Leila Hoffman (''née'' Rothstein; born 11 June 1934) is an English comedian, actress and writer.
Personal life
Hoffman is the daughter of Esther (née Schaewitch) (1906–1992) and Joseph "Joe" Rothstein, both children of Russian Jews. She has one sister, Sybil Fox, who is four years her senior.
In 1960, Leila married Alfred Hoffman in
Brighton
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Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze Age Britain, Bronze Age, R ...
, where the Rothstein family had relocated to sometime after Leila's birth.
Recent work
Hoffman starred in
BBC Three
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sitcom, ''
How Not to Live Your Life
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'' as Dot Treacher, the widowed neighbour. She has also appeared in several online BBC comedy sketches with the group
This is Wondervision.
Film
*Magician's Assistant, ''
Magicians
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* Magician (fantasy), a character in a fictional fantasy context
Entertainment
Books
* ''The Magician'', an 18th-ce ...
'' (2007), Intermedia/Universal, Andrew O'Connor.
*
Augusta Longbottom, ''
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
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'' (2001),
Warner Brothers
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,
Chris Columbus.
*Bag Lady, ''
Felicia's Journey
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The book won the Whitbread Prize and ''The Sunday Express'' Book of the Ye ...
'' (1999), Marquis Films, Atom Egoyan.
*Principal Witch, ''
The Witches'' (1990), Jim Henson Films, Nic Roeg.
Television
*Mrs Rossiter, ''
Doctor Who
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'', DW Productions, Richard Clark
*Old Lady, ''
Not Going Out
''Not Going Out'' is a British television British sitcom, sitcom created, written by and starring Lee Mack. It has aired on BBC One since 2006 and is the second-longest-running British sitcom, behind ''Last of the Summer Wine'' (1973–2010). Th ...
'', Avalon for
BBC TV
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, Nick Wood
*Mrs Treacher, ''
How Not to Live Your Life
''How Not to Live Your Life'' (styled in the opening credits as "how NOT to live your life") is a British sitcom, written by and starring Dan Clark that aired between 27 September 2007 and 22 December 2011 on BBC Three, about a pessimistic twenty ...
'', Brown Eyed Boy for
BBC Three
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, Sam Leifer
*Mrs Lambert, ''
EastEnders
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'', 25th anniversary DVD,
BBC TV
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, Jenny Darnell
*Mrs Treacher, ''
How Not to Live Your Life
''How Not to Live Your Life'' (styled in the opening credits as "how NOT to live your life") is a British sitcom, written by and starring Dan Clark that aired between 27 September 2007 and 22 December 2011 on BBC Three, about a pessimistic twenty ...
'', Brown Eyed Boy for
BBC Three
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, Martin Dennis
*Granny Smith, ''
Skins'', Company Pictures for
E4, Simon Massey
*Mrs Treacher, ''
How Not to Live Your Life
''How Not to Live Your Life'' (styled in the opening credits as "how NOT to live your life") is a British sitcom, written by and starring Dan Clark that aired between 27 September 2007 and 22 December 2011 on BBC Three, about a pessimistic twenty ...
'', Brown Eyed Boy for
BBC Three
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, Gary Reich
*Mad Alice, ''Magnolia'', Red Productions For
BBC TV
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, Jim Doyle
*Mrs Treacher, ''
How Not to Live Your Life
''How Not to Live Your Life'' (styled in the opening credits as "how NOT to live your life") is a British sitcom, written by and starring Dan Clark that aired between 27 September 2007 and 22 December 2011 on BBC Three, about a pessimistic twenty ...
'', Brown Eyed Boy, Gary Reich
*Mother, ''Party Pieces'' (sketch show), Objective Productions for E4, Paul King
*Barry's Mum, ''
Respectable'', Silver River Productions, Dominic Brigstocke
*Various Roles, ''Old Gits'', World of Wonder For
BBC TV
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, Gary Reich
*Old Lady in Various Sketches, ''There's a German on my Sunbed'' (6 Eps),
Granada TV
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, Pete Rowe
*Aunt Vera, ''
According to Bex
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'',
BBC TV
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, Dewi Humphreys
*Mrs Mollinson, ''
Bad Education'',
BBC Three
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*Mrs Webster, ''Beneath the Skin'',
Granada TV
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, Sarah Harding
*Gladys Randall, ''
Doctors and Nurses'',
BBC TV
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, Caroline Jeffries
*Old Woman-sketches, ''
15 Storeys High'',
BBC TV
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, Mark Nunneley
*Margaret, ''
Grass
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'',
BBC TV
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, Martin Dennis
*Ricky Grover's Mad Aunt Rose, BULLA, BBC Pilot, Andrew Gillman
*Silly Old Lady, MICHAEL BARRYMORE SHOW, LWT, Russel Norman
*Mrs Impey, ONE FOOT IN THE GRAVE,
BBC TV
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, Christine Gernon
*Ricky's Mum, RICKY GERVAIS SHOW, LWT, Various
*Old Lady, THE HIDDEN CAMERA, Pola Jones Films, Carol Chamberlain
*Old Lady, RED HANDED, LWT, David Tibbles
*Mrs Thingy, ROGER ROGER,
BBC TV
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, Tony Dow
*Various Characters, ''
Hearts of Gold'' – (5 Series Regular),
BBC TV
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, Various
*Miss Jemima Pinkerton, VANITY FAIR,
BBC TV
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, Diarmuid Lawrence
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English women comedians
English film actresses
English comedy writers
English television actresses
Living people
1934 births
English people of Russian descent
Jewish English actresses
Actors from the London Borough of Hackney
Writers from Hackney Central
Jewish English comedians
Comedians from the London Borough of Hackney
Jewish women comedians