Dot Farley
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Film
Cat People
Mrs. Agnew (uncredited)
1942
Film
The Women
Large Woman (uncredited)
1939
Film
Hail the Conquering Hero
Mamie's Mother (uncredited)
1944
Film
Slander House
Mrs. Willis
1938
Film
The Front Page
Madame (uncredited)
1931
Film
The King of Kings
Maidservant of Caiaphas
1927
Film
Obliging Young Lady
Bird Lover Who Did Paper on Shrikes (uncredited)
1942
Film
The File on Thelma Jordon
Woman Prisoner (uncredited)
1949
Radio Rampage
Florence's Mother
1944
Film
Memory Lane
Maid
1926
Film
All Aboard
Aunt Patsy
1927
Swell People
1930
Film
Love Is News
Woman Wanting Steve's Autograph (uncredited)
1937
Wine
The Woman
1913
Film
They Won't Believe Me
Emma (uncredited)
1947
Film
Dummy Ache
Florence's Mother
1936
Film
False Pretenses
Mrs. Smythe
1935
Love and Pain
Ethel
1913
Film
Listen Lester
Miss Pink
1924
Big Money
1930
Good Housewrecking
1933
Edgar Hamlet
Florence's Mother
1935
Film
Too Many Wives
Mrs. Potts
1937
Motor Maniacs
Florence's Mother
1946
Golf Widows
1926
Film
What Fur
Florence's Mother
1933
Film
Celebrity
Mother
1928
Film
We Have Our Moments
(uncredited)
1937
Film
My Son
Hattie Smith
1925
Hot Foot
Mother-in-Law
1943
Love on a Ladder
Florence's Mother
1934
Fish Feathers
Florence's Mother
1932
Giggle Water
Florence's Mother
1932
Film
Poisoned Ivory
Florence's Mother
1934
Love Past Thirty
Dressmaker
1934
Film
Prunes and Politics
Mrs. Eloise Farley
1944
Film
The Ranchman's Vengeance
Marie
1911
Film
The Little Irish Girl
Gertie
1926
Film
His First Flame
Mrs. Benedict
1927
Film
Counselitis
(uncredited)
1935
Film
Lawyer Man
Client Paying $5,000 Fee (uncredited)
1932
Film
The Overland Stage
Aunt Viney
1927
Duck Soup
Florence's Mother
1942
Film
The Big Beef
Florence's Mother
1945
Film
I Stole a Million
(uncredited)
1939
Film
The House of Terrible Scandals
Bride's mother/ Soup slurper
1917
Film
The Code of the Scarlet
Widow Malone
1928
Film
Diamond Jim
1935
Film
The Enemy Sex
Ida Summers
1924
Sock Me to Sleep
Florence's Mother
1935
Film
The Girl from Everywhere
Madame Zweibach
1927
Film
So This Is Paris
Madame Moreau (uncredited)
1926
One Cylinder Love
The Society Girl's Mother
1923
Feather Your Nest
Florence's Mother
1944
Film
Wanted: Jane Turner
Landlady (uncredited)
1936
Film
Should a Girl Marry?
Mae Reynolds
1928
Gasoloons
Florence's Mother
1936
Film
Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?
Rodney's Mother
1923
Film
The Fatal Mistake
1924
Film
The Family Upstairs
Mademoiselle Clarice
1926
Film
Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pride
Townswoman
1925
Matrimony Blues
1926
Film
The Girl from Nowhere
1928
Film
Lawless Valley
Anna
1938
Film
The Still Alarm
Mrs. Maloney
1926
Film
The Shamrock and the Rose
Mrs. Kelly
1927
Film
Bangville Police
Della's Mother
1913
The Lost Limited
1927
Film
The Mask of Lopez
Townswoman
1924
Film
San Fernando Valley
Hattie O'Toole
1944
Brick-a-Brac
Mother
1935
Film
Curtain at Eight
Ella, hefty actress
1933
Brooding Eyes
Marie De Costa
1926
Film
A Strong Revenge
Party Guest
1913
Disappearing Enemies
Aunt Molly
1931
Film
The Climbers
Juana
1927
Film
Sammy's Scandalous Scheme
Dottie
1915
Film
Marquis Preferred
Mrs. Gruger
1929
Algy on the Force
Algy's Sweetheart
1913
Film
Variety Time
Edgar's Mother-in-Law (from "I'll Build It Myself") (archive footage)
1948
It's Your Move
Florence's Mother
1945
Film
Down to Their Last Yacht
Passenger with Diamond Bracelets (uncredited)
1934
Film
A Fishy Affair
Neighbor
1913
Loops! My Dear
The Colonel's Wife - Mrs. Crumpit
1933
Film
The Road to Reno
Mrs. Brumleigh (as Dorothy Farley)
1938
Film
Do or Diet
Florence's Mother
1947
The Paperhangers' Revenge
The Cook
1918
Film
The Red Kimona
The Inquisitive One
1925
Film
The Boss of Lucky Ranch
1911
Film
Picking Peaches
The Customer
1924
Cooks and Crooks
Sally's Mother
1942
Parlor, Bedroom and Wrath
Florence's Mother
Film
Lady Be Good
Texas West
1928
Film
A Woman of the World
Mrs. Bierbauer
1925
Film
Tea- With a Kick!
Mrs. Juniper
1923
Film
The Law of the Tong
Madam Duval
1931
Film
Boy of Mine
Mrs. Pettis
1923
Film
Look Who's Laughing
Mary Blaize (uncredited)
1941
Quiet Please!
Florence's Mother
1933
Film
Even Unto Death
Dorothea Gordon
1914
Film
Fatty Joins the Force
Fatty's Sweetheart
1913
Film
So Big
Widow Paarlenburg
1924
The Poor Rich Cleaners
The Cook
1918
Film
Pitfalls of a Big City
Rodney's Mother
1923
Film
The Grand Duchess and the Waiter
The Countess Prascovia Avaloff
1926
Film
The Garden of Eden
Monte Carlo Telephone Operator (uncredited)
1928
Film
Money Talks
Mrs. Chatterton
1926
Film
A Punch in the Nose
1926
Film
Bright Eyes
The Ambitious Mother
1921
Film
Calling Hubby's Bluff
Widow Schultz
1929
Film
The Acquittal
Maid
1923
Torchy's Kitty Coup
Aunt Zenobia
1933
Film
Motorboat Mamas
Automobile Passenger
1928
Film
The Stranger from Arizona
Martha
1938
Film
Road to Paradise
Lola
1930
Film
Bridal Bail
Mrs. Jones - June's Mother
1934
Film
The Gusher
Party Guest (uncredited)
1913
Film
$1,000 a Touchdown
Hysterical Woman (uncredited)
1939
Film
While Paris Sleeps
Concierge
1932
Film
Young April
Maggie
1926
Film
His Unlucky Night
Mrs. Trotter
1928
Film
Little Accident
Mrs.Van Dine
1930
Film
The Signal Tower
Cousin Gertie
1924
In Love at 40
Florence's Mother
1935
Film
Weak But Willing
Claire Finkel
1929
Film
Harmony at Home
The Modiste
1930
Film
The Third Alarm
Woman Barber
1930
Film
Rugged Water
Mrs. Fuller
1925
Film
Looney Lions and Monkey Business
1919
Film
Why Leave Home?
Susan
1929
His Chum the Baron
Party Guest (uncredited)
1913
Film
Will Power
Mother
1936
Film
The Crossroads of New York
Landlady
1922
Hubby's Weekend Trip
Mrs. Bill Blake
1928
A Deaf Burglar
A Neighbor
1913
Whirls and Girls
The Henpecked Husband's Wife
1929
Film
On His Wedding Day
The Bride
1913
Hold Your Temper
Edgar's Mother-in-Law
1943
Film
Breakfast at Sunrise
Telephone Operator (uncredited)
1927
Film
The Head Man
Mrs. Denny
1928
Film
A Life in the Balance
The Landlord's Wife
1913
Love Your Neighbor
1930
He Trumped Her Ace
Dot
1930
What, No Cigarettes
Florence's Mother
1945
Film
Divorce Made Easy
Aunt Emma
1929
Film
The Bicycle Flirt
The Wife
1928
Film
When Knights Were Cold
(uncredited)
1923
Film
Breaking the Ice
The Maid
1925
Inferior Decorator
Mrs. Kennedy's Mother
1943
Wrong Direction
Edgar's Mother-in-Law
1934
Traffic Tangle
Mrs. Ginsberg
1930
Radio Kisses
1930
Film
Astray from the Steerage
Mrs. Gabble - the Rich Husband's Mother-in-Law
1921
Film
Fixing a Stew
Leon's mother-in-law
1934
Film
Nobody's Widow
Roxanna's Maid
1927
Getting a Raise
1930
Film
Murphy's I.O.U.
Wife
1913
Film
Some Nerve
The Wife
1913
A Blasted Event
Mother
1934
A College Chicken
1910
Hubby’s Job
1913
Film
A Rented Riot
Errol's Mother-in-Law
1937
Peril of the Plains
Eliza - the Mother
1912
Film
Romeo and Juliet
Rodney's Mother
1924
The Rural Third Degree
Si's Bride
1913
Film
Trapped in Tia Juana
Aunt Emma
1932
An Elephant on His Hands
1920
Film
Vanity's Price
Katherine
1924