Dot Farley

Feb 05, 1881 - May 02, 1971 (90 years old) in Chicago, Illinois, USA

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

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Cat People

Mrs. Agnew (uncredited)

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The King of Kings

Maidservant of Caiaphas

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The File on Thelma Jordon

Woman Prisoner (Uncredited)

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The Women

Large Woman (uncredited)

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They Won't Believe Me

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Hail the Conquering Hero

Mamie's Mother (uncredited)

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The Red Kimona

The Inquisitive One

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Curtain at Eight

Ella, hefty actress

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I Stole a Million

(uncredited)

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Wanted: Jane Turner

Landlady (uncredited)

Credits

The File on Thelma Jordon 1949

Woman Prisoner (Uncredited)

★ 6.6
Variety Time 1948

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

★ NR
They Won't Believe Me 1947

★ 6.6
Do or Diet 1947

Florence's Mother

★ NR
Motor Maniacs 1946

Florence's Mother

★ NR
The Big Beef 1945

Florence's Mother

★ NR
It's Your Move 1945

Florence's Mother

★ NR
Feather Your Nest 1944

Florence's Mother

★ NR
San Fernando Valley 1944

Hattie O'Toole

★ NR
Hail the Conquering Hero 1944

Mamie's Mother (uncredited)

★ 7
Radio Rampage 1944

Florence's Mother

★ NR
Prunes and Politics 1944

Mrs. Eloise Farley

★ 5
Hot Foot 1943

Mother-in-Law

★ NR
Inferior Decorator 1943

Mrs. Kennedy's Mother

★ NR
Hold Your Temper 1943

Edgar's Mother-in-Law

★ NR
Duck Soup 1942

Florence's Mother

★ NR
Cat People 1942

Mrs. Agnew (uncredited)

★ 6.9
Cooks and Crooks 1942

Sally's Mother

★ NR
Obliging Young Lady 1942

Bird Lover Who Did Paper on Shrikes (uncredited)

★ 5
Look Who's Laughing 1941

Mary Blaize (uncredited)

★ 5.5
$1,000 a Touchdown 1939

Hysterical Woman (uncredited)

★ 2
The Women 1939

Large Woman (uncredited)

★ 7.1
I Stole a Million 1939

(uncredited)

★ 6
Lawless Valley 1938

Anna

★ 5
Slander House 1938

Mrs. Willis

★ 4
The Stranger from Arizona 1938

Martha

★ 3
The Road to Reno 1938

Mrs. Brumleigh (as Dorothy Farley)

★ 2
A Rented Riot 1937

Errol's Mother-in-Law

★ NR
Too Many Wives 1937

Mrs. Potts

★ 6.7
We Have Our Moments 1937

★ 5.8
Love Is News 1937

Woman Wanting Steve's Autograph (uncredited)

★ 6
Wanted: Jane Turner 1936

Landlady (uncredited)

★ 5.3
Dummy Ache 1936

Florence's Mother

★ 5
Will Power 1936

Mother

★ NR
Gasoloons 1936

Florence's Mother

★ NR
Counselitis 1935

(uncredited)

★ NR
False Pretenses 1935

Mrs. Smythe

★ 5
Diamond Jim 1935

★ 6
In Love at 40 1935

Florence's Mother

★ NR
Edgar Hamlet 1935

Florence's Mother

★ NR
Brick-a-Brac 1935

Mother

★ NR
Poisoned Ivory 1934

Florence's Mother

★ NR
Fixing a Stew 1934

Leon's mother-in-law

★ NR
Down to Their Last Yacht 1934

Passenger with Diamond Bracelets (uncredited)

★ 6
Wrong Direction 1934

Edgar's Mother-in-Law

★ NR
Love on a Ladder 1934

Florence's Mother

★ 1
Love Past Thirty 1934

Dressmaker

★ NR
Bridal Bail 1934

Mrs. Jones - June's Mother

★ 3
What Fur 1933

Florence's Mother

★ NR
Curtain at Eight 1933

Ella, hefty actress

★ 5.8
Quiet Please! 1933

Florence's Mother

★ 2
Good Housewrecking 1933

★ NR
Torchy's Kitty Coup 1933

Aunt Zenobia

★ NR
Lawyer Man 1932

Client Paying $5,000 Fee (uncredited)

★ 5.8
Fish Feathers 1932

Florence's Mother

★ NR
Trapped in Tia Juana 1932

Aunt Emma

★ 4
Giggle Water 1932

Florence's Mother

★ NR
While Paris Sleeps 1932

Concierge

★ 5.8
The Law of the Tong 1931

Madam Duval

★ 6
Disappearing Enemies 1931

Aunt Molly

★ NR
The Third Alarm 1930

Woman Barber

★ NR
Traffic Tangle 1930

Mrs. Ginsberg

★ NR
Love Your Neighbor 1930

★ NR
Swell People 1930

★ NR
Little Accident 1930

Mrs.Van Dine

★ NR
Road to Paradise 1930

Lola

★ 6.2
Radio Kisses 1930

★ NR
Big Money 1930

★ NR
He Trumped Her Ace 1930

Dot

★ NR
Getting a Raise 1930

★ NR
Harmony at Home 1930

The Modiste

★ NR
Weak But Willing 1929

Claire Finkel

★ NR
Why Leave Home? 1929

Susan

★ NR
Divorce Made Easy 1929

Aunt Emma

★ NR
Calling Hubby's Bluff 1929

Widow Schultz

★ NR
Marquis Preferred 1929

Mrs. Gruger

★ NR
Hubby's Weekend Trip 1928

Mrs. Bill Blake

★ NR
Motorboat Mamas 1928

Automobile Passenger

★ NR
His Unlucky Night 1928

Mrs. Trotter

★ NR
The Girl from Nowhere 1928

★ NR
Celebrity 1928

Mother

★ NR
The Head Man 1928

Mrs. Denny

★ NR
The Code of the Scarlet 1928

Widow Malone

★ NR
Lady Be Good 1928

Texas West

★ NR
The Bicycle Flirt 1928

The Wife

★ NR
The Garden of Eden 1928

Monte Carlo Telephone Operator (uncredited)

★ 5.6
The Girl from Everywhere 1927

Madame Zweibach

★ NR
Breakfast at Sunrise 1927

Telephone Operator (uncredited)

★ NR
The Climbers 1927

Juana

★ NR
His First Flame 1927

Mrs. Benedict

★ 5.5
The King of Kings 1927

Maidservant of Caiaphas

★ 6.5
The Shamrock and the Rose 1927

Mrs. Kelly

★ 5.5
The Overland Stage 1927

Aunt Viney

★ NR
Golf Widows 1926

★ NR
Young April 1926

Maggie

★ 7.5
The Family Upstairs 1926

Mademoiselle Clarice

★ NR
So This Is Paris 1926

Madame Moreau (uncredited)

★ 6.6
Money Talks 1926

Mrs. Chatterton

★ NR
Matrimony Blues 1926

★ NR
The Still Alarm 1926

Mrs. Maloney

★ NR
Brooding Eyes 1926

Marie De Costa

★ NR
The Little Irish Girl 1926

Gertie

★ NR
The Grand Duchess and the Waiter 1926

The Countess Prascovia Avaloff

★ 6
Memory Lane 1926

Maid

★ NR
A Punch in the Nose 1926

★ NR
A Woman of the World 1925

Mrs. Bierbauer

★ 5.6
The Red Kimona 1925

The Inquisitive One

★ 5.7
Rugged Water 1925

Mrs. Fuller

★ NR
Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pride 1925

Townswoman

★ 6.5
My Son 1925

Hattie Smith

★ NR
Breaking the Ice 1925

The Maid

★ NR
So Big 1924

Widow Paarlenburg

★ NR
Vanity's Price 1924

Katherine

★ NR
The Enemy Sex 1924

Ida Summers

★ 9
Romeo and Juliet 1924

Rodney's Mother

★ NR
The Signal Tower 1924

Cousin Gertie

★ 5.2
Picking Peaches 1924

The Customer

★ 4.2
Boy of Mine 1923

Mrs. Pettis

★ NR
The Acquittal 1923

Maid

★ NR
One Cylinder Love 1923

The Society Girl's Mother

★ NR
Pitfalls of a Big City 1923

Rodney's Mother

★ NR
Tea- With a Kick! 1923

Mrs. Juniper

★ NR
Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening? 1923

Rodney's Mother

★ NR
When Knights Were Cold 1923

(uncredited)

★ 5.7
The Crossroads of New York 1922

Landlady

★ NR
Bright Eyes 1921

The Ambitious Mother

★ NR
Astray from the Steerage 1921

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

★ NR
An Elephant on His Hands 1920

★ NR
Looney Lions and Monkey Business 1919

★ NR
The Poor Rich Cleaners 1918

The Cook

★ NR
The Paperhangers' Revenge 1918

The Cook

★ NR
Sammy's Scandalous Scheme 1915

Dottie

★ NR
Even Unto Death 1914

Dorothea Gordon

★ NR
Some Nerve 1913

The Wife

★ NR
The Gusher 1913

Party Guest (uncredited)

★ 4.5
Fatty Joins the Force 1913

Fatty's Sweetheart

★ 5.4
Wine 1913

The Woman

★ NR
Hubby’s Job 1913

★ NR
Algy on the Force 1913

Algy's Sweetheart

★ NR
His Chum the Baron 1913

Party Guest (uncredited)

★ NR
Bangville Police 1913

Della's Mother

★ 5
A Fishy Affair 1913

Neighbor

★ 6
Murphy's I.O.U. 1913

Wife

★ NR
A Life in the Balance 1913

The Landlord's Wife

★ NR
On His Wedding Day 1913

The Bride

★ 8
Love and Pain 1913

Ethel

★ NR
A Deaf Burglar 1913

A Neighbor

★ NR
A Strong Revenge 1913

Party Guest

★ 5
The Rural Third Degree 1913

Si's Bride

★ NR
Peril of the Plains 1912

Eliza - the Mother

★ NR
The Ranchman's Vengeance 1911

Marie

★ 4.8
A College Chicken 1910

★ NR