Actress Jean Boht, who was 91 years old when she passed away, was best known for her role as the matriarch Nellie Boswell in the 1980s television sitcom Bread, which was set in Liverpool.

In addition, you may recognize Boht from his roles in the comedies I Woke Up One Morning and Brighton Belles, as well as the drama Boys From the Blackstuff.



The announcement comes one month after her husband, the composer Carl Davis, passed away.



In a statement sent by her family, they said, "It is with overwhelming sadness that we must announce that Jean Boht passed away yesterday, Tuesday, September 12."The following was added to the statement: "Jean had been battling vascular dementia and Alzheimer's disease with the indefatigable spirit for which she was both beloved and renowned."



Boht began her career on stage at the Liverpool Playhouse in the early 1960s before going on to act around the UK. Boht was born in Bebington, which is located on the Wirral.



On television, she played Mrs. Leivers in a 1981 version of DH Lawrence's novel Sons and Lovers and a benefits office manager in Alan Bleasdale's seminal film Boys From the Blackstuff. Both of these films are considered to be landmarks in the history of film.



Bread was written by Carla Lane, and she had a part in the sitcom I Woke Up One Morning, which was about a group of people who were recovering from alcoholism. This led to her being cast in Bread.She quickly became renowned across the country as the intimidating Nellie Boswell, who was always fighting to keep her enormous family in Liverpool under control. Her family was originally from Liverpool.



The show was a huge success, and in 1988, 21 million people watched an episode about a wedding. This made it the second most popular show of that year, behind only EastEnders, which was the most popular show overall.



"I never watched it at the time because it's too horrifying for actors to see themselves on screen," she said in an interview with the Liverpool Echo in 2012. "So I had no idea what it looked like," she said.



"But now when I catch it I am just astounded at how good it was and how very funny," she continued. "But now when I catch it I am just astounded at how funny it was."



Boht was honored by the Variety Club of Great Britain with the title of BBC TV Personality in 1988, and she later took home the award for best TV comedy actress at the British Comedy Awards in 1990.She also had a role in the outstanding film directed by Terence Davies in 1988 titled Distant Voices, Still Lives.



Alongside Sheila Hancock, Wendy Craig, and Sheila Gish, she was cast as the lead character in the 1993 British adaptation of the popular American sitcom The Golden Girls, which was titled Brighton Belles.



Josephine, a reimagined version of Sophia, the role Estelle Getty performed in the original American production, was portrayed by Boht. Despite this, the remake that was done in the UK did not catch on.



Later on, she boasted that portraying five separate characters in the medical soap opera Doctors on the BBC was a record for the show, and she kept starring on stage, including in Embers alongside Jeremy Irons in London's West End in the year 2006.



According to the statement released by her family, she had been residing at Denville Hall in London, which is a care home for members of the entertainment business such as actors and other professionals.
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