Dot Farley
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1881-02-05
Day of Death
1971-05-02 (90 years old)
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Dot Farley
Biography
From Wikipedia
Dot Farley (February 6, 1881 – May 2, 1971) was an American film actress. She appeared in 280 films between 1910 and 1950. Mainly known for her roles in short comedies, prolific with Mack Sennett in the silent days; she was later notable as the Mother-in-law of Edgar Kennedy in most of his series of short films at the RKO studios. She was born in Chicago, Illinois and died in South Pasadena, California.
Known For
Acting
(1949)
The File on Thelma Jordon
as Woman Prisoner (Uncredited)
(1948)
Variety Time
as Edgar's Mother-in-Law (from "I'll Build It Myself") (archive footage)
(1947)
(1947)
Do or Diet
as Florence's Mother
(1946)
Motor Maniacs
as Florence's Mother
(1945)
The Big Beef
as Florence's Mother
(1945)
It's Your Move
as Florence's Mother
(1944)
Hail the Conquering Hero
as Mamie's Mother (uncredited)
(1944)
San Fernando Valley
as Hattie O'Toole
(1944)
Radio Rampage
as Florence's Mother
(1944)
Prunes and Politics
as Mrs. Eloise Farley
(1944)
Feather Your Nest
as Florence's Mother
(1943)
Hot Foot
as Mother-in-Law
(1943)
Inferior Decorator
as Mrs. Kennedy's Mother
(1943)
Hold Your Temper
as Edgar's Mother-in-Law
(1942)
Cat People
as Mrs. Agnew (uncredited)
(1942)
Obliging Young Lady
as Bird Lover Who Did Paper on Shrikes (uncredited)
(1942)
Cooks and Crooks
as Sally's Mother
(1942)
Duck Soup
as Florence's Mother
(1941)
Look Who's Laughing
as Mary Blaize (uncredited)
(1939)
The Women
as Large Woman (uncredited)
(1939)
I Stole a Million
as (uncredited)
(1939)
$1,000 a Touchdown
as Hysterical Woman (uncredited)
(1938)
Slander House
as Mrs. Willis
(1938)
The Stranger from Arizona
as Martha
(1938)
The Road to Reno
as Mrs. Brumleigh (as Dorothy Farley)
(1938)
Lawless Valley
as Anna
(1937)
Love Is News
as Woman Wanting Steve's Autograph (uncredited)
(1937)
Too Many Wives
as Mrs. Potts
(1937)
(1937)
A Rented Riot
as Errol's Mother-in-Law
(1936)
Dummy Ache
as Florence's Mother
(1936)
Wanted: Jane Turner
as Landlady (uncredited)
(1936)
Will Power
as Mother
(1936)
Gasoloons
as Florence's Mother
(1935)
(1935)
False Pretenses
as Mrs. Smythe
(1935)
Brick-a-Brac
as Mother
(1935)
In Love at 40
as Florence's Mother
(1935)
Edgar Hamlet
as Florence's Mother
(1935)
Counselitis
as (uncredited)
(1934)
Down to Their Last Yacht
as Passenger with Diamond Bracelets (uncredited)
(1934)
Bridal Bail
as Mrs. Jones - June's Mother
(1934)
Love Past Thirty
as Dressmaker
(1934)
A Blasted Event
as Mother
(1934)
Fixing a Stew
as Leon's mother-in-law
(1934)
Wrong Direction
as Edgar's Mother-in-Law
(1934)
Love on a Ladder
as Florence's Mother
(1934)
Poisoned Ivory
as Florence's Mother
(1933)
What Fur
as Florence's Mother
(1933)
Curtain at Eight
as Ella, hefty actress
(1933)
Torchy's Kitty Coup
as Aunt Zenobia
(1933)
Quiet Please!
as Florence's Mother
(1933)
Loops! My Dear
as The Colonel's Wife - Mrs. Crumpit
(1933)
(1932)
Lawyer Man
as Client Paying $5,000 Fee (uncredited)
(1932)
While Paris Sleeps
as Concierge
(1932)
Trapped in Tia Juana
as Aunt Emma
(1932)
Fish Feathers
as Florence's Mother
(1932)
Giggle Water
as Florence's Mother
(1931)
The Law of the Tong
as Madam Duval
(1931)
Disappearing Enemies
as Aunt Molly
(1930)
Road to Paradise
as Lola
(1930)
Harmony at Home
as The Modiste
(1930)
The Third Alarm
as Woman Barber
(1930)
(1930)
Little Accident
as Mrs.Van Dine
(1930)
Traffic Tangle
as Mrs. Ginsberg
(1930)
(1930)
(1930)
(1930)
He Trumped Her Ace
as Dot
(1930)
(1929)
Divorce Made Easy
as Aunt Emma
(1929)
Marquis Preferred
as Mrs. Gruger
(1929)
Why Leave Home?
as Susan
(1929)
Calling Hubby's Bluff
as Widow Schultz
(1929)
Weak But Willing
as Claire Finkel
(1928)
The Garden of Eden
as Monte Carlo Telephone Operator (uncredited)
(1928)
The Code of the Scarlet
as Widow Malone
(1928)
(1928)
The Bicycle Flirt
as The Wife
(1928)
Motorboat Mamas
as Automobile Passenger
(1928)
His Unlucky Night
as Mrs. Trotter
(1928)
The Head Man
as Mrs. Denny
(1928)
Celebrity
as Mother
(1928)
Hubby's Weekend Trip
as Mrs. Bill Blake
(1928)
Lady Be Good
as Texas West
(1927)
The King of Kings
as Maidservant of Caiaphas
(1927)
The Shamrock and the Rose
as Mrs. Kelly
(1927)
Breakfast at Sunrise
as Telephone Operator (uncredited)
(1927)
The Climbers
as Juana
(1927)
The Girl from Everywhere
as Madame Zweibach
(1927)
His First Flame
as Mrs. Benedict
(1927)
Nobody's Widow
as Roxanna's Maid
(1927)
The Overland Stage
as Aunt Viney
(1926)
So This Is Paris
as Madame Moreau (uncredited)
(1926)
Memory Lane
as Maid
(1926)
(1926)
The Grand Duchess and the Waiter
as The Countess Prascovia Avaloff
(1926)
Money Talks
as Mrs. Chatterton
(1926)
Brooding Eyes
as Marie De Costa
(1926)
The Family Upstairs
as Mademoiselle Clarice
(1926)
(1926)
(1926)
Young April
as Maggie
(1926)
The Little Irish Girl
as Gertie
(1926)
The Still Alarm
as Mrs. Maloney
(1925)
A Woman of the World
as Mrs. Bierbauer
(1925)
Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pride
as Townswoman
(1925)
The Red Kimona
as The Inquisitive One
(1925)
My Son
as Hattie Smith
(1925)
Rugged Water
as Mrs. Fuller
(1925)
Breaking the Ice
as The Maid
(1924)
So Big
as Widow Paarlenburg
(1924)
The Signal Tower
as Cousin Gertie
(1924)
Picking Peaches
as The Customer
(1924)
The Enemy Sex
as Ida Summers
(1924)
Romeo and Juliet
as Rodney's Mother
(1924)
Vanity's Price
as Katherine
(1923)
The Acquittal
as Maid
(1923)
When Knights Were Cold
as (uncredited)
(1923)
Tea- With a Kick!
as Mrs. Juniper
(1923)
Pitfalls of a Big City
as Rodney's Mother
(1923)
One Cylinder Love
as The Society Girl's Mother
(1923)
Boy of Mine
as Mrs. Pettis
(1923)
Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?
as Rodney's Mother
(1922)
The Crossroads of New York
as Landlady
(1921)
Bright Eyes
as The Ambitious Mother
(1921)
Astray from the Steerage
as Mrs. Gabble - the Rich Husband's Mother-in-Law
(1920)
(1919)
(1918)
The Paperhangers' Revenge
as The Cook
(1918)
The Poor Rich Cleaners
as The Cook
(1915)
Sammy's Scandalous Scheme
as Dottie
(1914)
Even Unto Death
as Dorothea Gordon
(1913)
On His Wedding Day
as The Bride
(1913)
Bangville Police
as Della's Mother
(1913)
The Gusher
as Party Guest (uncredited)
(1913)
A Life in the Balance
as The Landlord's Wife
(1913)
Wine
as The Woman
(1913)
His Chum the Baron
as Party Guest (uncredited)
(1913)
Fatty Joins the Force
as Fatty's Sweetheart
(1913)
A Deaf Burglar
as A Neighbor
(1913)
A Fishy Affair
as Neighbor
(1913)
Some Nerve
as The Wife
(1913)
Murphy's I.O.U.
as Wife
(1913)
(1913)
A Strong Revenge
as Party Guest
(1913)
The Rural Third Degree
as Si's Bride
(1913)
Love and Pain
as Ethel
(1913)
Algy on the Force
as Algy's Sweetheart
(1912)
Peril of the Plains
as Eliza - the Mother
(1911)
The Ranchman's Vengeance
as Marie
(1910)
Crew
(1914)
Even Unto Death
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