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Betsy Gay
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Betsy Gay (February 2, 1929 — June 13, 2025) was an American actress and yodeler, perhaps best known as Alfalfa's girlfriend Effie in the Our Gang Comedies.
Gay appeared in films, television, and radio shows. Her film career mostly consisted of bit-parts during the Golden Age of Hollywood, such as The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938), Our Gang Follies of 1938 (1937) and Mystery Plane (1939). Her final role was in 1943.
Throughout her singing career, Gay worked alongside the likes of Dale Evans, Stuart Hamblen, and Tex Williams. She won a yodelling competition in California two years in a row in the mid-1940s. She had several music recordings with labels such as Capitol Records and Decca Rec…
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Betsy Gay (February 2, 1929 — June 13, 2025) was an American actress and yodeler, perhaps best known as Alfalfa's girlfriend Effie in the Our Gang Comedies. Gay appeared in films, television, and radio shows. Her film career mostly consisted of bit-parts during the Golden Age of Hollywood, such as The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938), Our Gang Follies of 1938 (1937) and Mystery Plane (1939). Her final role was in 1943. Throughout her singing career, Gay worked alongside the likes of Dale Evans, Stuart Hamblen, and Tex Williams. She won a yodelling competition in California two years in a row in the mid-1940s. She had several music recordings with labels such as Capitol Records and Decca Records.
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Betsy Gay's Filmography
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What's Buzzin', Cousin?
as Saree (uncredited)
How Spry I Am
as Young Girl (uncredited)
Bachelor Daddy
as Girl at Movie (uncredited)
At the Circus
as Circus Midget (uncredited)
The Zero Hour
as Orphan (uncredited)
Mystery Plane
as Young Betty Lou
Came the Brawn
as Effie, Girl Behind Darla
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
as Susie Harper (uncredited)
Our Gang Follies of 1938
as Blonde Alfalfa Fangirl (uncredited)
It Happened in Hollywood
as Sis (uncredited)
When You're in Love
as Performing Arts Student (uncredited)
Arbor Day
as Dancing Girl
The Pinch Singer
as Broadway Number Performer