Meiko Nakamura was a Japanese actress and voice actress born on May 13, 1934, in Tokyo, Japan. Her birth name was Kōzu Satsuki. She passed away on December 31, 2023, at the age of 89. Her career spanned several decades, beginning in the 1940s as a child actress in live-action films and later becoming well-known for her voice work in anime during the 1960s.

Nakamura contributed her voice to several notable animated films and series during the golden age of Japanese animation. In 1965, she voiced a role in the television series Uchūjin Pipi. One of her most significant credits from this period is the 1967 Toei animated film Jack and the Witch, also known as Young Jack and the Witch, in which she voiced the dual roles of the protagonist, Young Jack, and the young witch, Kiki. The film was produced to commemorate the tenth anniversary of Toei's animation department and was notable for being the first animated feature to have its score, composed by Seiichiro Uno, win an award at the Mainichi Film Concours. In 1968, she voiced the title character Dokachin and the character Kakaka in the anime television series Dokachin the Primitive Boy.

Beyond these specific roles, Nakamura's filmography includes a wide range of voice performances in other projects. She provided the voice for Koneko in the 1959 short film Kitty's Studio and was the narrator for the 1962 live-action film Being Two Isn't Easy. Her voice work continued into the 2000s, with a role as the narrator for the 2005 television series Haruka of the Wind. In addition to her voice acting, she also performed vocal work for anime theme songs and inserts, such as for the series Dokachin the Primitive Boy and Topo Gigio no Botan Sensou.