Dot Farley
Known for
Acting
Life
1881 – 1971 (aged 90)
Born in
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Credits
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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
05 Dec 1942
The Women
01 Sep 1939
The Front Page
04 Apr 1931
Hail the Conquering Hero
09 Aug 1944
The King of Kings
19 Apr 1927
The File on Thelma Jordon
04 Nov 1949
They Won't Believe Me
16 Jul 1947
So This Is Paris
31 Jul 1926
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Filmography
1949
- The File on Thelma Jordonas Woman Prisoner (uncredited)
1948
- Variety Timeas Edgar's Mother-in-Law (from "I'll Build It Myself") (archive footage)
1947
- They Won't Believe Meas Emma (uncredited)
- Do or Dietas Florence's Mother
1946
- Motor Maniacsas Florence's Mother
1945
- The Big Beefas Florence's Mother
- It's Your Moveas Florence's Mother
- What, No Cigarettesas Florence's Mother
1944
- Feather Your Nestas Florence's Mother
- San Fernando Valleyas Hattie O'Toole
- Hail the Conquering Heroas Mamie's Mother (uncredited)
- Radio Rampageas Florence's Mother
- Prunes and Politicsas Mrs. Eloise Farley
1943
- Hot Footas Mother-in-Law
- Inferior Decoratoras Mrs. Kennedy's Mother
- Hold Your Temperas Edgar's Mother-in-Law
1942
- Duck Soupas Florence's Mother
- Cat Peopleas Mrs. Agnew (uncredited)
- Cooks and Crooksas Sally's Mother
- Obliging Young Ladyas Bird Lover Who Did Paper on Shrikes (uncredited)
1941
- Look Who's Laughingas Mary Blaize (uncredited)
1939
- $1,000 a Touchdownas Hysterical Woman (uncredited)
- The Womenas Large Woman (uncredited)
- I Stole a Millionas (uncredited)
1938
- Lawless Valleyas Anna
- Slander Houseas Mrs. Willis
- The Stranger from Arizonaas Martha
- The Road to Renoas Mrs. Brumleigh (as Dorothy Farley)
1937
- A Rented Riotas Errol's Mother-in-Law
- Too Many Wivesas Mrs. Potts
- We Have Our Momentsas (uncredited)
- Love Is Newsas Woman Wanting Steve's Autograph (uncredited)
1936
- Wanted: Jane Turneras Landlady (uncredited)
- Dummy Acheas Florence's Mother
- Will Poweras Mother
- Gasoloonsas Florence's Mother
1935
- Counselitisas (uncredited)
- False Pretensesas Mrs. Smythe
- Diamond Jim
- In Love at 40as Florence's Mother
- Edgar Hamletas Florence's Mother
- Sock Me to Sleepas Florence's Mother
- Brick-a-Bracas Mother
1934
- Poisoned Ivoryas Florence's Mother
- Fixing a Stewas Leon's mother-in-law
- A Blasted Eventas Mother
- Down to Their Last Yachtas Passenger with Diamond Bracelets (uncredited)
- Wrong Directionas Edgar's Mother-in-Law
- Love on a Ladderas Florence's Mother
- Love Past Thirtyas Dressmaker
- Bridal Bailas Mrs. Jones - June's Mother
1933
- What Furas Florence's Mother
- Curtain at Eightas Ella, hefty actress
- Quiet Please!as Florence's Mother
- Good Housewrecking
- Torchy's Kitty Coupas Aunt Zenobia
- Loops! My Dearas The Colonel's Wife - Mrs. Crumpit
1932
- Lawyer Manas Client Paying $5,000 Fee (uncredited)
- Fish Feathersas Florence's Mother
- Trapped in Tia Juanaas Aunt Emma
- Giggle Wateras Florence's Mother
- While Paris Sleepsas Concierge
1931
- The Law of the Tongas Madam Duval
- The Front Pageas Madame (uncredited)
- Disappearing Enemiesas Aunt Molly
1930
- The Third Alarmas Woman Barber
- Traffic Tangleas Mrs. Ginsberg
- Love Your Neighbor
- Swell People
- Little Accidentas Mrs.Van Dine
- Road to Paradiseas Lola
- Radio Kisses
- Big Money
- He Trumped Her Aceas Dot
- Getting a Raise
- Harmony at Homeas The Modiste
1929
- Weak But Willingas Claire Finkel
- Why Leave Home?as Susan
- Divorce Made Easyas Aunt Emma
- Whirls and Girlsas The Henpecked Husband's Wife
- Calling Hubby's Bluffas Widow Schultz
- Marquis Preferredas Mrs. Gruger
1928
- Hubby's Weekend Tripas Mrs. Bill Blake
- Should a Girl Marry?as Mae Reynolds
- Motorboat Mamasas Automobile Passenger
- His Unlucky Nightas Mrs. Trotter
- The Girl from Nowhere
- Celebrityas Mother
- The Head Manas Mrs. Denny
- The Code of the Scarletas Widow Malone
- Lady Be Goodas Texas West
- The Bicycle Flirtas The Wife
- The Garden of Edenas Monte Carlo Telephone Operator (uncredited)
1927
- The Girl from Everywhereas Madame Zweibach
- Breakfast at Sunriseas Telephone Operator (uncredited)
- The Climbersas Juana
- His First Flameas Mrs. Benedict
- All Aboardas Aunt Patsy
- The King of Kingsas Maidservant of Caiaphas
- The Shamrock and the Roseas Mrs. Kelly
- The Lost Limited
- The Overland Stageas Aunt Viney
- Nobody's Widowas Roxanna's Maid
1926
- Golf Widows
- Young Aprilas Maggie
- The Family Upstairsas Mademoiselle Clarice
- So This Is Parisas Madame Moreau (uncredited)
- Money Talksas Mrs. Chatterton
- Matrimony Blues
- The Still Alarmas Mrs. Maloney
- Brooding Eyesas Marie De Costa
- The Little Irish Girlas Gertie
- The Grand Duchess and the Waiteras The Countess Prascovia Avaloff
- Memory Laneas Maid
- A Punch in the Nose
1925
- A Woman of the Worldas Mrs. Bierbauer
- The Red Kimonaas The Inquisitive One
- Rugged Wateras Mrs. Fuller
- Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Prideas Townswoman
- My Sonas Hattie Smith
- Breaking the Iceas The Maid
1924
- So Bigas Widow Paarlenburg
- Vanity's Priceas Katherine
- The Fatal Mistake
- The Enemy Sexas Ida Summers
- Romeo and Julietas Rodney's Mother
- The Signal Toweras Cousin Gertie
- Listen Lesteras Miss Pink
- Picking Peachesas The Customer
- The Mask of Lopezas Townswoman
1923
- Boy of Mineas Mrs. Pettis
- The Acquittalas Maid
- One Cylinder Loveas The Society Girl's Mother
- Pitfalls of a Big Cityas Rodney's Mother
- Tea- With a Kick!as Mrs. Juniper
- Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?as Rodney's Mother
- When Knights Were Coldas (uncredited)
1922
- The Crossroads of New Yorkas Landlady
1921
- Bright Eyesas The Ambitious Mother
- Astray from the Steerageas Mrs. Gabble - the Rich Husband's Mother-in-Law
1918
- The Poor Rich Cleanersas The Cook
- The Paperhangers' Revengeas The Cook
1917
- The House of Terrible Scandalsas Bride's mother
1915
- Sammy's Scandalous Schemeas Dottie
1914
- Even Unto Deathas Dorothea Gordon
1913
- Some Nerveas The Wife
- The Gusheras Party Guest (uncredited)
- Fatty Joins the Forceas Fatty's Sweetheart
- Wineas The Woman
- Hubby’s Job
- Algy on the Forceas Algy's Sweetheart
- His Chum the Baronas Party Guest (uncredited)
- A Fishy Affairas Neighbor
- Bangville Policeas Della's Mother
- Murphy's I.O.U.as Wife
- A Life in the Balanceas The Landlord's Wife
- On His Wedding Dayas The Bride
- Love and Painas Ethel
- A Deaf Burglaras A Neighbor
- A Strong Revengeas Party Guest
- The Rural Third Degreeas Si's Bride
1912
- Peril of the Plainsas Eliza - the Mother