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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.
Birth Name
Dorothea Farley
Born
Sunday, 06 February 1881
Died
Sunday, 02 May 1971
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The File on Thelma Jordon | Woman Prisoner / Woman Prisoner (Uncredited) | 1949 |
| Variety Time | Edgar's Mother-in-Law (from "I'll Build It Myself") (archive footage) / Edgar's Mother-in-Law - clip from 'I'll Build It Myself' | 1948 |
| Dig That Gold | Florence's Mother | 1948 |
| Fighting Father Dunne | Mrs. Monohan | 1948 |
| They Won't Believe Me | Emma | 1947 |
| The Sin of Harold Diddlebock | Smoke's Secretary | 1947 |
| Do or Diet | Florence's Mother | 1947 |
| Noisy Neighbors | Florence's Mother | 1946 |
| Mother-in-Law's Day | Florence's Mother | 1945 |
| It's Your Move | Florence's Mother | 1945 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The File on Thelma Jordon | Woman Prisoner / Woman Prisoner (Uncredited) | 1949 |
| Variety Time | Edgar's Mother-in-Law (from "I'll Build It Myself") (archive footage) / Edgar's Mother-in-Law - clip from 'I'll Build It Myself' | 1948 |
| Dig That Gold | Florence's Mother | 1948 |
| Fighting Father Dunne | Mrs. Monohan | 1948 |
| They Won't Believe Me | Emma | 1947 |
| The Sin of Harold Diddlebock | Smoke's Secretary | 1947 |
| Do or Diet | Florence's Mother | 1947 |
| Noisy Neighbors | Florence's Mother | 1946 |
| Mother-in-Law's Day | Florence's Mother | 1945 |
| It's Your Move | Florence's Mother | 1945 |
| San Fernando Valley | Hattie O'Toole | 1944 |
| Hail the Conquering Hero | Mamie's Mother | 1944 |
| Hers to Hold | Wife of Soldier | 1943 |
| Cat People | Mrs. Agnew | 1942 |
| Tales of Manhattan | Party Guest (Fields sequence) | 1942 |
| Obliging Young Lady | Bird Lover Who Did Paper on Shrikes | 1942 |
| Look Who's Laughing | Mrs. Mary Blaize | 1941 |
| We Go Fast | Hempstead's Cook | 1941 |
| $1000 a Touchdown | Hysterical Woman | 1939 |
| The Women | Large Woman | 1939 |
| I Stole a Million | Bit Part | 1939 |
| Lawless Valley | Anna | 1939 |
| Slander House | Mrs. Willis | 1938 |
| The Stranger from Arizona | Martha | 1938 |
| The Road to Reno | Mrs. Brumleigh (as Dorothy Farley) / Mrs. Brumleigh | 1938 |
| The Purple Vigilantes | Suffrogate | 1938 |
| Rustlers' Valley | Mrs. Anson | 1937 |
| Too Many Wives | Mrs. Potts | 1937 |
| We Have Our Moments | 1937 | |
| Love Is News | Woman Wanting Steve's Autograph | 1937 |
| Arizona Mahoney | Woman at Circus | 1936 |
| Wanted! Jane Turner | Landlady | 1936 |
| Dummy Ache | Florence's Mother | 1936 |
| Will Power | Mother | 1936 |
| Ring Around the Moon | Bella | 1936 |
| Gasoloons | Florence's Mother | 1936 |
| False Pretenses | Mrs. Smythe | 1935 |
| Diamond Jim | Barmaid | 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 |
| A Blasted Event | Mother | 1934 |
| Down to Their Last Yacht | Passenger with Diamond Bracelets | 1934 |
| Wrong Direction | Edgar's Mother-in-Law / Florence's Mother | 1934 |
| Love Past Thirty | Dressmaker | 1934 |
| Curtain at Eight | Ella - Party Guest / Ella, hefty actress | 1933 |
| Quiet Please! | Florence's Mother | 1933 |
| Good Housewrecking | Mother-in-law | 1933 |
| A Merchant of Menace | Florence's Mother | 1933 |
| Art in the Raw | Mother-in-Law / Florence's Mother | 1933 |
| Lawyer Man | Client Paying $5,000 Fee | 1932 |
| Fish Feathers | Florence's Mother | 1932 |
| Dancing Dynamite | Effie | 1932 |
| Trapped in Tia Juana | Aunt Emma | 1932 |
| The Golf Chump | Florence's Mother | 1932 |
| Giggle Water | Mother-in-law | 1932 |
| While Paris Sleeps | Concierge | 1932 |
| Bon Voyage | Florence's Mother | 1932 |
| The Law of the Tong | Madam Duval | 1931 |
| Camping Out | Florence's Mother | 1931 |
| A Woman of Experience | Beer Garden Patron | 1931 |
| The Front Page | Madame | 1931 |
| The Third Alarm | Woman Barber | 1930 |
| Little Accident | Mrs.Van Dine | 1930 |
| Road to Paradise | Lola | 1930 |
| The Unholy Three | Woman Buying Parrot | 1930 |
| Why Leave Home? | Susan | 1929 |
| Divorce Made Easy | Aunt Emma | 1929 |
| The Bees' Buzz | Party Guest | 1929 |
| Marquis Preferred | Mrs. Gruger | 1929 |
| The Code of the Scarlet | Widow Malone | 1928 |
| The Garden of Eden | Monte Carlo Telephone Operator | 1928 |
| Run, Girl, Run | Minor Role | 1928 |
| The Lost Limited | 1928 | |
| Black Feather | 1928 | |
| Breakfast at Sunrise | Telephone Operator | 1927 |
| Topsy and Eva | Undetermined Secondary Role | 1927 |
| His First Flame | Mrs. Benedict | 1927 |
| All Aboard | Aunt Patsy | 1927 |
| Yours to Command | Ma O'Brien | 1927 |
| The King of Kings | Maidservant of Caiaphas | 1927 |
| The Shamrock and the Rose | Mrs. Kelly | 1927 |
| McFadden's Flats | Bridget Maloney | 1927 |
| The Overland Stage | Aunt Viney | 1927 |
| Girl in the Rain | 1927 | |
| The Timid Terror | Mrs. Milliken | 1926 |
| Young April | Maggie | 1926 |
| The Family Upstairs | Mademoiselle Clarice | 1926 |
| Honesty - The Best Policy | Author's Wife (added sequence) | 1926 |
| Money Talks | Mrs. Chatterton | 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 Woman of the World | Mrs. Bierbauer / Mrs. Fox | 1925 |
| The Red Kimona | The Inquisitive One | 1925 |
| The Unchastened Woman | 1925 | |
| Rugged Water | Mrs. Fuller | 1925 |
| Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pryde | Townswoman | 1925 |
| Border Intrigue | Tough's Sister | 1925 |
| Lure of the Track | 1925 | |
| All Night Long | Gwendolyn | 1924 |
| Vanity's Price | Katherine - Vanna's Maid | 1924 |
| The Fatal Mistake | 1924 | |
| The Enemy Sex | Ida Summers | 1924 |
| The Signal Tower | Cousin Gertie | 1924 |
| A Self-Made Failure | Undetermined Minor Role | 1924 |
| Listen Lester | Miss Pink | 1924 |
| Picking Peaches | The Customer | 1924 |
| The Acquittal | Maid | 1923 |
| Tea: With a Kick! | Mrs. Juniper | 1923 |
| Young Sherlocks | Mary Jane's Mother | 1922 |
| The Crossroads of New York | Landlady | 1922 |
| Bright Eyes | The Ambitious Mother | 1921 |
| Among Those Present | Hotel Flirt | 1921 |
| Home Talent | Boarder | 1921 |
| Astray from the Steerage | Mrs. Gabble - the Rich Husband's Mother-in-Law | 1921 |
| Inherited Passions | Masie Williams | 1916 |
| The Lust of the Red Man | The Settler's Wife | 1914 |
| Some Nerve | The Wife | 1913 |
| The Gusher | Party Guest | 1913 |
| Cohen Saves the Flag | Minor Role | 1913 |
| Fatty Joins the Force | Fatty's Sweetheart | 1913 |
| Wine | The Woman | 1913 |
| A Fishy Affair | Neighbor | 1913 |
| Bangville Police | Della's Mother | 1913 |
| A Life in the Balance | The Landlord's Wife | 1913 |
| Hide and Seek | The Woman in the Hat | 1913 |
| On His Wedding Day | The Bride | 1913 |
| A Strong Revenge | Party Guest | 1913 |
