She was a founding member and, for several years, president of the Playwrights Union of Canada.
Bolt's play Buffalo Jump, an examination of Canada during the depression era of the 1930s, was performed at Theatre Passe Muraille in 1972.
[2] Bolt's best known play, the thriller One Night Stand, was first performed in 1977,[3] and was turned into a made-for-television film by Allan King in 1978; the film won several awards,[4] and received mixed reviews.
Her last play was Famous, produced on stage in 1997, based on the real-life story of criminals Paul Bernardo and Karla Holmolka.
Bolt died of complications due to liver cancer on November 28, 2000, in Toronto, Ontario.