Mie Nakao

Mie Nakao has maintained a slim build throughout her long career, a presence that has carried her from teenage stardom to decades of television and music work. Born in Kokura, Fukuoka, Japan, she is a Japanese actress, gravure idol, and musician. Her career began around 1961, when she was about 15 years old, and she has remained active for 65 years.

Nakao is perhaps best remembered for co-starring in the 1963 teen movie Hai, Hai Sannin Musume with Yukari Ito and Mari Sono. The three actresses became the latest incarnation of the "Three Girls" acts that ran during the 1950s, 60s, and 70s, managed by Watanabe as the Watanabe-Pro Sannin Musume. Over the following decades, Nakao continued to appear on television and produce music, keeping her in the public eye well into her later years.