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Betsy Gay
Waterford, Connecticut, USA
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…
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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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1943
What's Buzzin', Cousin?
Movie Saree (uncredited)
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1942
How Spry I Am
Movie Young Girl (uncredited)
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1941
Bachelor Daddy
Movie Girl at Movie (uncredited)
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1939
At the Circus
Movie Circus Midget (uncredited)
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1939
The Zero Hour
Movie Orphan (uncredited)
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1939
Mystery Plane
Movie Young Betty Lou
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1938
Came the Brawn
Movie Effie, Girl Behind Darla
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1938
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Movie Susie Harper (uncredited)
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1937
Our Gang Follies of 1938
Movie Blonde Alfalfa Fangirl (uncredited)
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1937
It Happened in Hollywood
Movie Sis (uncredited)
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1937
When You're in Love
Movie Performing Arts Student (uncredited)
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1936
Arbor Day
Movie Dancing Girl
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1936
The Pinch Singer
Movie Broadway Number Performer
