Dot Farley
Acting1881Chicago, Illinois, USA
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
Cat People
Mrs. Agnew (uncredited)
The Women
Large Woman (uncredited)
Hail the Conquering Hero
Mamie's Mother (uncredited)
The File on Thelma Jordon
Woman Prisoner (uncredited)
The King of Kings
Maidservant of Caiaphas
They Won't Believe Me
Bangville Police
Della's Mother
So This Is Paris
Madame Moreau (uncredited)
Acting History
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
It's Your Move
as Florence's Mother
What, No Cigarettes
as Florence's Mother
The Big Beef
as Florence's Mother
1944
San Fernando Valley
as Hattie O'Toole
Hail the Conquering Hero
as Mamie's Mother (uncredited)
Prunes and Politics
as Mrs. Eloise Farley
Radio Rampage
as Florence's Mother
Feather Your Nest
as Florence's Mother
1943
Hold Your Temper
as Edgar's Mother-in-Law
Hot Foot
as Mother-in-Law
Inferior Decorator
as Mrs. Kennedy's Mother
1942
Cat People
as Mrs. Agnew (uncredited)
Obliging Young Lady
as Bird Lover Who Did Paper on Shrikes (uncredited)
Cooks and Crooks
as Sally's Mother
Duck Soup
as Florence's Mother
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)
Too Many Wives
as Mrs. Potts
A Rented Riot
as Errol's Mother-in-Law
1936
Will Power
as Mother
Dummy Ache
as Florence's Mother
Wanted: Jane Turner
as Landlady (uncredited)
Gasoloons
as Florence's Mother
1935
False Pretenses
as Mrs. Smythe
Edgar Hamlet
as Florence's Mother
In Love at 40
as Florence's Mother
Counselitis
as (uncredited)
Brick-a-Brac
as Mother
1934
Down to Their Last Yacht
as Passenger with Diamond Bracelets (uncredited)
A Blasted Event
as Mother
Wrong Direction
as Edgar's Mother-in-Law
Poisoned Ivory
as Florence's Mother
Love on a Ladder
as Florence's Mother
Bridal Bail
as Mrs. Jones - June's Mother
Fixing a Stew
as Leon's mother-in-law
Love Past Thirty
as Dressmaker
1933
Curtain at Eight
as Ella, hefty actress
Quiet Please!
as Florence's Mother
What Fur
as Florence's Mother
Torchy's Kitty Coup
as Aunt Zenobia
Loops! My Dear
as The Colonel's Wife - Mrs. Crumpit
1932
Lawyer Man
as Client Paying $5,000 Fee (uncredited)
While Paris Sleeps
as Concierge
Trapped in Tia Juana
as Aunt Emma
Fish Feathers
as Florence's Mother
Giggle Water
as Florence's Mother
1931
The Law of the Tong
as Madam Duval
Disappearing Enemies
as Aunt Molly
1930
The Third Alarm
as Woman Barber
Traffic Tangle
as Mrs. Ginsberg
Road to Paradise
as Lola
Harmony at Home
as The Modiste
Little Accident
as Mrs.Van Dine
He Trumped Her Ace
as Dot
1929
Why Leave Home?
as Susan
Marquis Preferred
as Mrs. Gruger
Weak But Willing
as Claire Finkel
Divorce Made Easy
as Aunt Emma
Calling Hubby's Bluff
as Widow Schultz
1928
The Head Man
as Mrs. Denny
Celebrity
as Mother
Lady Be Good
as Texas West
The Bicycle Flirt
as The Wife
The Garden of Eden
as Monte Carlo Telephone Operator (uncredited)
The Code of the Scarlet
as Widow Malone
His Unlucky Night
as Mrs. Trotter
Motorboat Mamas
as Automobile Passenger
Hubby's Weekend Trip
as Mrs. Bill Blake
1927
The Climbers
as Juana
The King of Kings
as Maidservant of Caiaphas
His First Flame
as Mrs. Benedict
The Overland Stage
as Aunt Viney
The Shamrock and the Rose
as Mrs. Kelly
Breakfast at Sunrise
as Telephone Operator (uncredited)
The Girl from Everywhere
as Madame Zweibach
Nobody's Widow
as Roxanna's Maid
All Aboard
as Aunt Patsy
1926
The Grand Duchess and the Waiter
as The Countess Prascovia Avaloff
So This Is Paris
as Madame Moreau (uncredited)
Money Talks
as Mrs. Chatterton
Young April
as Maggie
Brooding Eyes
as Marie De Costa
Memory Lane
as Maid
The Little Irish Girl
as Gertie
The Family Upstairs
as Mademoiselle Clarice
The Still Alarm
as Mrs. Maloney
1925
Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pride
as Townswoman
A Woman of the World
as Mrs. Bierbauer
The Red Kimona
as The Inquisitive One
Breaking the Ice
as The Maid
My Son
as Hattie Smith
Rugged Water
as Mrs. Fuller
1924
Picking Peaches
as The Customer
So Big
as Widow Paarlenburg
The Signal Tower
as Cousin Gertie
The Enemy Sex
as Ida Summers
Romeo and Juliet
as Rodney's Mother
Vanity's Price
as Katherine
The Mask of Lopez
as Townswoman
Listen Lester
as Miss Pink
1923
When Knights Were Cold
as (uncredited)
The Acquittal
as Maid
Boy of Mine
as Mrs. Pettis
Tea- With a Kick!
as Mrs. Juniper
Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?
as Rodney's Mother
Pitfalls of a Big City
as Rodney's Mother
One Cylinder Love
as The Society Girl's Mother
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
Even Unto Death
Writer
1913
Bangville Police
as Della's Mother
A Strong Revenge
as Party Guest
The Gusher
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Wine Making
as The Woman
A Life in the Balance
as The Landlord's Wife
A Fishy Affair
as Neighbor
On His Wedding Day
as The Bride
Fatty Joins the Force
as Fatty's Sweetheart
Some Nerve
as The Wife
A Deaf Burglar
as A Neighbor
Love and Pain
as Ethel
The Rural Third Degree
as Si's Bride
His Chum the Baron
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Murphy's I.O.U.
as Wife
Algy on the Force
as Algy's Sweetheart
1912
Peril of the Plains
as Eliza - the Mother
1911
The Ranchman's Vengeance
as Marie