The daughter of a painter, she was born in Komagome, Hongō (present-day Bunkyo), in the city of Tokyo, Japan.

Naraoka debuted as a cinema actress in the 1949 film Chijin no Ai, based on the novel Naomi.

She portrayed Kita no Mandokoro (the wife of Toyotomi Hideyoshi) in Haru no Sakamichi (1971).

Other noteworthy narration roles include the 1983 serialized morning television drama Oshin.

A nonfiction voice role was in the series Kiwameru: Nihon no Bi to Kokoro.