, born , is a Japanese actress and J-pop singer born in Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan on 20 July 1973. In 1979, she made her acting debut as a child-actress in television drama series Tetsudou Kouankan and, in 1987, her singing debut with the single Namida o Tabanete under Taurus Records. Her alma mater is Waseda University.
At the age of 6, Ogawa made an appearance in the ominous photobook Little Angels Shoujo no Uta published by Hoei TV Production under her real name - Shigemi Tanimoto. During the same time, she made acting debut as a child actress in the television drama series Tetsudou Kouankan.
At age 7, she made acting debut as child stage actresses in theaters. In 1986, her acting in the television drama Ai no Arashi has been in the centre of attention from both audience and critics. In 1987, she changed her stage name to Noriko Ogawa, and made her singing debut under the same name that year with the single Namida o Tabanete under Taurus Records.
In 1992, Ogawa held her first summer concert tour 92 Dix Neuf Ans. The footage has been recorded into live album and released on the same year. In 1997, she graduated from the sociology department of Waseda University.
After her marriage in 2005, her activities as both an actress and a singer decreased. On the 30th anniversary of her singing debut in 2017, she released the compilation album 30th Anniversary Best which included re-recorded debut songs. In 2020, it was reported that Ogawa is in the charge of the acting audition under her own private agency.
In 2005, she married Japanese actor Akio Yoshida. The announcement was made through the official website.
On December 4, 1988, Hudson Soft released a dating sim video game titled No-Ri-Ko starring Ogawa. The game was released as a launch title for the PC Engine CD-ROMò along with Fighting Street, a port of Street Fighter. No-Ri-Ko was one of the first video games ever released for the CD-ROM format and is an early example of digital multimedia. In the game, players take Ogawa out on a date and can choose to take her to up to four different locations around Tokyo. For the game, Ogawa provided full voice acting, a large number of digitally scanned photographs, and portions of her discography.