Biography
Jean Boht
Acting
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…
Career works
35
Movies
14
Series
21
Career average
6.8/10
Birth date
03/06/1936
Place of birth
Liverpool, England
Date of death
09/12/2023
Filmography highlights
Movies
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
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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
Where Adam Stood
1976 · 6.8
£60 Single, £100 Return
1971
Series
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That's What I Call Television
2007
Skins
2007 · 8.1
Brighton Belles
1993 · 4.3
Noel's House Party
1991 · 7.4
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Challenge Anneka
1989
Casualty
1986 · 6.2
ScreenPlay
1986 · 6.0
Bread
1986 · 7.0
I Woke Up One Morning
1985
The Bill
1984 · 6.8
Scully
1984 · 6.5
Boys from the Blackstuff
1982 · 7.8
Bergerac
1981 · 6.7
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Funny Man
1981
Blankety Blank
1979 · 5.3