Dot Farley

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Female

Birthday 1881-02-05

Deathday 1971-05-02 (90 years old)

Place of Birth Chicago, Illinois, USA

Also Known As Dorothea Farley, Dorothy Farley, Mrs. Farley

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

Actor

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
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
Feather Your Nest

as Florence's Mother

1944
San Fernando Valley

as Hattie O'Toole

1944
Radio Rampage

as Florence's Mother

1944
Prunes and Politics

as Mrs. Eloise Farley

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
Duck Soup

as Florence's Mother

1942
Cat People

as Mrs. Agnew (uncredited)

1942
Cooks and Crooks

as Sally'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
$1,000 a Touchdown

as Hysterical Woman (uncredited)

1939
The Women

as Large Woman (uncredited)

1939
I Stole a Million

as (uncredited)

1938
1938
Slander House

as Mrs. Willis

1938
The Road to Reno

as Mrs. Brumleigh (as Dorothy Farley)

1937
A Rented Riot

as Errol's Mother-in-Law

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
Dummy Ache

as Florence's Mother

1936
Will Power

as Mother

1936
Gasoloons

as Florence's Mother

1935
Counselitis

as (uncredited)

1935
False Pretenses

as Mrs. Smythe

1935
In Love at 40

as Florence's Mother

1935
Edgar Hamlet

as Florence's Mother

1935
Brick-a-Brac

as Mother

1934
Poisoned Ivory

as Florence's Mother

1934
Fixing a Stew

as Leon's mother-in-law

1934
Down to Their Last Yacht

as Passenger with Diamond Bracelets (uncredited)

1934
Wrong Direction

as Edgar's Mother-in-Law

1934
Love on a Ladder

as Florence's Mother

1934
Love Past Thirty

as Dressmaker

1934
Bridal Bail

as Mrs. Jones - June's Mother

1933
What Fur

as Florence's Mother

1933
Curtain at Eight

as Ella, hefty actress

1933
Quiet Please!

as Florence's Mother

1933
Torchy's Kitty Coup

as Aunt Zenobia

1932
Lawyer Man

as Client Paying $5,000 Fee (uncredited)

1932
Fish Feathers

as Florence's Mother

1932
1932
Giggle Water

as Florence's Mother

1932
While Paris Sleeps

as Concierge

1931
The Law of the Tong

as Madam Duval

1931
Disappearing Enemies

as Aunt Molly

1930
The Third Alarm

as Woman Barber

1930
Traffic Tangle

as Mrs. Ginsberg

1930
Little Accident

as Mrs.Van Dine

1930
1930
Harmony at Home

as The Modiste

1929
Weak But Willing

as Claire Finkel

1929
1929
Divorce Made Easy

as Aunt Emma

1929
Calling Hubby's Bluff

as Widow Schultz

1929
Marquis Preferred

as Mrs. Gruger

1928
Hubby's Weekend Trip

as Mrs. Bill Blake

1928
His Unlucky Night

as Mrs. Trotter

1928
Celebrity

as Mother

1928
The Head Man

as Mrs. Denny

1928
The Code of the Scarlet

as Widow Malone

1928
Lady Be Good

as Texas West

1928
The Bicycle Flirt

as The Wife

1928
The Garden of Eden

as Monte Carlo Telephone Operator (uncredited)

1927
The Girl from Everywhere

as Madame Zweibach

1927
Breakfast at Sunrise

as Telephone Operator (uncredited)

1927
The Climbers

as Juana

1927
His First Flame

as Mrs. Benedict

1927
The King of Kings

as Maidservant of Caiaphas

1927
1927
The Overland Stage

as Aunt Viney

1926
Young April

as Maggie

1926
The Family Upstairs

as Mademoiselle Clarice

1926
So This Is Paris

as Madame Moreau (uncredited)

1926
Money Talks

as Mrs. Chatterton

1926
Brooding Eyes

as Marie De Costa

1926
1926
The Grand Duchess and the Waiter

as The Countess Prascovia Avaloff

1926
Memory Lane

as Maid

1925
A Woman of the World

as Mrs. Bierbauer

1925
The Red Kimona

as The Inquisitive One

1925
Rugged Water

as Mrs. Fuller

1925
1925
My Son

as Hattie Smith

1925
Breaking the Ice

as The Maid

1924
So Big

as Widow Paarlenburg

1924
Vanity's Price

as Katherine

1924
The Enemy Sex

as Ida Summers

1924
Romeo and Juliet

as Rodney's Mother

1924
The Signal Tower

as Cousin Gertie

1924
Picking Peaches

as The Customer

1923
Boy of Mine

as Mrs. Pettis

1923
1923
One Cylinder Love

as The Society Girl's Mother

1923
Pitfalls of a Big City

as Rodney's Mother

1923
Tea- With a Kick!

as Mrs. Juniper

1923
When Knights Were Cold

as (uncredited)

1921
Bright Eyes

as The Ambitious Mother

1921
Astray from the Steerage

as Mrs. Gabble - the Rich Husband's Mother-in-Law

1918
1914
Even Unto Death

as Dorothea Gordon

1913
Some Nerve

as The Wife

1913
The Gusher

as Party Guest (uncredited)

1913
Fatty Joins the Force

as Fatty's Sweetheart

1913
Wine

as The Woman

1913
Algy on the Force

as Algy's Sweetheart

1913
His Chum the Baron

as Party Guest (uncredited)

1913
A Fishy Affair

as Neighbor

1913
Bangville Police

as Della's Mother

1913
1913
A Life in the Balance

as The Landlord's Wife

1913
On His Wedding Day

as The Bride

1913
A Deaf Burglar

as A Neighbor

1913
A Strong Revenge

as Party Guest

1913
1912
Peril of the Plains

as Eliza - the Mother

Writer

1914
Even Unto Death

as Writer