**Billy Green Bush** is an American actress known for her career as a character actress in film. She distinguished herself for her ability to portray authentic and resilient women, often with a hint of weariness or frustration, but always with great dignity.

She left her mark in several significant productions of the 1970s and 1980s. Among her most memorable roles is that of Betty, the protagonist's sister, in Bob Rafelson's *Five Easy Pieces* (1970), where she starred alongside Jack Nicholson. She also appeared in Martin Scorsese's *Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore* (1974). Perhaps her most acclaimed role is that of Jessie Mae Watts, the overbearing yet complex daughter-in-law, in the drama *The Trip to Bountiful* (1985), alongside Geraldine Page. Her characters are often mothers, wives, or working-class women, rooted in everyday American reality.