Dorothea "Dot" Farley (February 6, 1881 – May 2, 1971) was an American film actress who appeared in 280 motion pictures from 1910 to 1950. She was also known as Dorothy Farley.
Biography
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.
Death Farley died in South Pasadena, California on May 2, 1971, age 90.
Partial Filmography 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 Filmunconfirmed 1913 The Hubby's Job uncreditedLost film 1913 Fatty Joins the Force Fatty's Sweetheart Short Filmuncredited 1913 Miss Fairweather Out West Miss Fairweather Short Film 1913 Some Nerve The Wife Short Film 1914 The Price of Crime Dorothea Vale also screenwriterLost 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 screenwriterShort film 1914 False Pride Has a Fall Ellen Farley also screenwriterShort filmLost film 1914 The Lust of the Red Man The Settler's Wife also screenwriterShort filmLost filmcredited as Dorothea Farley 1915 Aunt Matilda Outwitted Aunt Matilda also screenwriterLost film 1915 Buy, Buy Baby! also screenwriterLost film 1915 Her New Yob Lebia also screenwriterLost film 1915 Louisa's Battle With Cupid Louisa also screenwriterLost film 1915 Misplaced Twins also screenwriterLost film 1915 The Near Capture of Jessie James Jessie James also screenwriterLost film 1915 She Couldn't Get Away With It The Spinster also screenwriterLost film 1915 Wheeled Into Matrimony also screenwriterLost film 1915 A Woman's Way also screenwriterLost film 1916 Inherited Passions or Are Passions Inherited? Masie Williams also screenwriterLost 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 filmuncredited 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 uncreditedLost 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 filmuncredited 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 sequenceLost 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
References
External links
Dot Farley at Women Film Pioneers Project