{"id":143052,"date":"2023-09-13T19:38:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T19:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritywshow.com\/?p=143052"},"modified":"2023-09-13T19:38:02","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T19:38:02","slug":"who-was-jean-boht-and-was-she-married-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritywshow.com\/tv-movies\/who-was-jean-boht-and-was-she-married-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Who was Jean Boht and was she married? | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
JEAN Boht has died aged 91 after a battle with dementia, her family said.<\/p>\n
The actress was best known for playing Nellie Boswell in the sitcom Bread.<\/p>\n
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Jean was born in\u00a0Bebington,\u00a0Merseyside on March 6, 1932.<\/p>\n
The actress was a pupil at Wirral Grammar School for Girls and trained at the Liverpool Playhouse.<\/p>\n
She had a long and varied career on stage and screen but became a household name for her role in the hit 80s sitcom Bread.<\/p>\n
But her first big role was in two episodes of Some Mothers Do 'Ave Em.<\/p>\n
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Throughout her career, Jean also had roles in series including\u00a0Last Of The Summer Wine,\u00a0Doctors,\u00a0Grange Hill, and Alan Bleasdale\u2019s\u00a0Boys From The Blackstuff.<\/p>\n
She also\u00a0appeared in the 2004 film Mothers and Daughters and starred in\u00a0Chris Shepherd's award-winning\u00a0short film\u00a0Bad Night for the Blues\u00a0in 2010.<\/p>\n
Jean was married to Bafta-winning composer Carl Davis in 1970.\u00a0<\/p>\n
They worked on a number of projects together, including the documentary series The World at War (1973\u20131974) and the animated film The Snowman (1982).<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n The power duo lived for many years in Windsor,\u00a0Berkshire.<\/p>\n On August 4, 2023, Carl passed away following a brain haemorrhage.<\/p>\n Jean and Carl had two daughters, Hannah and Jessie and three grandchildren, Molly, Fred and Alice.<\/p>\n On September 13, 2023, it was announced that Jean had passed away the following day.<\/p>\n Breaking the news of her death, her family said: \u201cIt is with overwhelming sadness that we must announce that Jean Boht passed away yesterday, Tuesday, September 12.<\/p>\n \u201cJean had been battling vascular dementia and Alzheimer\u2019s disease with the indefatigable spirit for which she was both beloved and renowned.<\/p>\n \u201cShe was a resident at Denville Hall, the home for members of the theatrical profession.\u201d<\/p>\n At the time of her death, Jean was living at Denville Hall, a care home for actors and other members of the entertainment industry.<\/p>\n Jean played Nellie Boswell\u00a0in the sitcom Bread,<\/p>\n Running from 1986 to 1991, the show was watched by more than 20 million people at its peak.<\/p>\n The actress won a British Comedy Award for Best TV Comedy Actress.<\/p>\n<\/picture>‘SAD DAY’ <\/span><\/p>\n
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