Jean Boht

Career Boht trained at the Liverpool Playhouse, where she started her career as a theatre actress, before touring the United Kingdom in stage roles, working in numerous West End Theatres including the Royal National Theatre and the Bristol Old Vic.

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, illness and death

Her first marriage to William Boht ended in divorce. She married the American-British conductor and composer Carl Davis on 28 December 1970. They had two daughters, filmmakers Hannah (born 1972) and Jessie (born 1974). Davis died on 3 August 2023, just six weeks before Boht herself.

Boht was diagnosed with vascular dementia and Alzheimer's disease. She was a resident at Denville Hall, a retirement home in Northwood, London, for actors and other members of the entertainment industry.

Boht died from complications of dementia on 12 September 2023, aged 91.

Awards Boht won a British Comedy Award (now known as the "National Comedy Awards") for Best Comedy Actress in 1990.

Filmography

Film

Television

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