B. Jayamma (15 November 1915 – 20 December 1988)[2] was an Indian actress and singer.

She began her career on stage as a 14-year-old when she joined a theatre group owned by Gubbi Veeranna, her future husband.

She went on to perform for 45 years on stage while also appearing in 45 Kannada, Telugu and Tamil films.

[3] Jayamma's first acting role in films came in 1931 in Raphael Algoet's directorial, His Love Affair.

In the Telugu film Swarga Seema (1945), she played Kalyani, a neglected homemaker.