Nakayama was a member of the short-lived idol groups Nanatsuboshi and Rakutenshi.
She is the younger sister of singer and actress Miho Nakayama.
Nakayama, like her older sister, Miho, started out her career as a musician.
She became successful when she became part of a music group called Rakutenshi.
She portrayed Yuri Katagiri in Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993).