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Betsy Gay

Acting
February 2, 1929
— June 13, 2025(96 years old)
Waterford, Connecticut, USA
Popularity: 0
IMDb

Biography

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...

Also Known As

Elizabeth Ann Cashen • Elizabeth Ann Gunst

Known For

Came the Brawn movie poster (1938)
7.2

Came the Brawn

Effie, Girl Behind Darla

Mystery Plane movie poster (1939)
7.2

Mystery Plane

Young Betty Lou

Arbor Day movie poster (1936)
6.3

Arbor Day

Dancing Girl

The Pinch Singer movie poster (1936)
8.0

The Pinch Singer

Broadway Number Performer

Photos of Betsy Gay

Filmography

1940s

What's Buzzin', Cousin? movie poster (1943)
7.0

What's Buzzin', Cousin?

Saree (uncredited)

How Spry I Am movie poster (1942)
7.0

How Spry I Am

Young Girl (uncredited)

Bachelor Daddy movie poster (1941)
8.0

Bachelor Daddy

Girl at Movie (uncredited)

1930s

At the Circus movie poster (1939)
6.4

At the Circus

Circus Midget (uncredited)

The Zero Hour movie poster (1939)
5.3

The Zero Hour

Orphan (uncredited)

Mystery Plane movie poster (1939)
7.2

Mystery Plane

Young Betty Lou

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer movie poster (1938)
6.6

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Susie Harper (uncredited)

Came the Brawn movie poster (1938)
7.2

Came the Brawn

Effie, Girl Behind Darla

It Happened in Hollywood movie poster (1937)
6.3

It Happened in Hollywood

Sis (uncredited)

Our Gang Follies of 1938 movie poster (1937)
6.3

Our Gang Follies of 1938

Blonde Alfalfa Fangirl (uncredited)

When You're in Love movie poster (1937)
6.9

When You're in Love

Performing Arts Student (uncredited)

Arbor Day movie poster (1936)
6.3

Arbor Day

Dancing Girl

The Pinch Singer movie poster (1936)
8.0

The Pinch Singer

Broadway Number Performer