Jean Boht

Jean Boht, who is best known for playing Nellie Boswell in sitcom Bread, died on Wednesday at the age of 91. The actress, who had been battling dementia before her death on September 12, played straight-talking the family matriarch - a character famed for the recurring catchphrase 'She is a tart!' The hugely popular show, set in the heart of Liverpool, chronicled the working class Boswell family's return to work in the 1980s during a period of high unemployment.

Following the death of actress Jean Boht at the age of 91, followers of the beloved BBC sitcom Bread mourned the death of his country's highest star this week. The hugely popular display in Liverpool chronicled the working class Boswell family's fortunes during a period of mass unemployment in the 1980s. Boht, who had been battling dementia before her death on September 12, played straight-talking family matriarch Nellie Boswell - a character famed for the recurring catchphrase 'She is a tart!'

Ms Boht's family died after battled dementia and living at Denville Hall, London's most prestigious actors' retirement home. Carl Davis (inset), the conductor and composer behind shows including the BBC's 1995 production of Pride and Prejudice, died in early August at the age of 86. Ms Boht's family sent a note: "It's with great sadness that we must reveal that Jean Boht died on Tuesday, September 12.' Jean had been fighting vascular dementia and Alzheimer's disease with the same indefatigable spirit for which she was both beloved and feared. She was a resident of Denville Hall, the home for members of the theater group.' She had a long and varied career in film and television, but it was her role on Bread (right), which was created by Carla Lane, for which she was most well known. The show ran from 1986 to 1991, and Boht was named by more than 20 million viewers as the best TV comedy actress in the UK.