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