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Jean Boht

Jean Boht

Acting

Biography

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 Movies

Acting

Poster for The Asylum
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The Asylum

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The Asylum
Mrs. Brindle
Poster for Sons and Lovers
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Sons and Lovers

Sons and Lovers
Mrs Leivers
Poster for Distant Voices, Still Lives
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Distant Voices, Still Lives

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Distant Voices, Still Lives
Aunty Nell
Poster for The Girl in a Swing
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The Girl in a Swing

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The Girl in a Swing
Mrs. Taswell
Poster for Liberation
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Liberation

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Liberation
Narrator
Poster for Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington
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Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington

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Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington
Madame Joliet
Poster for Eskimos Do It
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Eskimos Do It

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Eskimos Do It
Mrs. Bing
The Big GameMOVIE
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The Big Game

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The Big Game
Mrs. Harper
Poster for Where Adam Stood
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Where Adam Stood

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Where Adam Stood
Mary Teague
Poster for Bad Night for the Blues
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Bad Night for the Blues

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Bad Night for the Blues
Glad

Production

Poster for The Understudy
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The Understudy

The Understudy
Executive Producer

Gallery

Jean Boht portrait