Acting

Dot Farley

Born 1881-02-05

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Department: 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.

1938

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Filmography & Credits

Complete career catalog (169 titles)

Title	Character / Role	Type	Year
The File on Thelma Jordon	Woman Prisoner (uncredited)	Movie	1949
Variety Time	Edgar's Mother-in-Law (from "I'll Build It Myself") (archive footage)	Movie	1948
They Won't Believe Me	Emma (uncredited)	Movie	1947
Do or Diet	Florence's Mother	Movie	1947
Motor Maniacs	Florence's Mother	Movie	1946
The Big Beef	Florence's Mother	Movie	1945
It's Your Move	Florence's Mother	Movie	1945
What, No Cigarettes	Florence's Mother	Movie	1945
Feather Your Nest	Florence's Mother	Movie	1944
San Fernando Valley	Hattie O'Toole	Movie	1944
Hail the Conquering Hero	Mamie's Mother (uncredited)	Movie	1944
Radio Rampage	Florence's Mother	Movie	1944
Prunes and Politics	Mrs. Eloise Farley	Movie	1944
Hot Foot	Mother-in-Law	Movie	1943
Inferior Decorator	Mrs. Kennedy's Mother	Movie	1943
Hold Your Temper	Edgar's Mother-in-Law	Movie	1943
Duck Soup	Florence's Mother	Movie	1942
Cat People	Mrs. Agnew (uncredited)	Movie	1942
Cooks and Crooks	Sally's Mother	Movie	1942
Obliging Young Lady	Bird Lover Who Did Paper on Shrikes (uncredited)	Movie	1942
Look Who's Laughing	Mary Blaize (uncredited)	Movie	1941
$1,000 a Touchdown	Hysterical Woman (uncredited)	Movie	1939
The Women	Large Woman (uncredited)	Movie	1939
I Stole a Million	(uncredited)	Movie	1939
Lawless Valley	Anna	Movie	1938
Slander House	Mrs. Willis	Movie	1938
The Stranger from Arizona	Martha	Movie	1938
The Road to Reno	Mrs. Brumleigh (as Dorothy Farley)	Movie	1938
A Rented Riot	Errol's Mother-in-Law	Movie	1937
Too Many Wives	Mrs. Potts	Movie	1937
We Have Our Moments	(uncredited)	Movie	1937
Love Is News	Woman Wanting Steve's Autograph (uncredited)	Movie	1937
Wanted: Jane Turner	Landlady (uncredited)	Movie	1936
Dummy Ache	Florence's Mother	Movie	1936
Will Power	Mother	Movie	1936
Gasoloons	Florence's Mother	Movie	1936
Counselitis	(uncredited)	Movie	1935
False Pretenses	Mrs. Smythe	Movie	1935
Diamond Jim	Self / Appearance	Movie	1935
In Love at 40	Florence's Mother	Movie	1935
Edgar Hamlet	Florence's Mother	Movie	1935
Sock Me to Sleep	Florence's Mother	Movie	1935
Brick-a-Brac	Mother	Movie	1935
Poisoned Ivory	Florence's Mother	Movie	1934
Fixing a Stew	Leon's mother-in-law	Movie	1934
A Blasted Event	Mother	Movie	1934
Down to Their Last Yacht	Passenger with Diamond Bracelets (uncredited)	Movie	1934
Wrong Direction	Edgar's Mother-in-Law	Movie	1934
Love on a Ladder	Florence's Mother	Movie	1934
Love Past Thirty	Dressmaker	Movie	1934
Bridal Bail	Mrs. Jones - June's Mother	Movie	1934
What Fur	Florence's Mother	Movie	1933
Curtain at Eight	Ella, hefty actress	Movie	1933
Quiet Please!	Florence's Mother	Movie	1933
Good Housewrecking	Self / Appearance	Movie	1933
Torchy's Kitty Coup	Aunt Zenobia	Movie	1933
Loops! My Dear	The Colonel's Wife - Mrs. Crumpit	Movie	1933
Lawyer Man	Client Paying $5,000 Fee (uncredited)	Movie	1932
Fish Feathers	Florence's Mother	Movie	1932
Trapped in Tia Juana	Aunt Emma	Movie	1932
Giggle Water	Florence's Mother	Movie	1932
While Paris Sleeps	Concierge	Movie	1932
The Law of the Tong	Madam Duval	Movie	1931
The Front Page	Madame (uncredited)	Movie	1931
Disappearing Enemies	Aunt Molly	Movie	1931
The Third Alarm	Woman Barber	Movie	1930
Traffic Tangle	Mrs. Ginsberg	Movie	1930
Love Your Neighbor	Self / Appearance	Movie	1930
Swell People	Self / Appearance	Movie	1930
Little Accident	Mrs.Van Dine	Movie	1930
Road to Paradise	Lola	Movie	1930
Radio Kisses	Self / Appearance	Movie	1930
Big Money	Self / Appearance	Movie	1930
He Trumped Her Ace	Dot	Movie	1930
Getting a Raise	Self / Appearance	Movie	1930
Harmony at Home	The Modiste	Movie	1930
Weak But Willing	Claire Finkel	Movie	1929
Why Leave Home?	Susan	Movie	1929
Divorce Made Easy	Aunt Emma	Movie	1929
Whirls and Girls	The Henpecked Husband's Wife	Movie	1929
Calling Hubby's Bluff	Widow Schultz	Movie	1929
Marquis Preferred	Mrs. Gruger	Movie	1929
Hubby's Weekend Trip	Mrs. Bill Blake	Movie	1928
Should a Girl Marry?	Mae Reynolds	Movie	1928
Motorboat Mamas	Automobile Passenger	Movie	1928
His Unlucky Night	Mrs. Trotter	Movie	1928
The Girl from Nowhere	Self / Appearance	Movie	1928
Celebrity	Mother	Movie	1928
The Head Man	Mrs. Denny	Movie	1928
The Code of the Scarlet	Widow Malone	Movie	1928
Lady Be Good	Texas West	Movie	1928
The Bicycle Flirt	The Wife	Movie	1928
The Garden of Eden	Monte Carlo Telephone Operator (uncredited)	Movie	1928
The Girl from Everywhere	Madame Zweibach	Movie	1927
Breakfast at Sunrise	Telephone Operator (uncredited)	Movie	1927
The Climbers	Juana	Movie	1927
His First Flame	Mrs. Benedict	Movie	1927
All Aboard	Aunt Patsy	Movie	1927
The King of Kings	Maidservant of Caiaphas	Movie	1927
The Shamrock and the Rose	Mrs. Kelly	Movie	1927
The Lost Limited	Self / Appearance	Movie	1927
The Overland Stage	Aunt Viney	Movie	1927
Nobody's Widow	Roxanna's Maid	Movie	1927
Golf Widows	Self / Appearance	Movie	1926
Young April	Maggie	Movie	1926
The Family Upstairs	Mademoiselle Clarice	Movie	1926
So This Is Paris	Madame Moreau (uncredited)	Movie	1926
Money Talks	Mrs. Chatterton	Movie	1926
Matrimony Blues	Self / Appearance	Movie	1926
The Still Alarm	Mrs. Maloney	Movie	1926
Brooding Eyes	Marie De Costa	Movie	1926
The Little Irish Girl	Gertie	Movie	1926
The Grand Duchess and the Waiter	The Countess Prascovia Avaloff	Movie	1926
Memory Lane	Maid	Movie	1926
A Punch in the Nose	Self / Appearance	Movie	1926
A Woman of the World	Mrs. Bierbauer	Movie	1925
The Red Kimona	The Inquisitive One	Movie	1925
Rugged Water	Mrs. Fuller	Movie	1925
Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pride	Townswoman	Movie	1925
My Son	Hattie Smith	Movie	1925
Breaking the Ice	The Maid	Movie	1925
So Big	Widow Paarlenburg	Movie	1924
Vanity's Price	Katherine	Movie	1924
The Fatal Mistake	Self / Appearance	Movie	1924
The Enemy Sex	Ida Summers	Movie	1924
Romeo and Juliet	Rodney's Mother	Movie	1924
The Signal Tower	Cousin Gertie	Movie	1924
Listen Lester	Miss Pink	Movie	1924
Picking Peaches	The Customer	Movie	1924
The Mask of Lopez	Townswoman	Movie	1924
Boy of Mine	Mrs. Pettis	Movie	1923
The Acquittal	Maid	Movie	1923
One Cylinder Love	The Society Girl's Mother	Movie	1923
Pitfalls of a Big City	Rodney's Mother	Movie	1923
Tea- With a Kick!	Mrs. Juniper	Movie	1923
Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?	Rodney's Mother	Movie	1923
When Knights Were Cold	(uncredited)	Movie	1923
The Crossroads of New York	Landlady	Movie	1922
Bright Eyes	The Ambitious Mother	Movie	1921
Astray from the Steerage	Mrs. Gabble - the Rich Husband's Mother-in-Law	Movie	1921
An Elephant on His Hands	Self / Appearance	Movie	1920
Looney Lions and Monkey Business	Self / Appearance	Movie	1919
The Poor Rich Cleaners	The Cook	Movie	1918
The Paperhangers' Revenge	The Cook	Movie	1918
The House of Terrible Scandals	Bride's mother/ Soup slurper	Movie	1917
Sammy's Scandalous Scheme	Dottie	Movie	1915
Even Unto Death	Dorothea Gordon	Movie	1914
Even Unto Death	Writer	Movie	1914
Some Nerve	The Wife	Movie	1913
The Gusher	Party Guest (uncredited)	Movie	1913
Fatty Joins the Force	Fatty's Sweetheart	Movie	1913
Wine	The Woman	Movie	1913
Hubby’s Job	Self / Appearance	Movie	1913
Algy on the Force	Algy's Sweetheart	Movie	1913
His Chum the Baron	Party Guest (uncredited)	Movie	1913
Bangville Police	Della's Mother	Movie	1913
A Fishy Affair	Neighbor	Movie	1913
Murphy's I.O.U.	Wife	Movie	1913
A Life in the Balance	The Landlord's Wife	Movie	1913
On His Wedding Day	The Bride	Movie	1913
Love and Pain	Ethel	Movie	1913
A Deaf Burglar	A Neighbor	Movie	1913
A Strong Revenge	Party Guest	Movie	1913
The Rural Third Degree	Si's Bride	Movie	1913
Peril of the Plains	Eliza - the Mother	Movie	1912
The Ranchman's Vengeance	Marie	Movie	1911
The Boss of Lucky Ranch	Self / Appearance	Movie	1911
A College Chicken	Self / Appearance	Movie	1910
Parlor, Bedroom and Wrath	Florence's Mother	Movie	—