Noriko Ogawa, born Shigemi Tanimoto, is a Japanese actress and J-pop singer born in Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan on 20 July 1973. In 1979, she made acting debut as a child-actress in television drama series Tetsudou Kouankan and in 1987 singing debut with the single Namida o Tabanete under Taurus Records. Her alma mater is Waseda University.