sons and Lovers
1981·0.0
Where Adam Stood
1976·6.8
£60 Single, £100 Return
1971·0.0