Dot Farley

Personal Info

Birthday

February 5, 1881

Day of Death

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

Divorce Made Easy

Cat People

The Women

Fish Feathers

The Red Kimona

The File on Thelma Jordon

So This Is Paris

The King of Kings

Filmography

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
It's Your Move
as Florence's Mother
1944
Feather Your Nest
as Florence's Mother
San Fernando Valley
as Hattie O'Toole
Hail the Conquering Hero
as Mamie's Mother (uncredited)
Radio Rampage
as Florence's Mother
Prunes and Politics
as Mrs. Eloise Farley
1943
Hot Foot
as Mother-in-Law
Inferior Decorator
as Mrs. Kennedy's Mother
Hold Your Temper
as Edgar's Mother-in-Law
1942
Duck Soup
as Florence's Mother
Cat People
as Mrs. Agnew (uncredited)
Cooks and Crooks
as Sally's Mother
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)
The Women
as Large Woman (uncredited)
I Stole a Million
as (uncredited)
1938
Lawless Valley
as Anna
Slander House
as Mrs. Willis
The Stranger from Arizona
as Martha
The Road to Reno
as Mrs. Brumleigh (as Dorothy Farley)
1937
A Rented Riot
as Errol's Mother-in-Law
Too Many Wives
as Mrs. Potts
Love Is News
as Woman Wanting Steve's Autograph (uncredited)
1936
Wanted: Jane Turner
as Landlady (uncredited)
Dummy Ache
as Florence's Mother
Will Power
as Mother
Gasoloons
as Florence's Mother
1935
Counselitis
as (uncredited)
False Pretenses
as Mrs. Smythe
In Love at 40
as Florence's Mother
Edgar Hamlet
as Florence's Mother
Brick-a-Brac
as Mother
1934
Poisoned Ivory
as Florence's Mother
Fixing a Stew
as Leon's mother-in-law
A Blasted Event
as Mother
Down to Their Last Yacht
as Passenger with Diamond Bracelets (uncredited)
Wrong Direction
as Edgar's Mother-in-Law
Love on a Ladder
as Florence's Mother
Love Past Thirty
as Dressmaker
Bridal Bail
as Mrs. Jones - June's Mother
1933
What Fur
as Florence's Mother
Curtain at Eight
as Ella, hefty actress
Quiet Please!
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)
Fish Feathers
as Florence's Mother
Trapped in Tia Juana
as Aunt Emma
Giggle Water
as Florence's Mother
While Paris Sleeps
as Concierge
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
Little Accident
as Mrs.Van Dine
Road to Paradise
as Lola
He Trumped Her Ace
as Dot
Harmony at Home
as The Modiste
1929
Weak But Willing
as Claire Finkel
Why Leave Home?
as Susan
Divorce Made Easy
as Aunt Emma
Calling Hubby's Bluff
as Widow Schultz
Marquis Preferred
as Mrs. Gruger
1928
Hubby's Weekend Trip
as Mrs. Bill Blake
Motorboat Mamas
as Automobile Passenger
His Unlucky Night
as Mrs. Trotter
Celebrity
as Mother
The Head Man
as Mrs. Denny
The Code of the Scarlet
as Widow Malone
Lady Be Good
as Texas West
The Bicycle Flirt
as The Wife
The Garden of Eden
as Monte Carlo Telephone Operator (uncredited)
1927
The Girl from Everywhere
as Madame Zweibach
Breakfast at Sunrise
as Telephone Operator (uncredited)
The Climbers
as Juana
His First Flame
as Mrs. Benedict
The King of Kings
as Maidservant of Caiaphas
The Shamrock and the Rose
as Mrs. Kelly
The Overland Stage
as Aunt Viney
Nobody's Widow
as Roxanna's Maid
1926
Young April
as Maggie
The Family Upstairs
as Mademoiselle Clarice
So This Is Paris
as Madame Moreau (uncredited)
Money Talks
as Mrs. Chatterton
The Still Alarm
as Mrs. Maloney
Brooding Eyes
as Marie De Costa
The Little Irish Girl
as Gertie
The Grand Duchess and the Waiter
as The Countess Prascovia Avaloff
Memory Lane
as Maid
1925
A Woman of the World
as Mrs. Bierbauer
The Red Kimona
as The Inquisitive One
Rugged Water
as Mrs. Fuller
Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pride
as Townswoman
My Son
as Hattie Smith
Breaking the Ice
as The Maid
1924
So Big
as Widow Paarlenburg
Vanity's Price
as Katherine
The Enemy Sex
as Ida Summers
Romeo and Juliet
as Rodney's Mother
The Signal Tower
as Cousin Gertie
Picking Peaches
as The Customer
1923
Boy of Mine
as Mrs. Pettis
The Acquittal
as Maid
One Cylinder Love
as The Society Girl's Mother
Pitfalls of a Big City
as Rodney's Mother
Tea- With a Kick!
as Mrs. Juniper
Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?
as Rodney's Mother
When Knights Were Cold
as (uncredited)
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
1913
Some Nerve
as The Wife
The Gusher
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Fatty Joins the Force
as Fatty's Sweetheart
Wine
as The Woman
Algy on the Force
as Algy's Sweetheart
His Chum the Baron
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Bangville Police
as Della's Mother
A Fishy Affair
as Neighbor
Murphy's I.O.U.
as Wife
A Life in the Balance
as The Landlord's Wife
On His Wedding Day
as The Bride
Love and Pain
as Ethel
A Deaf Burglar
as A Neighbor
A Strong Revenge
as Party Guest
The Rural Third Degree
as Si's Bride
1912
Peril of the Plains
as Eliza - the Mother
1911
The Ranchman's Vengeance
as Marie