Jean Boht
Jean Boht is a British actress with a place in film and television credits with a public record that stays short. She features in 'Distant Voices, Still Lives', playing Aunty Nell. The credit count is respectable at 18, even if the titles are not widely known.
Jean Boht
7 Movies
11 Series
Jean Boht is a British actress with a place in film and television credits with a public record that stays short. She features in 'Distant Voices, Still Lives', playing Aunty Nell. The credit count is respectable at 18, even if the titles are not widely known.
TV Shows
Plays Nellie Boswell
Bread
1986
Plays Josephine
Brighton Belles
1993
Plays Gran
Scully
1984
Plays Miss Sutcliffe
Boys from the Blackstuff
1982
Plays Mrs. Lacey
Softly Softly: Task Force
1969
Plays Edna Copple
Bill Brand
1976
Plays Neighbour
The Sweeney
1975
Plays Shop Assistant
Grange Hill
1978
Plays Mrs. Farrell
Bergerac
1981
Plays Doreen
Skins
2007
Plays Mrs. Bing
ScreenPlay
1986
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Liberation
Full Filmography
Bad Night for the Blues
Glad
2010
Film
Skins
Doreen · 1 episode
2007–
TV
Mothers and Daughters
Mary
2004
Film
The Asylum
Mrs. Brindle
2000
Film
Brighton Belles
Josephine · 11 episodes
1993–
TV
Distant Voices, Still Lives
Aunty Nell
1988
Film
The Girl in a Swing
Mrs. Taswell
1988
Film
ScreenPlay
Mrs. Bing · 1 episode
1986–
TV
Bread
Nellie Boswell · 74 episodes
1986–
TV
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Jean Boht still alive?
Jean Boht passed away on September 12, 2023 at age 87.
What are the most famous roles of Jean Boht?
Jean Boht is best known for roles in Distant Voices, Still Lives, Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington, The Girl in a Swing.
How many movies has Jean Boht been in?
Over a 52-year career (since 1971), Jean Boht has appeared in 7 movies and 11 TV shows.
What was Jean Boht's first movie?
The career of Jean Boht began with £60 Single, £100 Return (1971).
What is Jean Boht's most recent movie or series?
Jean Boht's most recent release is Bad Night for the Blues, which premiered on November 13, 2010.
What TV shows has Jean Boht appeared in?
On television, Jean Boht has appeared in Skins, Casualty, The Bill, Last of the Summer Wine.
Jean Boht
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.