Nakayama won Best Actress awards for her role in the 1995 film Love Letter, and she was also nominated for Best Actress at the Japanese Academy Awards for her role in the 1997 film Tokyo Biyori.
Actress and singer Miho Nakayama was found dead at her home in Tokyo on Friday.
Nakayama was scheduled to perform at a Christmas concert on Friday at Billboard Live Osaka, but it was canceled due to health reasons.
She made her debut in the 1985 series Maido Osawagase Shimasu and her film debut as Kyōko Izumi in the live-action Be-Bop Highschool film.