Dot Farley

• Name — Dot Farley • Birth Name — Dorothea Farley • Born — 6 February 1881 • Birthplace — Chicago, Illinois, U.S. • Died — 2 May 1971 • Place of death — South Pasadena, California, U.S. • Years Active — 1910–1950 • Occupation — Actress • Other Names — Dorothy Farley

• Illustration — Farley in 1922 Born in Chicago, Dorothea Farley was the daughter of Eugene Farley and actress Alma Streeter. Her nickname originated when she sang and danced on stage billed as "Chicago's Little Dot" when she was three years old. Farley gained acting experience by working for six years in stock theater and made her film debut in 1910. Mainly known for her roles in short comedies, prolific with Mack Sennett in the silent days, she also appeared in Western films in the early 1910s. She was later notable as the mother-in-law of Edgar Kennedy in most of his series of short films at the RKO studios. Farley was also a writer, with 260 of her stories having been produced by 1924.

Farley died in South Pasadena, California on May 2, 1971, age 90.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1911 — The Ranchman's Vengeance — Marie • 1911 — The Harem Skirt — Lost film • 1912 — At the Basket Picnic — Dave's Mother • 1912 — The Peril of the Plains — Eliza, the Mother — Lost film • 1913 — Murphy's I.O.U. — Wife — Short Film • 1913 — The Bangville Police — Della's Mother — Short Film • 1913 — Passions, He Had Three — Short Film • 1913 — A Dollar Did It — Mrs. Riley — Lost film • 1913 — Peeping Pete — Short Film unconfirmed • 1913 — The Hubby's Job — uncredited Lost film • 1913 — Fatty Joins the Force — Fatty's Sweetheart — Short Film uncredited • 1913 — Miss Fairweather Out West — Miss Fairweather — Short Film • 1913 — Some Nerve — The Wife — Short Film • 1914 — The Price of Crime — Dorothea Vale — also screenwriter Lost film • 1914 — The Toll of the War-Path — Bess — also screenwriter • 1914 — Even Unto Death — Dorothea Gordon — also screenwriter • 1914 — Soul Mates — The Bride — also screenwriter Short film • 1914 — False Pride Has a Fall — Ellen Farley — also screenwriter Short film Lost film • 1914 — The Lust of the Red Man — The Settler's Wife — also screenwriter Short film Lost film credited as Dorothea Farley • 1915 — Aunt Matilda Outwitted — Aunt Matilda — also screenwriter Lost film • 1915 — Buy, Buy Baby! — also screenwriter Lost film • 1915 — Her New Yob — Lebia — also screenwriter Lost film • 1915 — Louisa's Battle With Cupid — Louisa — also screenwriter Lost film • 1915 — Misplaced Twins — also screenwriter Lost film • 1915 — The Near Capture of Jessie James — Jessie James — also screenwriter Lost film • 1915 — She Couldn't Get Away With It — The Spinster — also screenwriter Lost film • 1915 — Wheeled Into Matrimony — also screenwriter Lost film • 1915 — A Woman's Way — also screenwriter Lost film • 1916 — Inherited Passions or Are Passions Inherited? — Masie Williams — also screenwriter Lost film • 1918 — The Paper Hanger’s Revenge or Poor Rich Cleaners — The Cook — Short film • 1918 — Rip Roaring Rivals — Nifty Nell — Short film • 1920 — An Arabian Nightmare — Hotel Drudge — Short film • 1921 — A Small Town Idol — Mrs. Smith • 1921 — Home Talent — Boarder — Lost film • 1922 — Bright Eyes — The Ambitious Mother — Short film • 1922 — The Crossroads of New York — Landlady — Mostly lost, only a fragment survives • 1923 — When Knights Were Cold — Short film uncredited • 1923 — Tea: With a Kick! — Mrs. Juniper — Lost film • 1923 — The Acquittal — Maid • 1923 — Boy of Mine — Mrs. Pettis — Lost film • 1924 — The Mask of Lopez — Townswoman • 1924 — Picking Peaches — The Customer — Short film • 1924 — Listen Lester — Miss Pink • 1924 — A Self-Made Failure — uncredited Lost film • 1924 — The Enemy Sex — Ida Summers • 1924 — The Signal Tower — Cousin Gertie • 1924 — The Fatal Mistake — Partly lost film • 1924 — Vanity's Price — Katherine, Vanna's maid — Lost film • 1924 — So Big — Widow Paarlenburg — Mostly lost, only a trailer survives • 1925 — Border Intrigue — Tough's Sister — Lost film • 1925 — My Son — Hattie Smith — Lost film • 1925 — The Three Way Trail • 1925 — Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pryde — Townswoman — Short film uncredited • 1925 — Rugged Water — Mrs. Fuller — Lost film • 1925 — The Unchastened Woman • 1925 — The Red Kimona — The Inquisitive One • 1925 — A Woman of the World — Mrs. Fox • 1925 — The Lure of the Track • 1926 — Memory Lane — Maid • 1926 — The Grand Duchess and the Waiter — The Countess Prascovia Avaloff • 1926 — The Little Irish Girl — Gertie — Lost film • 1926 — Brooding Eyes — Marie De Costa • 1926 — The Still Alarm — Mrs. Maloney • 1926 — Money Talks — Mrs. Chatterton — Lost film • 1926 — So This Is Paris — Madame Moreau — uncredited • 1926 — Honesty – The Best Policy — Author's Wife — added sequence Lost film • 1926 — The Family Upstairs — Mademoiselle Clarice — Lost film • 1926 — Young April — Maggie • 1926 — The Timid Terror — Mrs. Milliken • 1926 — Golf Widows — Short film • 1926 — Matrimony Blues — Short film • 1927 — Nobody's Widow — Roxanna's Maid — Lost film • 1927 — The Overland Stage — Aunt Viney — Lost film • 1927 — McFadden's Flats — Bridget Maloney — Lost film • 1927 — Girl in the Rain — Lost film • 1927 — The Shamrock and the Rose — Mrs. Kelly • 1927 — All Aboard — Aunt Patsy — Lost film • 1927 — The King of Kings — Maidservant of Caiaphas • 1927 — Yours to Command — Ma O'Brien — Lost film • 1927 — The Lost Limited — Lost film • 1927 — His First Flame — Mrs. Benedict • 1927 — The Climbers — Juana, the Duchess' maid — Lost film • 1927 — The Tired Business Man — Mrs. McGinnis — Lost film • 1927 — Topsy and Eva — uncredited • 1927 — Breakfast at Sunrise — Telephone Operator — uncredited • 1927 — The Girl from Everywhere — Madame Zweibach • 1928 — The Garden of Eden — Monte Carlo Switchboard Operator — uncredited • 1928 — Lady Be Good — Texas West — Lost film • 1928 — Black Feather — Lost film • 1928 — The Code of the Scarlet — Widow Malone — Lost film • 1928 — The Head Man — Mrs. Denny — Lost film • 1928 — Celebrity — Mother • 1928 — Should a Girl Marry? — Mae Reynolds — Mostly lost, only a trailer survives • 1929 — Foolish Husbands — Mrs. Billy Blake — Short film • 1929 — Marquis Preferred — Mrs. Gruger — credited as Dorothy Farley • 1929 — Divorce Made Easy — Aunt Emma • 1929 — Why Leave Home? — Susan • 1930 — Harmony at Home — The Modiste • 1930 — The Unholy Three — Woman Buying Parrot — uncredited • 1930 — Road to Paradise — Lola • 1930 — The Little Accident — Mrs.Van Dine • 1930 — The Third Alarm — Woman Barber • 1931 — The Front Page — Madame — uncredited • 1931 — A Woman of Experience — Beer Garden Patron — uncredited • 1931 — Dancing Dynamite — Effie • 1931 — The Law of the Tong — Madam Duval • 1932 — While Paris Sleeps — Concierge • 1932 — Trapped in Tia Juana — Aunt Emma • 1932 — Lawyer Man — Client Paying $5,000 Fee — uncredited • 1933 — Curtain at Eight — Alice • 1934 — Love Past Thirty — Dressmaker • 1934 — Down to Their Last Yacht — Passenger with Diamond Bracelets — uncredited • 1935 — Diamond Jim — Barmaid — uncredited • 1935 — False Pretenses — Mrs. Smythe • 1936 — Ring Around the Moon — Bella • 1936 — Dummy Ache — Florence's Mother — Short film • 1936 — Wanted! Jane Turner — Landlady — uncredited • 1936 — Arizona Mahoney — Woman at Circus — uncredited • 1937 — Love Is News — Woman Wanting Steve's Autograph — uncredited • 1937 — We Have Our Moments — uncredited • 1937 — Too Many Wives — Mrs. Potts • 1937 — Rustlers' Valley — Mrs. Anson — uncredited • 1938 — The Purple Vigilantes — Suffrogate — uncredited • 1938 — The Road to Reno — Mrs. Brumleigh — credited as Dorothy Farley • 1938 — The Stranger from Arizona — Martha • 1938 — Slander House — Mrs. Willis • 1938 — Lawless Valley — Anna Marsh • 1939 — I Stole a Million — uncredited • 1939 — The Women — Large Woman — uncredited • 1939 — $1,000 a Touchdown — Hysterical Woman — uncredited • 1941 — We Go Fast — Hempstead's Cook — uncredited • 1941 — Look Who's Laughing — Mrs. Mary Blaize — uncredited • 1942 — Obliging Young Lady — Bird Lover — uncredited • 1942 — Tales of Manhattan — Party Guest (Fields sequence) — uncredited • 1942 — Cat People — Mrs. Agnew — uncredited • 1943 — Hers to Hold — Wife of Soldier — uncredited • 1944 — Hail the Conquering Hero — Mamie's Mother — uncredited • 1944 — San Fernando Valley — Hattie O'Toole • 1947 — The Sin of Harold Diddlebock — Smoke's Secretary — uncredited • 1947 — They Won't Believe Me — Emma — uncredited • 1948 — Fighting Father Dunne — Mrs. Flaherty — uncredited • 1949 — The File on Thelma Jordon — Prisoner — uncredited