Dot Farley
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.
Movies(168)
The File on Thelma Jordon
Woman Prisoner (uncredited)
1949
Variety Time
Edgar's Mother-in-Law (from "I'll Build It Myself") (archive footage)
1948
They Won't Believe Me
Emma (uncredited)
1947
Do or Diet
Florence's Mother
1947
Motor Maniacs
Florence's Mother
1946
The Big Beef
Florence's Mother
1945
It's Your Move
Florence's Mother
1945
What, No Cigarettes
Florence's Mother
1945
Feather Your Nest
Florence's Mother
1944
San Fernando Valley
Hattie O'Toole
1944
Hail the Conquering Hero
Mamie's Mother (uncredited)
1944
Radio Rampage
Florence's Mother
1944
Prunes and Politics
Mrs. Eloise Farley
1944
Hot Foot
Mother-in-Law
1943
Inferior Decorator
Mrs. Kennedy's Mother
1943
Hold Your Temper
Edgar's Mother-in-Law
1943
Duck Soup
Florence's Mother
1942
Cat People
Mrs. Agnew (uncredited)
1942
Cooks and Crooks
Sally's Mother
1942
Obliging Young Lady
Bird Lover Who Did Paper on Shrikes (uncredited)
1942
Look Who's Laughing
Mary Blaize (uncredited)
1941
$1,000 a Touchdown
Hysterical Woman (uncredited)
1939
The Women
Large Woman (uncredited)
1939
I Stole a Million
(uncredited)
1939
Lawless Valley
Anna
1938
Slander House
Mrs. Willis
1938
The Stranger from Arizona
Martha
1938
The Road to Reno
Mrs. Brumleigh (as Dorothy Farley)
1938
A Rented Riot
Errol's Mother-in-Law
1937
Too Many Wives
Mrs. Potts
1937
We Have Our Moments
1937
Love Is News
Woman Wanting Steve's Autograph (uncredited)
1937
Wanted: Jane Turner
Landlady (uncredited)
1936
Dummy Ache
Florence's Mother
1936
Will Power
Mother
1936
Gasoloons
Florence's Mother
1936
Counselitis
(uncredited)
1935
False Pretenses
Mrs. Smythe
1935
Diamond Jim
1935
In Love at 40
Florence's Mother
1935
Edgar Hamlet
Florence's Mother
1935
Sock Me to Sleep
Florence's Mother
1935
Brick-a-Brac
Mother
1935
Poisoned Ivory
Florence's Mother
1934
Fixing a Stew
Leon's mother-in-law
1934
A Blasted Event
Mother
1934
Down to Their Last Yacht
Passenger with Diamond Bracelets (uncredited)
1934
Wrong Direction
Edgar's Mother-in-Law
1934
Love on a Ladder
Florence's Mother
1934
Love Past Thirty
Dressmaker
1934
Bridal Bail
Mrs. Jones - June's Mother
1934
What Fur
Florence's Mother
1933
Curtain at Eight
Ella, hefty actress
1933
Quiet Please!
Florence's Mother
1933
Good Housewrecking
1933
Torchy's Kitty Coup
Aunt Zenobia
1933
Loops! My Dear
The Colonel's Wife - Mrs. Crumpit
1933
Lawyer Man
Client Paying $5,000 Fee (uncredited)
1932
Fish Feathers
Florence's Mother
1932
Trapped in Tia Juana
Aunt Emma
1932
Giggle Water
Florence's Mother
1932
While Paris Sleeps
Concierge
1932
The Law of the Tong
Madam Duval
1931
The Front Page
Madame (uncredited)
1931
Disappearing Enemies
Aunt Molly
1931
The Third Alarm
Woman Barber
1930
Traffic Tangle
Mrs. Ginsberg
1930
Love Your Neighbor
1930
Swell People
1930
Little Accident
Mrs.Van Dine
1930
Road to Paradise
Lola
1930
Radio Kisses
1930
Big Money
1930
He Trumped Her Ace
Dot
1930
Getting a Raise
1930
Harmony at Home
The Modiste
1930
Weak But Willing
Claire Finkel
1929
Why Leave Home?
Susan
1929
Divorce Made Easy
Aunt Emma
1929
Whirls and Girls
The Henpecked Husband's Wife
1929
Calling Hubby's Bluff
Widow Schultz
1929
Marquis Preferred
Mrs. Gruger
1929
Hubby's Weekend Trip
Mrs. Bill Blake
1928
Should a Girl Marry?
Mae Reynolds
1928
Motorboat Mamas
Automobile Passenger
1928
His Unlucky Night
Mrs. Trotter
1928
The Girl from Nowhere
1928
Celebrity
Mother
1928
The Head Man
Mrs. Denny
1928
The Code of the Scarlet
Widow Malone
1928
Lady Be Good
Texas West
1928
The Bicycle Flirt
The Wife
1928
The Garden of Eden
Monte Carlo Telephone Operator (uncredited)
1928
The Girl from Everywhere
Madame Zweibach
1927
Breakfast at Sunrise
Telephone Operator (uncredited)
1927
The Climbers
Juana
1927
His First Flame
Mrs. Benedict
1927
All Aboard
Aunt Patsy
1927
The King of Kings
Maidservant of Caiaphas
1927
The Shamrock and the Rose
Mrs. Kelly
1927
The Lost Limited
1927
The Overland Stage
Aunt Viney
1927
Nobody's Widow
Roxanna's Maid
1927
Golf Widows
1926
Young April
Maggie
1926
The Family Upstairs
Mademoiselle Clarice
1926
So This Is Paris
Madame Moreau (uncredited)
1926
Money Talks
Mrs. Chatterton
1926
Matrimony Blues
1926
The Still Alarm
Mrs. Maloney
1926
Brooding Eyes
Marie De Costa
1926
The Little Irish Girl
Gertie
1926
The Grand Duchess and the Waiter
The Countess Prascovia Avaloff
1926
Memory Lane
Maid
1926
A Punch in the Nose
1926
A Woman of the World
Mrs. Bierbauer
1925
The Red Kimona
The Inquisitive One
1925
Rugged Water
Mrs. Fuller
1925
Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pride
Townswoman
1925
My Son
Hattie Smith
1925
Breaking the Ice
The Maid
1925
So Big
Widow Paarlenburg
1924
Vanity's Price
Katherine
1924
The Fatal Mistake
1924
The Enemy Sex
Ida Summers
1924
Romeo and Juliet
Rodney's Mother
1924
The Signal Tower
Cousin Gertie
1924
Listen Lester
Miss Pink
1924
Picking Peaches
The Customer
1924
The Mask of Lopez
Townswoman
1924
Boy of Mine
Mrs. Pettis
1923
The Acquittal
Maid
1923
One Cylinder Love
The Society Girl's Mother
1923
Pitfalls of a Big City
Rodney's Mother
1923
Tea- With a Kick!
Mrs. Juniper
1923
Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?
Rodney's Mother
1923
When Knights Were Cold
(uncredited)
1923
The Crossroads of New York
Landlady
1922
Bright Eyes
The Ambitious Mother
1921
Astray from the Steerage
Mrs. Gabble - the Rich Husband's Mother-in-Law
1921
An Elephant on His Hands
1920
Looney Lions and Monkey Business
1919
The Poor Rich Cleaners
The Cook
1918
The Paperhangers' Revenge
The Cook
1918
The House of Terrible Scandals
Bride's mother/ Soup slurper
1917
Sammy's Scandalous Scheme
Dottie
1915
Even Unto Death
Dorothea Gordon
1914
Some Nerve
The Wife
1913
The Gusher
Party Guest (uncredited)
1913
Fatty Joins the Force
Fatty's Sweetheart
1913
Wine
The Woman
1913
Hubby’s Job
1913
Algy on the Force
Algy's Sweetheart
1913
His Chum the Baron
Party Guest (uncredited)
1913
Bangville Police
Della's Mother
1913
A Fishy Affair
Neighbor
1913
Murphy's I.O.U.
Wife
1913
A Life in the Balance
The Landlord's Wife
1913
On His Wedding Day
The Bride
1913
Love and Pain
Ethel
1913
A Deaf Burglar
A Neighbor
1913
A Strong Revenge
Party Guest
1913
The Rural Third Degree
Si's Bride
1913
Peril of the Plains
Eliza - the Mother
1912
The Ranchman's Vengeance
Marie
1911
The Boss of Lucky Ranch
1911
A College Chicken
1910
Parlor, Bedroom and Wrath
Florence's Mother