Jean Boht
Jean Boht (born Jean Dance; 6 March 1932) is an English actress, most famous for the role of Nellie Boswell in Carla Lane's sitcom Bread.
Jean Boht | |
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 Boht at Save TV Centre Studios in 2013 | |
| Born | Jean Dance 6 March 1932[1] Bebington, Cheshire, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1962–present |
| Spouse(s) | Carl Davis (m. 1970–) |
| Children | 2 |
Early life and career
Boht was born in Bebington, Cheshire (now in Merseyside) and was a pupil at Wirral Grammar School for Girls. She trained at the Liverpool Playhouse. In a career spanning the period from 1962[2] to the present day, she has appeared largely in television productions such as Softly, Softly (1971), Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (1978), Grange Hill (1978), Last of the Summer Wine (1978) Boys from the Blackstuff (1982), Scully (1984), Juliet Bravo in the mid-1980s, and Bread (1986-91). In 1989, she was the subject of This Is Your Life, and in 2008 she made a guest appearance in BBC1's daytime TV soap, Doctors.
On stage, Boht appeared with Jeremy Irons in Embers (2006) at the Duke of York's Theatre in London.[3]
Boht also appeared in the film Mothers and Daughters (2004), and starred in Chris Shepherd's award-winning short film Bad Night for the Blues (2010).
Personal life
Her first marriage to William Boht was dissolved and she married conductor/composer Carl Davis in 1970; they have two daughters.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Film | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Rapunzel Let Down Your Hair | Mother | Susan Shapiro Esther Ronay Francine Winham |
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| 1988 | Distant Voices, Still Lives | Aunty Nell | Terence Davies | |
| 1988 | The Girl in a Swing | Mrs. Taswell | Gordon Hessler | |
| 1994 | Heaven's a Drag | Mrs. Downs | Peter Mackenzie Litten | |
| 2000 | The Asylum | Mrs. Brindle | John Stewart | |
| 2004 | Mothers & Daughters | Mary | David Conolly Hannah Davis |
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| 2007 | Tug | Kathleen | David Andrew Ward | Short film |
| 2007 | Smallfilm | Ada | Richard Lawrence | Short film |
| 2008 | The Understudy | Mrs. Davidovitz | David Conolly Hannah Davis |
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| 2009 | Kin | Mum | Brian Welsh | |
| 2009 | To Cancer and Beyond | Mrs. Taggert | Veronica Walsh | Short film |
| 2010 | Bad Night for the Blues | Glad | Chris Shepherd | Short film |
| 2018 | Brexicuted | Short film | Chris Shepherd |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Mr. Rose | Woman | 3.01 "The Less-Than-Iron-Duke" |
| 1970 | Scene | Mrs. Potter | 3.04 "£60 Single, £100 Return" |
| 1971 | Softly, Softly: Task Force | Mrs. Lacey | 2.22 "Games" |
| 1973 | Six Days of Justice | Mrs. Taylor | 2.02 "A Clear-Cut Case" |
| 1973 | Ego Hugo | Madame Mars-George | Television film |
| 1973 | Z Cars | Clerk of the Court | 9.08 "The Cinder Path" |
| 1975 | Couples | Mrs. Bannister | 6 episodes |
| 1976 | Where Adam Stood | Mary Teague | Television film |
| 1976 | Bill Brand | Edna Copple | 1.10 "Revisions" |
| 1977 | Esther Waters | Mrs. Spires | 1.02 "Episode Two" |
| 1977 | Last of the Summer Wine | Maureen | 4.05 "Who Made a Bit of a Splash in Wales Then?" |
| 1978 | Grange Hill | First Shop Assistant | 1.05 "Episode Five" |
| 1978 | The Sweeney | Woman Neighbour | 4.11 "Hearts and Mind" |
| 1978 | Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em | Mrs. Lewis | 3.01 "Moving House" 3.03 "Scottish Dancing" |
| 1979 | Mother Nature's Bloomers | Various characters | 6 episodes |
| 1981 | Sons and Lovers | Mrs. Leivers | Television miniseries |
| 1981 | Funny Man | Elsie | 13 episodes |
| 1981 | Juliet Bravo | Mrs. Stannard | 2.04 "Lies and Liars" |
| 1982 | Triangle | Mrs. Carter | 7 episodes |
| 1982 | Juliet Bravo | Mrs. Fairchild | 3.07 "Nothing to Report" |
| 1982 | Boys from the Blackstuff | D.O.E. - Miss Sutcliffe | 1.03 "Shop Thy Neighbour" |
| 1983 | Goodnight and God Bless | Doris | 1.05 "Ronnie's Wonderful Day" |
| 1983 | Maybury | Lucy Wildego | 2.06 "Love's Labour: Part 1" |
| 1983 | Spyship | Mrs. Silvers | Television miniseries |
| 1983 | Juliet Bravo | Mrs. Jackson | 4.12 "Off Duty" |
| 1983 | Bergerac | Mrs. Farrell | 3.03 "Holiday Snaps" |
| 1984 | Scully | Gran | Television miniseries |
| 1984 | Arthur's Hallowed Ground | Betty | Television film |
| 1985-1986 | I Woke Up One Morning | Mrs. Hamilton | 8 episodes |
| 1986-1991 | Bread | Nellie Boswell | 74 episodes |
| 1987 | Agatha Christie's Miss Marple | Madame Joliet | 1.09 "4:50 from Paddington" |
| 1988 | Screenplay | Mrs. Bing | 3.04 "Eskimos Do It" |
| 1992 | The Cloning of Joanna May | Mrs. Love | Television miniseries |
| 1992 | Cluedo | Sister Concepta | 3.05 "And Then There Were Nuns" |
| 1993 | Comedy Playhouse | Josephine | 1.03 "Brighton Belles: Pilot" |
| 1993-1994 | Brighton Belles | Josephine | 11 episodes |
| 1995 | The Big Game | Mrs. Harper | Television film |
| 1996 | Jim's Gift | Mrs. Leaver | Television film |
| 1998 | Casualty | Lil Clarke | 13.15 "No Place Like Home" |
| 2000 | Doctors | Sylvia Wharton | 1.27 "Loose Ends" 1.32 "Twist of Fate" 1.41 "To Have and to Hold" |
| 2002 | Holby City | Anita Reynolds | 4.31 "Hearts and Minds" |
| 2003 | The Bill | Winnie Kettering | 19.48 "123: High Speed Chaos" |
| 2003 | Trial & Retribution | Female Neighbour | 7.02 "Suspicion: Part 2" |
| 2005 | Celebrate 'Oliver!' | Widow Corney | Television film |
| 2006 | Doctors | Jean Clarkson | 8.105 "Before the Fall" |
| 2007 | Holby City | Rosemary Mulligan | 9.34 "Another Country" |
| 2007 | The Bill | Rose Harrison | 23.59 "Deadly Secrets" |
| 2008 | Doctors | Norah Joyce | 10.107 "Ben and Norah" |
| 2009 | Casualty | Dorothy Gilbert | 23.45 "Ashes" |
| 2010 | Missing | Barbara Mansfield | 2.08 "Proving the Point" |
| 2010 | Doctors | Billie Cannon | 12.84 "A Call of Nature" |
| 2011 | Skins | Doreen | 5.08 "Everyone" |
| 2011 | Justice | Mrs. Roden | 1.02 "Like Father Like Son" |
| 2012 | Casualty | Doris Quinn | 26.21 "The Only One You Love" |
| 2012 | Doctors | Doreen Bennett | 14.70 "Good Citizens" |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | The Animals of Farthing Wood | Voice |
References
- Miss Jean Boht Authorised Biography Debrett's People of Today. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- "Jean Boht Biography (1936-)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
- Newsdesk, BWW. "Photo Coverage: Jeremy Irons on the West End in Embers". Broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
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