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

Road to Paradise

The Women

Cat People

The File on Thelma Jordon

The King of Kings

Hail the Conquering Hero

The Front Page

Love Is News

All Movies (168)

• The File on Thelma Jordon1949 · as Woman Prisoner (uncredited)
• Variety Time1948 · as Edgar's Mother-in-Law (from "I'll Build It Myself") (archive footage)
• They Won't Believe Me1947 · as Emma (uncredited)
• Do or Diet1947 · as Florence's Mother
• Motor Maniacs1946 · as Florence's Mother
• The Big Beef1945 · as Florence's Mother
• It's Your Move1945 · as Florence's Mother
• What, No Cigarettes1945 · as Florence's Mother
• Feather Your Nest1944 · as Florence's Mother
• San Fernando Valley1944 · as Hattie O'Toole
• Hail the Conquering Hero1944 · as Mamie's Mother (uncredited)
• Radio Rampage1944 · as Florence's Mother
• Prunes and Politics1944 · as Mrs. Eloise Farley
• Hot Foot1943 · as Mother-in-Law
• Inferior Decorator1943 · as Mrs. Kennedy's Mother
• Hold Your Temper1943 · as Edgar's Mother-in-Law
• Duck Soup1942 · as Florence's Mother
• Cat People1942 · as Mrs. Agnew (uncredited)
• Cooks and Crooks1942 · as Sally's Mother
• Obliging Young Lady1942 · as Bird Lover Who Did Paper on Shrikes (uncredited)
• Look Who's Laughing1941 · as Mary Blaize (uncredited)
• $1,000 a Touchdown1939 · as Hysterical Woman (uncredited)
• The Women1939 · as Large Woman (uncredited)
• I Stole a Million1939 · as (uncredited)
• Lawless Valley1938 · as Anna
• Slander House1938 · as Mrs. Willis
• The Stranger from Arizona1938 · as Martha
• The Road to Reno1938 · as Mrs. Brumleigh (as Dorothy Farley)
• A Rented Riot1937 · as Errol's Mother-in-Law
• Too Many Wives1937 · as Mrs. Potts
• We Have Our Moments1937
• Love Is News1937 · as Woman Wanting Steve's Autograph (uncredited)
• Wanted: Jane Turner1936 · as Landlady (uncredited)
• Dummy Ache1936 · as Florence's Mother
• Will Power1936 · as Mother
• Gasoloons1936 · as Florence's Mother
• Counselitis1935 · as (uncredited)
• False Pretenses1935 · as Mrs. Smythe
• Diamond Jim1935
• In Love at 401935 · as Florence's Mother
• Edgar Hamlet1935 · as Florence's Mother
• Sock Me to Sleep1935 · as Florence's Mother
• Brick-a-Brac1935 · as Mother
• Poisoned Ivory1934 · as Florence's Mother
• Fixing a Stew1934 · as Leon's mother-in-law
• A Blasted Event1934 · as Mother
• Down to Their Last Yacht1934 · as Passenger with Diamond Bracelets (uncredited)
• Wrong Direction1934 · as Edgar's Mother-in-Law
• Love on a Ladder1934 · as Florence's Mother
• Love Past Thirty1934 · as Dressmaker
• Bridal Bail1934 · as Mrs. Jones - June's Mother
• What Fur1933 · as Florence's Mother
• Curtain at Eight1933 · as Ella, hefty actress
• Quiet Please!1933 · as Florence's Mother
• Good Housewrecking1933
• Torchy's Kitty Coup1933 · as Aunt Zenobia
• Loops! My Dear1933 · as The Colonel's Wife - Mrs. Crumpit
• Lawyer Man1932 · as Client Paying $5,000 Fee (uncredited)
• Fish Feathers1932 · as Florence's Mother
• Trapped in Tia Juana1932 · as Aunt Emma
• Giggle Water1932 · as Florence's Mother
• While Paris Sleeps1932 · as Concierge
• The Law of the Tong1931 · as Madam Duval
• The Front Page1931 · as Madame (uncredited)
• Disappearing Enemies1931 · as Aunt Molly
• The Third Alarm1930 · as Woman Barber
• Traffic Tangle1930 · as Mrs. Ginsberg
• Love Your Neighbor1930
• Swell People1930
• Little Accident1930 · as Mrs.Van Dine
• Road to Paradise1930 · as Lola
• Radio Kisses1930
• Big Money1930
• He Trumped Her Ace1930 · as Dot
• Getting a Raise1930
• Harmony at Home1930 · as The Modiste
• Weak But Willing1929 · as Claire Finkel
• Why Leave Home?1929 · as Susan
• Divorce Made Easy1929 · as Aunt Emma
• Whirls and Girls1929 · as The Henpecked Husband's Wife
• Calling Hubby's Bluff1929 · as Widow Schultz
• Marquis Preferred1929 · as Mrs. Gruger
• Hubby's Weekend Trip1928 · as Mrs. Bill Blake
• Should a Girl Marry?1928 · as Mae Reynolds
• Motorboat Mamas1928 · as Automobile Passenger
• His Unlucky Night1928 · as Mrs. Trotter
• The Girl from Nowhere1928
• Celebrity1928 · as Mother
• The Head Man1928 · as Mrs. Denny
• The Code of the Scarlet1928 · as Widow Malone
• Lady Be Good1928 · as Texas West
• The Bicycle Flirt1928 · as The Wife
• The Garden of Eden1928 · as Monte Carlo Telephone Operator (uncredited)
• The Girl from Everywhere1927 · as Madame Zweibach
• Breakfast at Sunrise1927 · as Telephone Operator (uncredited)
• The Climbers1927 · as Juana
• His First Flame1927 · as Mrs. Benedict
• All Aboard1927 · as Aunt Patsy
• The King of Kings1927 · as Maidservant of Caiaphas
• The Shamrock and the Rose1927 · as Mrs. Kelly
• The Lost Limited1927
• The Overland Stage1927 · as Aunt Viney
• Nobody's Widow1927 · as Roxanna's Maid
• Golf Widows1926
• Young April1926 · as Maggie
• The Family Upstairs1926 · as Mademoiselle Clarice
• So This Is Paris1926 · as Madame Moreau (uncredited)
• Money Talks1926 · as Mrs. Chatterton
• Matrimony Blues1926
• The Still Alarm1926 · as Mrs. Maloney
• Brooding Eyes1926 · as Marie De Costa
• The Little Irish Girl1926 · as Gertie
• The Grand Duchess and the Waiter1926 · as The Countess Prascovia Avaloff
• Memory Lane1926 · as Maid
• A Punch in the Nose1926
• A Woman of the World1925 · as Mrs. Bierbauer
• The Red Kimona1925 · as The Inquisitive One
• Rugged Water1925 · as Mrs. Fuller
• Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pride1925 · as Townswoman
• My Son1925 · as Hattie Smith
• Breaking the Ice1925 · as The Maid
• So Big1924 · as Widow Paarlenburg
• Vanity's Price1924 · as Katherine
• The Fatal Mistake1924
• The Enemy Sex1924 · as Ida Summers
• Romeo and Juliet1924 · as Rodney's Mother
• The Signal Tower1924 · as Cousin Gertie
• Listen Lester1924 · as Miss Pink
• Picking Peaches1924 · as The Customer
• The Mask of Lopez1924 · as Townswoman
• Boy of Mine1923 · as Mrs. Pettis
• The Acquittal1923 · as Maid
• One Cylinder Love1923 · as The Society Girl's Mother
• Pitfalls of a Big City1923 · as Rodney's Mother
• Tea- With a Kick!1923 · as Mrs. Juniper
• Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?1923 · as Rodney's Mother
• When Knights Were Cold1923 · as (uncredited)
• The Crossroads of New York1922 · as Landlady
• Bright Eyes1921 · as The Ambitious Mother
• Astray from the Steerage1921 · as Mrs. Gabble - the Rich Husband's Mother-in-Law
• An Elephant on His Hands1920
• Looney Lions and Monkey Business1919
• The Poor Rich Cleaners1918 · as The Cook
• The Paperhangers' Revenge1918 · as The Cook
• The House of Terrible Scandals1917 · as Bride's mother/ Soup slurper
• Sammy's Scandalous Scheme1915 · as Dottie
• Even Unto Death1914 · as Dorothea Gordon
• Some Nerve1913 · as The Wife
• The Gusher1913 · as Party Guest (uncredited)
• Fatty Joins the Force1913 · as Fatty's Sweetheart
• Wine1913 · as The Woman
• Hubby’s Job1913
• Algy on the Force1913 · as Algy's Sweetheart
• His Chum the Baron1913 · as Party Guest (uncredited)
• A Fishy Affair1913 · as Neighbor
• Bangville Police1913 · as Della's Mother
• Murphy's I.O.U.1913 · as Wife
• A Life in the Balance1913 · as The Landlord's Wife
• On His Wedding Day1913 · as The Bride
• Love and Pain1913 · as Ethel
• A Deaf Burglar1913 · as A Neighbor
• A Strong Revenge1913 · as Party Guest
• The Rural Third Degree1913 · as Si's Bride
• Peril of the Plains1912 · as Eliza - the Mother
• The Ranchman's Vengeance1911 · as Marie
• The Boss of Lucky Ranch1911
• A College Chicken1910
• Parlor, Bedroom and Wrath— · as Florence's Mother