Aya Nakamura is a Japanese actress and voice actress born on June 12, 1971, in Kyoto Prefecture. She stands 167 cm tall and is affiliated with the talent agency Seinenza Eihou. Nakamura began her career in entertainment as a fashion model for magazines like Seventeen after winning a manga heroine contest. She gained early attention as a gravure idol, notably as part of the High-leg Club in Weekly Playboy, before transitioning to a diverse acting career in the 1990s. Her work spans television dramas, including Kamen Rider, Code Blue, and Iryu Team Medical Dragon, as well as films and stage productions. She also appeared in numerous commercials for major Japanese brands. In addition to her on-screen work, she has established a career as a voice actress for both anime and dubbed foreign films.

In anime, Nakamura is known for her role as Marilla Cuthbert in the 2025 anime television series Anne Shirley, an adaptation of the novel Anne of Green Gables. In this series, she voices the stern but kind-hearted matriarch of Green Gables who initially decides to adopt the protagonist, Anne Shirley. Her other notable voice roles in anime include Tadashi's Mother in Jujutsu Kaisen and Diana Dawson in the 2016 animated film Glass Flower and the Broken World. She has also performed voiceover work for dubs of international productions such as Twilight and Terminator: Dark Fate.