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'' from series two onwards. When the ''Brush Strokes'' series ended, she joined fellow cast member

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in the

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comedy series ''

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,'' where she played Gargamadua.

Career

In 1986, she played Anna, a 19-year-old pregnant German girl, in the ''

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'' episode " From Prussia with Love". In the

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comedy ''

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'', she played secretary Nancy, alongside

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and Richard Wilson. In the

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1986 comedy ''

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'', she played April, a charity worker, alongside

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and

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. She also appeared in a minor role in ''

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''. She appeared in the 1990s

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'', playing Charlotte Van Agten. Hoffman appeared on stage and in television films such as ''Last Days of Patton'' and as "The Lady" in ''

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''.

Filmography

Television

References

1960s births Living people British film actresses British stage actresses British television actresses Date of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) {{UK-tv-actor-1960s-stub