B. Jayamma (15 November 1915 – 20 December 1988) was an Indian actress and singer. She began her career on

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as a 14-year-old when she joined a theatre group owned by

Gubbi Veeranna Gubbi Hampanna Veeranna (1891 – 1972) was an Indian theatre director. He was one of the pioneers and most prolific contributors to Kannada theatre. He established the drama company, ''Gubbi Sree Channabasaveshwara Nataka Company'', which play ...

, her future husband. She went on to perform for 45 years on stage while also appearing in 45

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and

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Career

Jayamma's first acting role in films came in 1931 in Raphael Algoet's directorial, ''His Love Affair''. She starred as the lead in the film opposite

, who also produced the film. Jayamma started in many

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before appearing in

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. A popular actor in the 1930s and 1940s, she featured in many films alongside her husband. In the Telugu film ''

Swarga Seema ''Swarga Seema'' is a 1945 Telugu-language drama film produced and directed by B. N. Reddy and starring V. Nagayya, B. Jayamma and Bhanumathi. Ghantasala entered film world as a Playback singer for a song of C. H. Narayana Rao and it is also ...

'' (1945), she played Kalyani, a neglected homemaker. She played the eponymous role in the Kannada film ''

Hemareddy Mallamma ''Hemareddy Mallamma'' is a 1946 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by S. Soundarya Rajan and produced by Gubbi Veeranna. The film stars B. Jayamma, Honnappa Bhagavathar, Veeranna and C. B. Mallappa. The film has musical score by V. Nagayya ...

'' (1946) that dealt with the hardships faced by her character. Jayamma often playback-sang for her films too.

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* 1915 births 1988 deaths People from Bangalore Actresses from Bangalore Kannada actresses Indian film actresses Actresses in Kannada cinema Actresses in Telugu cinema Actresses in Tamil cinema 20th-century Indian actresses Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award {{India-actor-stub