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Betsy Gay

Known ForActing
Birthday1929-02-02
Age96 years old at death
Date of Death† 2025-06-13
Place of BirthWaterford, Connecticut, USA
Also Known AsElizabeth Ann Cashen, Elizabeth Ann Gunst

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 row in the mid-1940s. She had several music recordings with labels such as Capitol Records and Decca Records.

Filmography

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1938
6.5
Family
Adventure

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

poster
1939
6.4
Comedy
Music

At the Circus

poster
1937
6.7
Romance
Comedy

When You're in Love

poster
1941
Comedy

Bachelor Daddy

poster
1937
6.1
Drama
Comedy

It Happened in Hollywood

poster
1939
7.2
Crime
Adventure

Mystery Plane

poster
1939
4.5
Drama
Romance

The Zero Hour

poster
1938
6.5
Comedy

Came the Brawn

poster
1942
Comedy

How Spry I Am

poster
1936
6.0
Family
Comedy

Arbor Day

poster
1943
Comedy

What's Buzzin', Cousin?

poster
1937
6.2
Family
Comedy

Our Gang Follies of 1938

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1936
6.0
Comedy

The Pinch Singer