Dot Farley

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1881-02-05 (90 years old)

Deathday

1971-05-02

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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.

Acting

1926

Young April

as Maggie

1929

1913

1928

The Head Man

as Mrs. Denny

1937

A Rented Riot

as Errol's Mother-in-Law

1934

Fixing a Stew

as Leon's mother-in-law

1926

Brooding Eyes

as Marie De Costa

1925

Rugged Water

as Mrs. Fuller

1921

Astray from the Steerage

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

1927

The Girl from Everywhere

as Madame Zweibach

1928

1928

Hubby's Weekend Trip

as Mrs. Bill Blake

1932

Giggle Water

as Florence's Mother

1912

Peril of the Plains

as Eliza - the Mother

1929

Calling Hubby's Bluff

as Widow Schultz

1934

Love Past Thirty

as Dressmaker

1923

Pitfalls of a Big City

as Rodney's Mother

1929

Weak But Willing

as Claire Finkel

1925

1925

My Son

as Hattie Smith

1930

Harmony at Home

as The Modiste

1913

1935

False Pretenses

as Mrs. Smythe

1913

His Chum the Baron

as Party Guest (uncredited)

1913

Algy on the Force

as Algy's Sweetheart

1936

Will Power

as Mother

1930

Traffic Tangle

as Mrs. Ginsberg

1933

Torchy's Kitty Coup

as Aunt Zenobia

1937

Too Many Wives

as Mrs. Potts

1934

Wrong Direction

as Edgar's Mother-in-Law

1924

The Signal Tower

as Cousin Gertie

1925

A Woman of the World

as Mrs. Bierbauer

1913

Wine

as The Woman

1913

Some Nerve

as The Wife

1913

Fatty Joins the Force

as Fatty's Sweetheart

1938

Slander House

as Mrs. Willis

1930

1927

The Overland Stage

as Aunt Viney

1928

1931

1913

On His Wedding Day

as The Bride

1913

A Fishy Affair

as Neighbor

1913

Bangville Police

as Della's Mother

1913

A Strong Revenge

as Party Guest

1928

The Garden of Eden

as Monte Carlo Telephone Operator (uncredited)

1932

While Paris Sleeps

as Concierge

1921

Bright Eyes

as The Ambitious Mother

1924

Picking Peaches

as The Customer

1936

Wanted: Jane Turner

as Landlady (uncredited)

1939

The Women

as Large Woman (uncredited)

1933

Quiet Please!

as Florence's Mother

1936

Gasoloons

as Florence's Mother

1933

Curtain at Eight

as Ella, hefty actress

1923

One Cylinder Love

as The Society Girl's Mother

1925

The Red Kimona

as The Inquisitive One

1913

The Gusher

as Party Guest (uncredited)

1931

The Law of the Tong

as Madam Duval

1924

Romeo and Juliet

as Rodney's Mother

1945

It's Your Move

as Florence's Mother

1938

1928

Celebrity

as Mother

1924

So Big

as Widow Paarlenburg

1932

1937

Love Is News

as Woman Wanting Steve's Autograph (uncredited)

1944

San Fernando Valley

as Hattie O'Toole

1927

His First Flame

as Mrs. Benedict

1934

Poisoned Ivory

as Florence's Mother

1935

Edgar Hamlet

as Florence's Mother

1935

In Love at 40

as Florence's Mother

1948

Variety Time

as Edgar's Mother-in-Law (from "I'll Build It Myself") (archive footage)

1932

Lawyer Man

as Client Paying $5,000 Fee (uncredited)

1925

Breaking the Ice

as The Maid

1943

Hold Your Temper

as Edgar's Mother-in-Law

1934

Down to Their Last Yacht

as Passenger with Diamond Bracelets (uncredited)

1913

A Deaf Burglar

as A Neighbor

1927

1939

I Stole a Million

as (uncredited)

1938

The Road to Reno

as Mrs. Brumleigh (as Dorothy Farley)

1930

Little Accident

as Mrs.Van Dine

1936

Dummy Ache

as Florence's Mother

1934

Bridal Bail

as Mrs. Jones - June's Mother

1934

Love on a Ladder

as Florence's Mother

1944

Prunes and Politics

as Mrs. Eloise Farley

1926

Money Talks

as Mrs. Chatterton

1942

Obliging Young Lady

as Bird Lover Who Did Paper on Shrikes (uncredited)

1923

1924

The Enemy Sex

as Ida Summers

1932

Fish Feathers

as Florence's Mother

1935

Brick-a-Brac

as Mother

1918

1942

Cooks and Crooks

as Sally's Mother

1942

Duck Soup

as Florence's Mother

1926

The Grand Duchess and the Waiter

as The Countess Prascovia Avaloff

1927

The King of Kings

as Maidservant of Caiaphas

1927

Breakfast at Sunrise

as Telephone Operator (uncredited)

1928

His Unlucky Night

as Mrs. Trotter

1939

$1,000 a Touchdown

as Hysterical Woman (uncredited)

1943

Hot Foot

as Mother-in-Law

1926

1942

Cat People

as Mrs. Agnew (uncredited)

1944

Feather Your Nest

as Florence's Mother

1944

Radio Rampage

as Florence's Mother

1913

A Life in the Balance

as The Landlord's Wife

1928

Lady Be Good

as Texas West

1926

The Family Upstairs

as Mademoiselle Clarice

1914

Even Unto Death

as Dorothea Gordon

1927

The Climbers

as Juana

1923

Boy of Mine

as Mrs. Pettis

1945

The Big Beef

as Florence's Mother

1941

Look Who's Laughing

as Mary Blaize (uncredited)

1929

Marquis Preferred

as Mrs. Gruger

1923

Tea- With a Kick!

as Mrs. Juniper

1949

The File on Thelma Jordon

as Woman Prisoner (Uncredited)

1926

So This Is Paris

as Madame Moreau (uncredited)

1930

The Third Alarm

as Woman Barber

1946

Motor Maniacs

as Florence's Mother

1923

When Knights Were Cold

as (uncredited)

1929

Divorce Made Easy

as Aunt Emma

1947

Do or Diet

as Florence's Mother

1933

What Fur

as Florence's Mother

1935

Counselitis

as (uncredited)

1924

Vanity's Price

as Katherine

1943

Inferior Decorator

as Mrs. Kennedy's Mother

1944

Hail the Conquering Hero

as Mamie's Mother (uncredited)

1926

The Still Alarm

as Mrs. Maloney

1928

Motorboat Mamas

as Automobile Passenger

1913

1934

1927

Nobody's Widow

as Roxanna's Maid

1933

Loops! My Dear

as The Colonel's Wife - Mrs. Crumpit

Production

1914

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