Darla Little Rascals Star's Tragic End: Hollywood Turned Its Back.

Darla jean hood (november 8, 1931 â€ june 13, 1979) was an american child actress, best known as the female lead in the our gang series from 1935 to 1941.As an adult, she performed as a singer in â€¦Darla is a recurring fictional character created by joss whedon and played by julie benz in the first, second, and fifth seasons of the american supernatural television series buffy the vampire slayer.Child actor darla (originally dorla) jean hood, born in leedey, oklahoma, on november 4, 1931, reached stardom as the leading lady in our gang comedies at the age of four.Darla went on to perform as the leading rascals actress in 51 of the popular short films plus a television movie.She recalled finding her off-camera time on set as lonely as the boys tended to â€¦Darla, an 8-year-old girl, plays a significant role in finding nemo.