JEAN Boht has died aged 91 after a battle with dementia, her family said.
The actress was best known for playing Nellie Boswell in the sitcom Bread.
Jean was born in Bebington, Merseyside on March 6, 1932.
The actress was a pupil at Wirral Grammar School for Girls and trained at the Liverpool Playhouse.
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.