Dot Farley
Born: 1881-02-05 in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died: 1971-05-02
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
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
- They Won't Believe Me
- Do or Diet as Florence's Mother
1946
- Motor Maniacs as Florence's Mother
1945
- What, No Cigarettes as Florence's Mother
- It's Your Move as Florence's Mother
- The Big Beef as Florence's Mother
1944
- Radio Rampage as Florence's Mother
- Hail the Conquering Hero as Mamie's Mother (uncredited)
- San Fernando Valley as Hattie O'Toole
- Feather Your Nest as Florence's Mother
- Prunes and Politics as Mrs. Eloise Farley
1943
- Inferior Decorator as Mrs. Kennedy's Mother
- Hold Your Temper as Edgar's Mother-in-Law
- Hot Foot as Mother-in-Law
1942
- Cat People as Mrs. Agnew (uncredited)
- Duck Soup as Florence's Mother
- Cooks and Crooks as Sally's Mother
- 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)
- I Stole a Million as (uncredited)
- $1,000 a Touchdown as Hysterical Woman (uncredited)
1938
- Lawless Valley as Anna
- Slander House as Mrs. Willis
- The Road to Reno as Mrs. Brumleigh (as Dorothy Farley)
- The Stranger from Arizona as Martha
1937
- Love Is News as Woman Wanting Steve's Autograph (uncredited)
- A Rented Riot as Errol's Mother-in-Law
- We Have Our Moments
- Too Many Wives as Mrs. Potts
1936
- Gasoloons as Florence's Mother
- Dummy Ache as Florence's Mother
- Wanted: Jane Turner as Landlady (uncredited)
- Will Power as Mother
1935
- False Pretenses as Mrs. Smythe
- Diamond Jim
- Edgar Hamlet as Florence's Mother
- Counselitis as (uncredited)
- In Love at 40 as Florence's Mother
- Brick-a-Brac as Mother
1934
- Poisoned Ivory as Florence's Mother
- Bridal Bail as Mrs. Jones - June's Mother
- A Blasted Event as Mother
- Down to Their Last Yacht as Passenger with Diamond Bracelets (uncredited)
- Love Past Thirty as Dressmaker
- Love on a Ladder as Florence's Mother
- Fixing a Stew as Leon's mother-in-law
- Wrong Direction as Edgar's Mother-in-Law
1933
- Quiet Please! as Florence's Mother
- What Fur as Florence's Mother
- Good Housewrecking
- Curtain at Eight as Ella, hefty actress
- Loops! My Dear as The Colonel's Wife - Mrs. Crumpit
- Torchy's Kitty Coup as Aunt Zenobia
1932
- Giggle Water as Florence's Mother
- Fish Feathers as Florence's Mother
- Trapped in Tia Juana as Aunt Emma
- Lawyer Man as Client Paying $5,000 Fee (uncredited)
- While Paris Sleeps as Concierge
1931
- Disappearing Enemies as Aunt Molly
- The Law of the Tong as Madam Duval
1930
- Harmony at Home as The Modiste
- Big Money
- Radio Kisses
- Getting a Raise
- Traffic Tangle as Mrs. Ginsberg
- Road to Paradise as Lola
- The Third Alarm as Woman Barber
- Swell People
- Little Accident as Mrs.Van Dine
- He Trumped Her Ace as Dot
- Love Your Neighbor
1929
- Marquis Preferred as Mrs. Gruger
- Why Leave Home? as Susan
- Calling Hubby's Bluff as Widow Schultz
- Weak But Willing as Claire Finkel
- Divorce Made Easy as Aunt Emma
1928
- Celebrity as Mother
- The Garden of Eden as Monte Carlo Telephone Operator (uncredited)
- Motorboat Mamas as Automobile Passenger
- The Head Man as Mrs. Denny
- Lady Be Good as Texas West
- The Girl from Nowhere
- The Bicycle Flirt as The Wife
- Hubby's Weekend Trip as Mrs. Bill Blake
- The Code of the Scarlet as Widow Malone
- His Unlucky Night as Mrs. Trotter
1927
- The Climbers as Juana
- The King of Kings as Maidservant of Caiaphas
- Nobody's Widow as Roxanna's Maid
- The Girl from Everywhere as Madame Zweibach
- Breakfast at Sunrise as Telephone Operator (uncredited)
- His First Flame as Mrs. Benedict
- The Shamrock and the Rose as Mrs. Kelly
- The Overland Stage as Aunt Viney
1926
- Money Talks as Mrs. Chatterton
- So This Is Paris as Madame Moreau (uncredited)
- Memory Lane as Maid
- The Grand Duchess and the Waiter as The Countess Prascovia Avaloff
- Golf Widows
- The Family Upstairs as Mademoiselle Clarice
- A Punch in the Nose
- The Little Irish Girl as Gertie
- Matrimony Blues
- Brooding Eyes as Marie De Costa
- Young April as Maggie
- The Still Alarm as Mrs. Maloney
1925
- My Son as Hattie Smith
- A Woman of the World as Mrs. Bierbauer
- The Red Kimona as The Inquisitive One
- Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pride as Townswoman
- Rugged Water as Mrs. Fuller
- Breaking the Ice as The Maid
1924
- Picking Peaches as The Customer
- The Signal Tower as Cousin Gertie
- The Mask of Lopez as Townswoman
- The Enemy Sex as Ida Summers
- So Big as Widow Paarlenburg
- Vanity's Price as Katherine
- Romeo and Juliet as Rodney's Mother
1923
- The Acquittal as Maid
- When Knights Were Cold as (uncredited)
- Pitfalls of a Big City as Rodney's Mother
- One Cylinder Love as The Society Girl's Mother
- Boy of Mine as Mrs. Pettis
- Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening? as Rodney's Mother
- Tea- With a Kick! as Mrs. Juniper
1922
- The Crossroads of New York as Landlady
1921
- Bright Eyes as The Ambitious Mother
- Astray from the Steerage as Mrs. Gabble - the Rich Husband's Mother-in-Law
1918
- The Poor Rich Cleaners as The Cook
- 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
- The Gusher as Party Guest (uncredited)
- Fatty Joins the Force as Fatty's Sweetheart
- Wine as The Woman
- Murphy's I.O.U. as Wife
- Some Nerve as The Wife
- His Chum the Baron as Party Guest (uncredited)
- A Fishy Affair as Neighbor
- Algy on the Force as Algy's Sweetheart
- On His Wedding Day as The Bride
- Love and Pain as Ethel
- A Strong Revenge as Party Guest
- A Life in the Balance as The Landlord's Wife
- The Rural Third Degree as Si's Bride
- Hubby’s Job
- A Deaf Burglar as A Neighbor
1912
- Peril of the Plains as Eliza - the Mother
1911
- The Ranchman's Vengeance as Marie