Jean Boht

About

Became known for her role as Nellie Boswell in the BBC 1 TV sitcom series Bread, about the devoutly Catholic Boswell family of Liverpool. She garnered more than 50 different acting roles throughout her long career. 

Before Fame

Beginning her acting career in 1962, she made her TV series debut in a 1968 episode of Mr. Rose.

Trivia

One of Britain's renowned actresses, she appeared in several documentaries about Bread and other classic sitcoms. She appeared in more than 140 episodes of television throughout her on-screen career. 

Family Life

Her daughter Hannah Davis produced and wrote the TV series Hindsight News.

Associated With

She appeared on more than half a dozen episodes of the soap opera Doctors, starring Sarah Manners.