- Born
- DiedSeptember 12, 2023 · Denville Hall, Northwood, London, England, UK (vascular dementia and Alzheimer's disease)
- Birth nameJean Dance
- Height1.55 m
- Jean Boht was born on March 6, 1932 in Bebington, Cheshire, England, UK. She was an actress and producer, known for Bread (1986), Z Cars (1962) and Skins (2007). She was married to Carl Davis and William P. Boht. She died on September 12, 2023 in Denville Hall, Northwood, London, England, UK.
- SpousesCarl Davis(December 28, 1970 - August 3, 2023) (his death, 2 children)William P. Boht(1954 - 1970) (divorced)
- She trained at the Liverpool Playhouse, where she started her career as a theatre actress, before touring the United Kingdom Kingdom in stage roles.
- Appears alongside Jeremy Irons in the theatrical adaptation of Sándor Márai's novel, "Embers" at Duke of York's Theatre in London.
- 1936 was given as her birth year for several years before she later admitted to being four years older.
- She was an English actress, most famous for the role of Nellie Boswell in Carla Lane's sitcom Bread from 1986 to 1991.
- 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.
- We had millions of viewers for Bread (1986), but the BBC won't even consider Carla Lane's scripts now. They don't want to know about her style of writing any more, and that's depressing because they were wonderful scripts - so witty!
- Ricky Gervais killed off sitcom because he made people believe it was about a stand-up comedian working it for himself. Comedy was at its peak with Bread (1986), Keeping Up Appearances (1990) and One Foot in the Grave (1990). That was a magical period but then it disappeared, which is really sad. Situation comedy isn't about stand-up; it's about stories, families and what's behind the house curtains.
- The thing about being an actor is not to act. You have to observe and become your character - acting is all about reacting.
- You have to do the scenes three or four times and there was a lot of shouting and crying, which you have to be able to repeat at absolutely the same level. It's great fun but also very tiring. (On appearing in Casualty (1986) in 2012)
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