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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
all 179
Movies 179
Woman Prisoner (Uncredited)
The File on Thelma Jordon (1949)
Movie
Florence's Mother
Contest Crazy (1948)
Movie
Edgar's Mother-in-Law (from 'I'll Build It Myself') (archive footage)
Variety Time (1948)
Movie
Florence's Mother
Dig That Gold (1948)
Movie
Florence's Mother
Brother Knows Best (1948)
Movie
Florence's Mother
Do or Diet (1947)
Movie
Florence's Mother
Motor Maniacs (1946)
Movie
Florence's Mother
Trouble or Nothing (1946)
Movie
Florence's Mother
The Big Beef (1945)
Movie
Florence's Mother
It's Your Move (1945)
Movie
Florence's Mother
What, No Cigarettes (1945)
Movie
Florence's Mother
Feather Your Nest (1944)
Movie
Hattie O'Toole
San Fernando Valley (1944)
Movie
Florence's Mother
Radio Rampage (1944)
Movie
Mother-in-law
Prunes and Politics (1944)
Movie
Mother-in-Law
Hot Foot (1943)
Movie
Mrs. Kennedy's Mother
Inferior Decorator (1943)
Movie
Edgar's Mother-in-Law
Hold Your Temper (1943)
Movie
Florence's Mother
Duck Soup (1942)
Movie
Mrs. Agnew (uncredited)
Cat People (1942)
Movie
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Sally's Mother
Cooks and Crooks (1942)
Movie
Bird Lover Who Did Paper on Shrikes (uncredited)
Obliging Young Lady (1942)
Movie
Florence's Mother
Rough on Rents (1942)
Movie
Mary Blaize (uncredited)
Look Who's Laughing (1941)
Movie
Hysterical Woman (uncredited)
$1,000 a Touchdown (1939)
Movie
Large Woman (uncredited)
The Women (1939)
Movie
(uncredited)
I Stole a Million (1939)
Movie
Mrs. Smith
A Small Town Idol (1939)
Movie
Mrs. Willis
Slander House (1938)
Movie
Mrs. Brumleigh (as Dorothy Farley)
The Road to Reno (1938)
Movie
Errol's Mother-in-Law
A Rented Riot (1937)
Movie
Mrs. Potts
Too Many Wives (1937)
Movie
Woman Wanting Steve's Autograph (uncredited)
Love Is News (1937)
Movie
Landlady (uncredited)
Wanted: Jane Turner (1936)
Movie
Florence's Mother
Dummy Ache (1936)
Movie
Mother
Will Power (1936)
Movie
Florence's Mother
Gasoloons (1936)
Movie
Actress
Counselitis (1935)
Movie
Mrs. Smythe
False Pretenses (1935)
Movie
Florence's Mother
In Love at 40 (1935)
Movie
Florence's Mother
Edgar Hamlet (1935)
Movie
Mrs. Clyde
Tramp Tramp Tramp (1935)
Movie
Mother
Brick-a-Brac (1935)
Movie
Florence's Mother
Poisoned Ivory (1934)
Movie
Leon's mother-in-law
Fixing a Stew (1934)
Movie
Passenger with Diamond Bracelets (uncredited)
Down to Their Last Yacht (1934)
Movie
Florence's Mother
Wrong Direction (1934)
Movie
Florence's Mother
Love on a Ladder (1934)
Movie
Dressmaker
Love Past Thirty (1934)
Movie
Mrs. Jones - June's Mother
Bridal Bail (1934)
Movie
Florence's Mother
What Fur (1933)
Movie
Ella, hefty actress
Curtain at Eight (1933)
Movie
Florence's Mother
Quiet Please! (1933)
Movie
Mother-in-law
Good Housewrecking (1933)
Movie
Florence's Mother
A Merchant of Menace (1933)
Movie
Mother-in-Law
Art in the Raw (1933)
Movie
Aunt Zenobia
Torchy's Kitty Coup (1933)
Movie
Client Paying $5,000 Fee (uncredited)
Lawyer Man (1932)
Movie
Florence's Mother
Fish Feathers (1932)
Movie
Aunt Emma
Trapped in Tia Juana (1932)
Movie
Mother-in-law
Giggle Water (1932)
Movie
Concierge
While Paris Sleeps (1932)
Movie
Aunt Zenobia
Torchy Raises the Auntie (1932)
Movie
Madam Duval
The Law of the Tong (1931)
Movie
Aunt Molly
Disappearing Enemies (1931)
Movie
Mrs. Maison
One Yard to Go (1931)
Movie
Woman Barber
The Third Alarm (1930)
Movie
Mrs. Ginsberg
Traffic Tangle (1930)
Movie
Mrs. Charles Dillsworthy
Love Your Neighbor (1930)
Movie
Actress
Swell People (1930)
Movie
Mrs.Van Dine
Little Accident (1930)
Movie
Mr. Bennett's Sweetheart
Radio Kisses (1930)
Movie
Divorcing Wife
Big Money (1930)
Movie
Secretary
Getting a Raise (1930)
Movie
The Modiste
Harmony at Home (1930)
Movie
Claire Finkel
Weak But Willing (1929)
Movie
Aunt Emma
Divorce Made Easy (1929)
Movie
Party Guest
The Bees' Buzz (1929)
Movie
Widow Schultz
Calling Hubby's Bluff (1929)
Movie
Mrs. Gruger
Marquis Preferred (1929)
Movie
Mrs. Bill Blake
Hubby's Weekend Trip (1928)
Movie
Mrs. Trotter
His Unlucky Night (1928)
Movie
Mother
Celebrity (1928)
Movie
Mrs. Denny
The Head Man (1928)
Movie
Widow Malone
The Code of the Scarlet (1928)
Movie
Texas West
Lady Be Good (1928)
Movie
The Wife
The Bicycle Flirt (1928)
Movie
Monte Carlo Telephone Operator (uncredited)
The Garden of Eden (1928)
Movie
Madame Zweibach
The Girl from Everywhere (1927)
Movie
Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Breakfast at Sunrise (1927)
Movie
Undetermined Secondary Role
Topsy and Eva (1927)
Movie
Mrs. Benedict
His First Flame (1927)
Movie
Maidservant of Caiaphas
The King of Kings (1927)
Movie
Mrs. Kelly
The Shamrock and the Rose (1927)
Movie
Bridget Maloney
McFadden's Flats (1927)
Movie
Aunt Viney
The Overland Stage (1927)
Movie
Roxanna's Maid
Nobody's Widow (1927)
Movie
Actress
Golf Widows (1926)
Movie
Maggie
Young April (1926)
Movie
Mademoiselle Clarice
The Family Upstairs (1926)
Movie
Author's Wife (added sequence)
Honesty – The Best Policy (1926)
Movie
Madame Moreau
So This Is Paris (1926)
Movie
Mrs. Chatterton
Money Talks (1926)
Movie
Mrs. Maloney
The Still Alarm (1926)
Movie
Marie De Costa
Brooding Eyes (1926)
Movie
The Countess Prascovia Avaloff
The Grand Duchess and the Waiter (1926)
Movie
Mrs. Fox
A Woman of the World (1925)
Movie
The Inquisitive One
The Red Kimona (1925)
Movie
Mrs. Fuller
Rugged Water (1925)
Movie
Townswoman
Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pride (1925)
Movie
Hattie Smith
My Son (1925)
Movie
The Maid
Breaking the Ice (1925)
Movie
Widow Paarlenburg
So Big (1924)
Movie
Gwendolyn
All Night Long (1924)
Movie
Katherine - Vanna's Maid
Vanity's Price (1924)
Movie
Ida Summers
The Enemy Sex (1924)
Movie
Rodney's Mother
Romeo and Juliet (1924)
Movie
Cousin Gertie
The Signal Tower (1924)
Movie
The Customer
Picking Peaches (1924)
Movie
Mrs. Pettis
Boy of Mine (1923)
Movie
The Society Girl's Mother
One Cylinder Love (1923)
Movie
Rodney's Mother
Pitfalls of a Big City (1923)
Movie
Mrs. Juniper
Tea- With a Kick! (1923)
Movie
Rodney's Mother
Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening? (1923)
Movie
Mary Jane's Mother
Young Sherlocks (1922)
Movie
The Ambitious Mother
Bright Eyes (1921)
Movie
Mrs. Gabble - the Rich Husband's Mother-in-Law
Astray from the Steerage (1921)
Movie
Mrs. Smith
A Small Town Idol (1921)
Movie
Mrs. Whale
An Elephant on His Hands (1920)
Movie
Dorothea Gordon
Even Unto Death (1914)
Movie
The Wife
Some Nerve (1913)
Movie
Party Guest
The Gusher (1913)
Movie
Minor Role
Cohen Saves the Flag (1913)
Movie
Fatty's Sweetheart
Fatty Joins the Force (1913)
Movie
The Woman
Wine (1913)
Movie
Actress
Hubby’s Job (1913)
Movie
Algy's Sweetheart
Algy on the Force (1913)
Movie
Party Guest
His Chum the Baron (1913)
Movie
Della's Mother
Bangville Police (1913)
Movie
Neighbor
A Fishy Affair (1913)
Movie
The Landlord's Wife
A Life in the Balance (1913)
Movie
Lady of the Court
Those Good Old Days (1913)
Movie
The Woman in the Hat
Hide and Seek (1913)
Movie
The Bride
On His Wedding Day (1913)
Movie
A Neighbor
A Deaf Burglar (1913)
Movie
Party Guest
A Strong Revenge (1913)
Movie
Si's Bride
The Rural Third Degree (1913)
Movie
Eliza - the Mother
Peril of the Plains (1912)
Movie
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1881-02-06
Deathday1971-05-02 (90 years old)
Birth NameDorothy Farley
Birth PlaceChicago, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsDorothea Farley, Dorothy Farley, Mrs. Farley
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