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)
It's Your Move
as Florence's Mother
(1945)
The Big Beef
as Florence's Mother
(1944)
Hail the Conquering Hero
as Mamie's Mother (uncredited)
(1944)
San Fernando Valley
as Hattie O'Toole
(1944)
Feather Your Nest
as Florence's Mother
(1944)
Prunes and Politics
as Mrs. Eloise Farley
(1944)
Radio Rampage
as Florence's Mother
(1943)
Hold Your Temper
as Edgar's Mother-in-Law
(1943)
Inferior Decorator
as Mrs. Kennedy's Mother
(1943)
Hot Foot
as Mother-in-Law
(1942)
Cat People
as Mrs. Agnew (uncredited)
(1942)
Cooks and Crooks
as Sally's Mother
(1942)
Duck Soup
as Florence's Mother
(1942)
Obliging Young Lady
as Bird Lover Who Did Paper on Shrikes (uncredited)
(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)
Lawless Valley
as Anna
(1938)
Slander House
as Mrs. Willis
(1938)
The Road to Reno
as Mrs. Brumleigh (as Dorothy Farley)
(1938)
The Stranger from Arizona
as Martha
(1937)
A Rented Riot
as Errol's Mother-in-Law
(1937)
(1937)
Too Many Wives
as Mrs. Potts
(1937)
Love Is News
as Woman Wanting Steve's Autograph (uncredited)
(1936)
Wanted: Jane Turner
as Landlady (uncredited)
(1936)
Gasoloons
as Florence's Mother
(1936)
Will Power
as Mother
(1936)
Dummy Ache
as Florence's Mother
(1935)
(1935)
In Love at 40
as Florence's Mother
(1935)
Counselitis
as (uncredited)
(1935)
Brick-a-Brac
as Mother
(1935)
False Pretenses
as Mrs. Smythe
(1935)
Edgar Hamlet
as Florence's Mother
(1934)
Wrong Direction
as Edgar's Mother-in-Law
(1934)
Love Past Thirty
as Dressmaker
(1934)
Bridal Bail
as Mrs. Jones - June's Mother
(1934)
Down to Their Last Yacht
as Passenger with Diamond Bracelets (uncredited)
(1934)
A Blasted Event
as Mother
(1934)
Poisoned Ivory
as Florence's Mother
(1934)
Fixing a Stew
as Leon's mother-in-law
(1934)
Love on a Ladder
as Florence's Mother
(1933)
Quiet Please!
as Florence's Mother
(1933)
Torchy's Kitty Coup
as Aunt Zenobia
(1933)
Curtain at Eight
as Ella, hefty actress
(1933)
What Fur
as Florence's Mother
(1933)
Loops! My Dear
as The Colonel's Wife - Mrs. Crumpit
(1933)
(1932)
Trapped in Tia Juana
as Aunt Emma
(1932)
While Paris Sleeps
as Concierge
(1932)
Lawyer Man
as Client Paying $5,000 Fee (uncredited)
(1932)
Giggle Water
as Florence's Mother
(1932)
Fish Feathers
as Florence's Mother
(1931)
The Law of the Tong
as Madam Duval
(1931)
Disappearing Enemies
as Aunt Molly
(1930)
He Trumped Her Ace
as Dot
(1930)
(1930)
(1930)
The Third Alarm
as Woman Barber
(1930)
Road to Paradise
as Lola
(1930)
Traffic Tangle
as Mrs. Ginsberg
(1930)
(1930)
Harmony at Home
as The Modiste
(1930)
(1930)
Little Accident
as Mrs.Van Dine
(1930)
(1929)
Why Leave Home?
as Susan
(1929)
Divorce Made Easy
as Aunt Emma
(1929)
Marquis Preferred
as Mrs. Gruger
(1929)
Weak But Willing
as Claire Finkel
(1929)
Calling Hubby's Bluff
as Widow Schultz
(1928)
Lady Be Good
as Texas West
(1928)
Motorboat Mamas
as Automobile Passenger
(1928)
The Garden of Eden
as Monte Carlo Telephone Operator (uncredited)
(1928)
His Unlucky Night
as Mrs. Trotter
(1928)
(1928)
The Head Man
as Mrs. Denny
(1928)
The Bicycle Flirt
as The Wife
(1928)
The Code of the Scarlet
as Widow Malone
(1928)
Hubby's Weekend Trip
as Mrs. Bill Blake
(1928)
Celebrity
as Mother
(1927)
Breakfast at Sunrise
as Telephone Operator (uncredited)
(1927)
Nobody's Widow
as Roxanna's Maid
(1927)
The Climbers
as Juana
(1927)
His First Flame
as Mrs. Benedict
(1927)
The King of Kings
as Maidservant of Caiaphas
(1927)
The Girl from Everywhere
as Madame Zweibach
(1927)
The Overland Stage
as Aunt Viney
(1927)
The Shamrock and the Rose
as Mrs. Kelly
(1926)
Brooding Eyes
as Marie De Costa
(1926)
Young April
as Maggie
(1926)
So This Is Paris
as Madame Moreau (uncredited)
(1926)
Money Talks
as Mrs. Chatterton
(1926)
The Family Upstairs
as Mademoiselle Clarice
(1926)
(1926)
The Little Irish Girl
as Gertie
(1926)
The Grand Duchess and the Waiter
as The Countess Prascovia Avaloff
(1926)
Memory Lane
as Maid
(1926)
(1926)
The Still Alarm
as Mrs. Maloney
(1926)
(1925)
A Woman of the World
as Mrs. Bierbauer
(1925)
Rugged Water
as Mrs. Fuller
(1925)
Breaking the Ice
as The Maid
(1925)
My Son
as Hattie Smith
(1925)
The Red Kimona
as The Inquisitive One
(1925)
Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pride
as Townswoman
(1924)
Romeo and Juliet
as Rodney's Mother
(1924)
Picking Peaches
as The Customer
(1924)
The Signal Tower
as Cousin Gertie
(1924)
So Big
as Widow Paarlenburg
(1924)
Vanity's Price
as Katherine
(1924)
The Enemy Sex
as Ida Summers
(1923)
The Acquittal
as Maid
(1923)
Pitfalls of a Big City
as Rodney's Mother
(1923)
One Cylinder Love
as The Society Girl's Mother
(1923)
When Knights Were Cold
as (uncredited)
(1923)
Boy of Mine
as Mrs. Pettis
(1923)
Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?
as Rodney's Mother
(1923)
Tea- With a Kick!
as Mrs. Juniper
(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 Poor Rich Cleaners
as The Cook
(1918)
The Paperhangers' Revenge
as The Cook
(1915)
Sammy's Scandalous Scheme
as Dottie
(1914)
Even Unto Death
as Dorothea Gordon
(1913)
Bangville Police
as Della's Mother
(1913)
The Gusher
as Party Guest (uncredited)
(1913)
The Rural Third Degree
as Si's Bride
(1913)
A Strong Revenge
as Party Guest
(1913)
A Deaf Burglar
as A Neighbor
(1913)
Fatty Joins the Force
as Fatty's Sweetheart
(1913)
Wine
as The Woman
(1913)
On His Wedding Day
as The Bride
(1913)
A Life in the Balance
as The Landlord's Wife
(1913)
Some Nerve
as The Wife
(1913)
A Fishy Affair
as Neighbor
(1913)
His Chum the Baron
as Party Guest (uncredited)
(1913)
Love and Pain
as Ethel
(1913)
Murphy's I.O.U.
as Wife
(1913)
Algy on the Force
as Algy's Sweetheart
(1913)
(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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