Portrait of Dot Farley

Acting

Dot Farley

Career

Active from 1911 to 1948, busiest in 1913 with 13 main titles.

Leading roles
46
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for So This Is Paris
So This Is Paris
GoodWatch score68/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Dot Farley Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.6, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.3, average 4.1
  • Coming of Age
    1.2, average 3.0
  • Family Dynamics
    3.1, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Early Cinema 3
  • Silent Comedy 3
  • Lighthearted 3
  • Silent Film 3
  • Physical Comedy 3
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Absurdist Humor 2
  • Slapstick Humor 2
  • Whimsical 2
  • Social Satire 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Historical Romance 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

150
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Parlor, Bedroom and Wrath
Parlor, Bedroom and Wrath

as Florence's Mother

1940s

21 titles ยท average score 71
Variety Time
Variety Time (1948)

as Edgar's Mother-in-Law (from "I'll Build It Myself") (archive footage)

Motor Maniacs
Motor Maniacs (1946)

as Florence's Mother

It's Your Move
It's Your Move (1945)

as Florence's Mother

The Big Beef
The Big Beef (1945)

as Florence's Mother

Prunes and Politics
Prunes and Politics (1944)

as Mrs. Eloise Farley

Feather Your Nest
Feather Your Nest (1944)

as Florence's Mother

Radio Rampage
Radio Rampage (1944)

as Florence's Mother

Hot Foot
Hot Foot (1943)

as Mother-in-Law

Hold Your Temper
Hold Your Temper (1943)

as Edgar's Mother-in-Law

Duck Soup
Duck Soup (1942)

as Florence's Mother

Cat People
Cat People (1942)
GoodWatch score 80

as Mrs. Agnew (uncredited)

Cooks and Crooks
Cooks and Crooks (1942)

as Sally's Mother

1930s

48 titles ยท average score 63
Gasoloons
Gasoloons (1936)

as Florence's Mother

Dummy Ache
Dummy Ache (1936)

as Florence's Mother

Edgar Hamlet
Edgar Hamlet (1935)

as Florence's Mother

Sock Me to Sleep
Sock Me to Sleep (1935)

as Florence's Mother

Brick-a-Brac
Brick-a-Brac (1935)

as Mother

Poisoned Ivory
Poisoned Ivory (1934)

as Florence's Mother

Love on a Ladder
Love on a Ladder (1934)

as Florence's Mother

Wrong Direction
Wrong Direction (1934)

as Edgar's Mother-in-Law

Fish Feathers
Fish Feathers (1932)

as Florence's Mother

Giggle Water
Giggle Water (1932)

as Florence's Mother

Trapped in Tia Juana
Trapped in Tia Juana (1932)

as Aunt Emma

Disappearing Enemies
Disappearing Enemies (1931)

as Aunt Molly

1920s

58 titles ยท average score 62
Weak But Willing
Weak But Willing (1929)

as Claire Finkel

His Unlucky Night
His Unlucky Night (1928)

as Mrs. Trotter

Hubby's Weekend Trip
Hubby's Weekend Trip (1928)

as Mrs. Bill Blake

The Bicycle Flirt
The Bicycle Flirt (1928)

as The Wife

Should a Girl Marry?
Should a Girl Marry? (1928)

as Mae Reynolds

Celebrity
Celebrity (1928)

as Mother

The Girl from Everywhere
The Girl from Everywhere (1927)

as Madame Zweibach

His First Flame
His First Flame (1927)
GoodWatch score 59

as Mrs. Benedict

So This Is Paris
So This Is Paris (1926)
GoodWatch score 68

as Madame Moreau (uncredited)

Memory Lane
Memory Lane (1926)

as Maid

Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pride
Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pride (1925)
GoodWatch score 65

as Townswoman

Picking Peaches
Picking Peaches (1924)

as The Customer

1910s

22 titles ยท average score 52
The Paperhangers' Revenge
The Paperhangers' Revenge (1918)

as The Cook

Sammy's Scandalous Scheme
Sammy's Scandalous Scheme (1915)

as Dottie

On His Wedding Day
On His Wedding Day (1913)

as The Bride

A Life in the Balance
A Life in the Balance (1913)

as The Landlord's Wife

Fatty Joins the Force
Fatty Joins the Force (1913)
GoodWatch score 53

as Fatty's Sweetheart

Bangville Police
Bangville Police (1913)
GoodWatch score 52

as Della's Mother

A Fishy Affair
A Fishy Affair (1913)

as Neighbor

Algy on the Force
Algy on the Force (1913)

as Algy's Sweetheart

Wine
Wine (1913)

as The Woman

A Deaf Burglar
A Deaf Burglar (1913)

as A Neighbor

Peril of the Plains
Peril of the Plains (1912)

as Eliza - the Mother

The Ranchman's Vengeance
The Ranchman's Vengeance (1911)

as Marie