Dot Farley
Dot Farley | |
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 Farley c.1923 | |
| Born | Dorothea Farley February 6, 1881 |
| Died | May 2, 1971 (aged 90) |
| Other names | Dorothy Farley |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1910-1950 |
Dot Farley (born Dorothea Farley; February 6, 1881 – May 2, 1971)[1] was an American film actress who appeared in 280 motion pictures between 1910 and 1950. She was also known as Dorothy Farley.[2]
Biography[]
Dot Farley in 1922
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Farley was the daughter of Eugene Farley and actress Alma Streeter Farley.[3]
Farley gained acting experience by working for six years in stock theater[3] and made her film debut in 1910.[4] 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.[2] 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.[5]
Farley died in South Pasadena, California.[2]
Selected filmography[]
- Murphy's I.O.U. (1913, Short) - Wife
- The Bangville Police (1913, Short) - Della's Mother
- Passions, He Had Three (1913, Short)
- Peeping Pete (1913, Short)
- Fatty Joins the Force (1913, Short) - Fatty's Sweetheart (uncredited)
- Some Nerve (1913, Short) - The Wife
- The Price of Crime (1914) - Dorothea Vale
- The Toll of the War-Path (1914) - Bess
- Even Unto Death (1914) - Dorothea Gordon
- Inherited Passions (1916) - Masie Williams
- A Small Town Idol (1921) - Mrs. Smith
- Home Talent (1921) - Boarder
- The Crossroads of New York (1922) - Landlady
- When Knights Were Cold (1923, Short) - (uncredited)
- Tea: With a Kick! (1923) - Mrs. Juniper
- The Acquittal (1923) - Maid
- Boy of Mine (1923) - Mrs. Pettis
- The Mask of Lopez (1924) - Townswoman
- Listen Lester (1924) - Miss Pink
- A Self-Made Failure (1924) - Minor Role (uncredited)
- The Enemy Sex (1924) - Ida Summers
- The Signal Tower (1924) - Cousin Gertie
- The Fatal Mistake (1924)
- Vanity's Price (1924) - Katherine, Vanna's maid
- So Big (1924) - Widow Paarlenburg
- Border Intrigue (1925) - Tough's Sister
- My Son (1925) - Hattie Smith
- The Three Way Trail (1925)
- Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pryde (1925, Short) - Townswoman (uncredited)
- Rugged Water (1925) - Mrs. Fuller
- The Unchastened Woman (1925)
- The Red Kimona (1925) - The Inquisitive One
- A Woman of the World (1925) - Mrs. Bierbauer
- The Lure of the Track (1925)
- Memory Lane (1926) - Maid
- The Grand Duchess and the Waiter (1926) - The Countess Prascovia Avaloff
- The Little Irish Girl (1926) - Gertie
- Brooding Eyes (1926) - Marie De Costa
- The Still Alarm (1926) - Mrs. Maloney
- Money Talks (1926) - Mrs. Chatterton
- So This is Paris (1926) - Madame Moreau (uncredited)
- Honesty – The Best Policy (1926) - Author's Wife (added sequence)
- The Family Upstairs (1926) - Mademoiselle Clarice
- Young April (1926) - Maggie
- The Timid Terror (1926) - Mrs. Milliken
- Nobody's Widow (1927) - Roxanna's Maid
- The Overland Stage (1927) - Aunt Viney
- McFadden's Flats (1927) - Bridget Maloney
- Girl in the Rain (1927)
- The Shamrock and the Rose (1927)
- All Aboard (1927) - Aunt Patsy
- The King of Kings (1927) - Maidservant of Caiaphas
- Yours to Command (1927) - Ma O'Brien
- The Lost Limited (1927)
- His First Flame (1927) - Mrs. Benedict
- The Climbers (1927) - Juana
- The Tired Business Man (1927) - Mrs. McGinnis
- Topsy and Eva (1927) - Minor Role (uncredited)
- Breakfast at Sunrise (1927) - Telephone Operator (uncredited)
- The Girl from Everywhere (1927) - Madame Zweibach
- The Garden of Eden (1928) - Monte Carlo Telephone Operator (uncredited)
- Lady Be Good (1928) - Texas West
- Black Feather (1928)
- The Code of the Scarlet (1928) - Widow Malone
- The Head Man (1928) - Mrs. Denny
- Celebrity (1928) - Mother
- Should a Girl Marry? (1928) - Mae Reynolds
- Marquis Preferred (1929) - Mrs. Gruger
- Divorce Made Easy (1929) - Aunt Emma
- Why Leave Home? (1929) - Susan
- Harmony at Home (1930) - The Modiste
- The Unholy Three (1930) - Woman Buying Parrot (uncredited)
- Road to Paradise (1930) - Lola
- The Little Accident (1930) - Mrs.Van Dine
- The Third Alarm (1930) - Woman Barber
- The Front Page (1931) - Madame (uncredited)
- A Woman of Experience (1931) - Beer Garden Patron (uncredited)
- Dancing Dynamite (1931) - Effie
- The Law of the Tong (1931) - Madam Duval
- While Paris Sleeps (1932) - Concierge
- Trapped in Tia Juana (1932) - Aunt Emma
- Lawyer Man (1932) - Client Paying $5,000 Fee (uncredited)
- Curtain at Eight (1933) - Ella - Party Guest
- Love Past Thirty (1934) - Dressmaker
- Down to Their Last Yacht (1934) - Passenger with Diamond Bracelets (uncredited)
- Diamond Jim (1935) -Barmaid (uncredited)
- False Pretenses (1935) - Mrs. Smythe
- Ring Around the Moon (1936) - Bella
- Dummy Ache (1936, Short) - Florence's Mother
- Wanted! Jane Turner (1936) - Landlady (uncredited)
- Arizona Mahoney (1936) - Woman at Circus (uncredited)
- Love Is News (1937) - Woman Wanting Steve's Autograph (uncredited)
- We Have Our Moments (1937) - (uncredited)
- Too Many Wives (1937) - Mrs. Potts
- Rustlers' Valley (1937) - Mrs. Anson (uncredited)
- The Purple Vigilantes (1938) - Suffrogate (uncredited)
- The Road to Reno (1938) - Mrs. Brumleigh
- The Stranger from Arizona (1938) - Martha
- Slander House (1938) - Mrs. Willis
- Lawless Valley (1938) - Anna
- I Stole a Million (1939) - Minor Role (uncredited)
- The Women (1939) - Large Woman (uncredited)
- $1,000 a Touchdown (1939) - Hysterical Woman (uncredited)
- We Go Fast (1941) - Hempstead's Cook (uncredited)
- Look Who's Laughing (1941) - Mrs. Mary Blaize (uncredited)
- Obliging Young Lady (1942) - Bird Lover Who Did Paper on Shrikes (uncredited)
- Tales of Manhattan (1942) - Party Guest (Fields sequence) (uncredited)
- Cat People (1942) - Mrs. Agnew (uncredited)
- Hers to Hold (1943) - Wife of Soldier (uncredited)
- Hail the Conquering Hero (1944) - Mamie's Mother (uncredited)
- San Fernando Valley (1944) - Hattie O'Toole
- The Sin of Harold Diddlebock (1947) - Smoke's Secretary (uncredited)
- They Won't Believe Me (1947) - Emma (uncredited)
- Fighting Father Dunne (1948) - Mrs. Monohan (uncredited)
- The File on Thelma Jordon (1949) - Woman Prisoner (uncredited)
References[]
- ^ Dot Farley; findagrave.com Retrieved September 9, 2016
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Boggs, Johnny D. (2014). Jesse James and the Movies. McFarland. p. 31. ISBN 9780786484966. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Cassara, Bill. Edgar Kennedy: Master of the Slow Burn. BearManor Media. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
- ^ Walker, Brent E. (2013). Mack Sennett's Fun Factory: A History and Filmography of His Studio and His Keystone and Mack Sennett Comedies, with Biographies of Players and Personnel. McFarland. p. 501. ISBN 9780786477111. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
- ^ "Dot Farley Is Successful Writer". The Perry Journal. Oklahoma, Perry. April 24, 1924. p. 7. Retrieved July 24, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
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- Dot Farley at Women Film Pioneers Project
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- American stage actresses