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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
5.67
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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Information
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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