1939Nominee
Best Performance
At the Circus
Betsy Gay
Actor
Waterford, Connecticut, USA
February 2, 1929
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.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1941Winner
Best Performance
Bachelor Daddy
1938Nominee
Best Performance
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Career Highlights
1937Highlight
Best Performance
It Happened in Hollywood
1937Highlight
Best Performance
When You're in Love
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At the Circus
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
When You're in Love