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