Leila Hoffman (née Rothstein) (born 11 June 1934 in
Hackney) 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
Brighton () is a seaside resort and one of the two main areas of the City of Brighton and Hove in the county of East Sussex, England. It is located south of London.
Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze A ...
, where the Rothstein family had relocated to sometime after Leila's birth.
Recent work
Hoffman starred in
BBC Three
BBC Three is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It was first launched on 9 February 2003 with programmes targeting 16 to 34-year-olds, covering all genres including animation, comedy, curre ...
sitcom, ''
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 ...
'' as Dot Treacher, the widowed neighbour. She has also appeared in several online BBC comedy sketches with the group
This is Wondervision
This may refer to:
* ''This'', the singular proximal demonstrative pronoun
Places
* This, or ''Thinis'', an ancient city in Upper Egypt
* This, Ardennes, a commune in France
People with the surname
* Hervé This, French culinary chemist Arts, ...
.
Film
*Magician's Assistant, ''
Magicians
Magician or The Magician may refer to:
Performers
* A practitioner of magic (supernatural)
* A practitioner of magic (illusion)
* 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
''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'' is a 1997 fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling. The first novel in the ''Harry Potter'' series and Rowling's debut novel, it follows Harry Potter, a young wizard who discovers hi ...
'' (2001),
Warner Brothers
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,
Chris Columbus.
*Bag Lady, ''
Felicia's Journey
''Felicia's Journey'' is a novel written by Irish author William Trevor, first published by Viking Press in 1994. The novel was made into a 1999 film of the same name.
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
''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the u ...
'', DW Productions, Richard Clark
*Old Lady, ''
Not Going Out
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'', Avalon for
BBC TV
BBC Television is a service of the BBC. The corporation has operated a public broadcast television service in the United Kingdom, under the terms of a royal charter, since 1927. It produced television programmes from its own studios from 19 ...
, 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
BBC Three is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It was first launched on 9 February 2003 with programmes targeting 16 to 34-year-olds, covering all genres including animation, comedy, curre ...
, Sam Leifer
*Mrs Lambert, ''
EastEnders
''EastEnders'' is a Television in the United Kingdom, British soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the Ea ...
'', 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
BBC Three is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It was first launched on 9 February 2003 with programmes targeting 16 to 34-year-olds, covering all genres including animation, comedy, curre ...
, 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
BBC Three is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It was first launched on 9 February 2003 with programmes targeting 16 to 34-year-olds, covering all genres including animation, comedy, curre ...
, Gary Reich
*Mad Alice, ''Magnolia'', Red Productions For
BBC TV
BBC Television is a service of the BBC. The corporation has operated a public broadcast television service in the United Kingdom, under the terms of a royal charter, since 1927. It produced television programmes from its own studios from 19 ...
, 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
Respectable may refer to:
*Having significant social status
* "Respectable" (Rolling Stones song), 1978 single
* "Respectable" (Mel and Kim song), 1987 single
*"Respectable", a 1960 single by The Isley Brothers, a 1965 album cover by the Yard ...
'', Silver River Productions, Dominic Brigstocke
*Various Roles, ''Old Gits'', World of Wonder For
BBC TV
BBC Television is a service of the BBC. The corporation has operated a public broadcast television service in the United Kingdom, under the terms of a royal charter, since 1927. It produced television programmes from its own studios from 19 ...
, 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
''According to Bex'' (originally titled ''Everything I Know About Men'') is a British sitcom that aired on BBC One in 2005. Starring Jessica Stevenson (now known as Jessica Hynes), it was written by Katie Douglas, Julia Barron and Fred Barron, wh ...
'',
BBC TV
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, Dewi Humphreys
*Mrs Mollinson, ''
Bad Education'',
BBC Three
BBC Three is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It was first launched on 9 February 2003 with programmes targeting 16 to 34-year-olds, covering all genres including animation, comedy, curre ...
*Mrs Webster, ''Beneath the Skin'',
Granada TV
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, Sarah Harding
*Gladys Randall, ''
Doctors and Nurses'',
BBC TV
BBC Television is a service of the BBC. The corporation has operated a public broadcast television service in the United Kingdom, under the terms of a royal charter, since 1927. It produced television programmes from its own studios from 19 ...
, Caroline Jeffries
*Old Woman-sketches, ''
15 Storeys High
''15 Storeys High'' is a British sitcom, set in a tower block. It originated as two radio series broadcast in 1998–2000, transferring to television in 2002–2004. The main characters in the television series are Vince Clark, a depressed, sa ...
'',
BBC TV
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, Mark Nunneley
*Margaret, ''
Grass
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'',
BBC TV
BBC Television is a service of the BBC. The corporation has operated a public broadcast television service in the United Kingdom, under the terms of a royal charter, since 1927. It produced television programmes from its own studios from 19 ...
, 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
BBC Television is a service of the BBC. The corporation has operated a public broadcast television service in the United Kingdom, under the terms of a royal charter, since 1927. It produced television programmes from its own studios from 19 ...
, 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
BBC Television is a service of the BBC. The corporation has operated a public broadcast television service in the United Kingdom, under the terms of a royal charter, since 1927. It produced television programmes from its own studios from 19 ...
, Tony Dow
*Various Characters, ''
Hearts of Gold
''Hearts of Gold'' was a BBC television programme devised and presented by Esther Rantzen, with Michael Groth and Carol Smillie as co-presenters. Running for six years in the 1980s and 1990s, the programme commended members of the public for the ...
'' – (5 Series Regular),
BBC TV
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, Various
*Miss Jemima Pinkerton, VANITY FAIR,
BBC TV
BBC Television is a service of the BBC. The corporation has operated a public broadcast television service in the United Kingdom, under the terms of a royal charter, since 1927. It produced television programmes from its own studios from 19 ...
, Diarmuid Lawrence
References
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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
People from Hackney Central