Leila Hoffman

Known for

Acting

Born

June 11, 1934 (age 92)

Birthplace

Hackney, London, England, UK

Biography

Leila Hoffman (née Rothstein) (born 11 June 1934 in Hackney) is an English comedian, actress and writer. Hoffman starred in BBC Three sitcom, How Not to Live Your Life as Dot Treacher, the widowed neighbour. She has also appeared in several online BBC comedy sketches with the group This is Wondervision.

Best known work

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

2001

Doctor Who

2005

Skins

2007

The Witches

1990

Prevenge

2017

EastEnders

1985

Bad Education

2012

Speechless

2016

Flowers

2016

Not Going Out

2006

Filmography

2026
Ann DroidTV
as Lady in Advert (1 episode)
2024
Bad Tidings
as Evelyn
2023
A Kind of Kidnapping
as Doris
2023
Beyond ParadiseTV
as Maud Bernberg (1 episode)
2022
Red Riding Hood: After Ever After
as Innkeeper
2022
Gangsta Granny Strikes Again
as Alice
2020
I Hate SuzieTV
as Grinny (1 episode)
2020
Bumps
as Nancy
2018
The Midnight Gang
as Nelly
2017
Born Silly
as Various
2017
Prevenge
as Dan's Mum
2016
SpeechlessTV
as Prudence (1 episode)
2016
FlowersTV
as Nana (7 episodes), as Isadora (2 episodes), as Isadora / Nana (2 episodes)
2014
Walter
as Old Lady
2013
It's KevinTV
as Various (2 episodes)
2012
Bad EducationTV
as Olive Mollinson (6 episodes)
2010
EastEnders: Last Tango in Walford
as Mrs Lambert
2008
How Not to Live Your LifeTV
as Mrs. Treacher (19 episodes)
2007
SkinsTV
as Granny (1 episode)
2006
Not Going OutTV
as Old Lady (1 episode)
2006
Magnolia
as Mad Alice
2005
Doctor WhoTV
as Mrs Rossiter (1 episode)
2004
Doctors and NursesTV
as Gladys (1 episode)
2002
15 Storeys HighTV
2002
The Tea Party
as Hilda