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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.
Known For
The Women
(1939)
Large Woman (uncredited)
The File on Thelma Jordon
(1949)
Woman Prisoner (Uncredited)
Cat People
(1942)
Mrs. Agnew (uncredited)
Slander House
(1938)
Mrs. Willis
Full Filmography
Acting
A College Chicken
(1910)
The Ranchman's Vengeance
(1911)
Marie
Peril of the Plains
(1912)
Eliza - the Mother
Wine
(1913)
The Woman
Murphy's I.O.U.
(1913)
Wife
A Life in the Balance
(1913)
The Landlord's Wife
A Deaf Burglar
(1913)
A Neighbor
A Strong Revenge
(1913)
Party Guest
Algy on the Force
(1913)
Algy's Sweetheart
Fatty Joins the Force
(1913)
Fatty's Sweetheart
Some Nerve
(1913)
The Wife
The Rural Third Degree
(1913)
Si's Bride
The Gusher
(1913)
Party Guest (uncredited)
A Fishy Affair
(1913)
Neighbor
On His Wedding Day
(1913)
The Bride
His Chum the Baron
(1913)
Party Guest (uncredited)
Bangville Police
(1913)
Della's Mother
Even Unto Death
(1914)
Dorothea Gordon
Sammy's Scandalous Scheme
(1915)
Dottie
The Paperhangers' Revenge
(1918)
The Cook
The Poor Rich Cleaners
(1918)
The Cook
Looney Lions and Monkey Business
(1919)
An Elephant on His Hands
(1920)
Bright Eyes
(1921)
The Ambitious Mother
Astray from the Steerage
(1921)
Mrs. Gabble - the Rich Husband's Mother-in-Law
The Crossroads of New York
(1922)
Landlady
Boy of Mine
(1923)
Mrs. Pettis
Pitfalls of a Big City
(1923)
Rodney's Mother
Tea- With a Kick!
(1923)
Mrs. Juniper
The Acquittal
(1923)
Maid
Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?
(1923)
Rodney's Mother
When Knights Were Cold
(1923)
(uncredited)
Picking Peaches
(1924)
The Customer
Romeo and Juliet
(1924)
Rodney's Mother
The Enemy Sex
(1924)
Ida Summers
The Signal Tower
(1924)
Cousin Gertie
So Big
(1924)
Widow Paarlenburg
My Son
(1925)
Hattie Smith
The Red Kimona
(1925)
The Inquisitive One
Breaking the Ice
(1925)
The Maid
Rugged Water
(1925)
Mrs. Fuller
A Woman of the World
(1925)
Mrs. Bierbauer
Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pride
(1925)
Townswoman
Golf Widows
(1926)
The Family Upstairs
(1926)
Mademoiselle Clarice
A Punch in the Nose
(1926)
So This Is Paris
(1926)
Madame Moreau (uncredited)
The Grand Duchess and the Waiter
(1926)
The Countess Prascovia Avaloff
Young April
(1926)
Maggie
The Little Irish Girl
(1926)
Gertie
Memory Lane
(1926)
Maid
Matrimony Blues
(1926)
Brooding Eyes
(1926)
Marie De Costa
Money Talks
(1926)
Mrs. Chatterton
His First Flame
(1927)
Mrs. Benedict
The Overland Stage
(1927)
Aunt Viney
Breakfast at Sunrise
(1927)
Telephone Operator (uncredited)
The Climbers
(1927)
Juana
The Shamrock and the Rose
(1927)
Mrs. Kelly
The King of Kings
(1927)
Maidservant of Caiaphas
The Girl from Everywhere
(1927)
Madame Zweibach
Celebrity
(1928)
Mother
Lady Be Good
(1928)
Texas West
Hubby's Weekend Trip
(1928)
Mrs. Bill Blake
The Head Man
(1928)
Mrs. Denny
His Unlucky Night
(1928)
Mrs. Trotter
The Garden of Eden
(1928)
Monte Carlo Telephone Operator (uncredited)
The Code of the Scarlet
(1928)
Widow Malone
The Bicycle Flirt
(1928)
The Wife
The Girl from Nowhere
(1928)
Weak But Willing
(1929)
Claire Finkel
Why Leave Home?
(1929)
Susan
Marquis Preferred
(1929)
Mrs. Gruger
Calling Hubby's Bluff
(1929)
Widow Schultz
Divorce Made Easy
(1929)
Aunt Emma
Love Your Neighbor
(1930)
Little Accident
(1930)
Mrs.Van Dine
Swell People
(1930)
Big Money
(1930)
He Trumped Her Ace
(1930)
Dot
Radio Kisses
(1930)
Traffic Tangle
(1930)
Mrs. Ginsberg
Road to Paradise
(1930)
Lola
Harmony at Home
(1930)
The Modiste
Getting a Raise
(1930)
The Third Alarm
(1930)
Woman Barber
Disappearing Enemies
(1931)
Aunt Molly
The Law of the Tong
(1931)
Madam Duval
Lawyer Man
(1932)
Client Paying $5,000 Fee (uncredited)
Trapped in Tia Juana
(1932)
Aunt Emma
While Paris Sleeps
(1932)
Concierge
Giggle Water
(1932)
Florence's Mother
Fish Feathers
(1932)
Florence's Mother
Torchy's Kitty Coup
(1933)
Aunt Zenobia
Quiet Please!
(1933)
Florence's Mother
Curtain at Eight
(1933)
Ella, hefty actress
Good Housewrecking
(1933)
What Fur
(1933)
Florence's Mother
Love on a Ladder
(1934)
Florence's Mother
Bridal Bail
(1934)
Mrs. Jones - June's Mother
Down to Their Last Yacht
(1934)
Passenger with Diamond Bracelets (uncredited)
Poisoned Ivory
(1934)
Florence's Mother
Wrong Direction
(1934)
Edgar's Mother-in-Law
Love Past Thirty
(1934)
Dressmaker
Fixing a Stew
(1934)
Leon's mother-in-law
Diamond Jim
(1935)
Counselitis
(1935)
(uncredited)
Brick-a-Brac
(1935)
Mother
Edgar Hamlet
(1935)
Florence's Mother
In Love at 40
(1935)
Florence's Mother
False Pretenses
(1935)
Mrs. Smythe
Dummy Ache
(1936)
Florence's Mother
Gasoloons
(1936)
Florence's Mother
Wanted: Jane Turner
(1936)
Landlady (uncredited)
Will Power
(1936)
Mother
A Rented Riot
(1937)
Errol's Mother-in-Law
Love Is News
(1937)
Woman Wanting Steve's Autograph (uncredited)
We Have Our Moments
(1937)
Too Many Wives
(1937)
Mrs. Potts
The Stranger from Arizona
(1938)
Martha
The Road to Reno
(1938)
Mrs. Brumleigh (as Dorothy Farley)
Lawless Valley
(1938)
Anna
Slander House
(1938)
Mrs. Willis
$1,000 a Touchdown
(1939)
Hysterical Woman (uncredited)
I Stole a Million
(1939)
(uncredited)
The Women
(1939)
Large Woman (uncredited)
Look Who's Laughing
(1941)
Mary Blaize (uncredited)
Cat People
(1942)
Mrs. Agnew (uncredited)
Obliging Young Lady
(1942)
Bird Lover Who Did Paper on Shrikes (uncredited)
Duck Soup
(1942)
Florence's Mother
Cooks and Crooks
(1942)
Sally's Mother
Hot Foot
(1943)
Mother-in-Law
Hold Your Temper
(1943)
Edgar's Mother-in-Law
Radio Rampage
(1944)
Florence's Mother
Feather Your Nest
(1944)
Florence's Mother
Prunes and Politics
(1944)
Mrs. Eloise Farley
San Fernando Valley
(1944)
Hattie O'Toole
The Big Beef
(1945)
Florence's Mother
It's Your Move
(1945)
Florence's Mother
Motor Maniacs
(1946)
Florence's Mother
Do or Diet
(1947)
Florence's Mother
They Won't Believe Me
(1947)
Variety Time
(1948)
Edgar's Mother-in-Law (from "I'll Build It Myself") (archive footage)
The File on Thelma Jordon
(1949)
Woman Prisoner (Uncredited)
Writing