was a
Japanese actress, singer and radio entertainer. She was born on November 10, 1960, in the city of Moriyama, Aichi, (now
Moriyama-ku, Nagoya,
Aichi Prefecture),
Japan and graduated from
Aoyama Gakuin University. She made her singing debut in 1979; in 1982 she got an early break on the television show
Owarai Manga Dojo. Noteworthy radio and television appearances include
Miss DJ Request Parade (radio, 1981),
Expo Scramble (1985),
Wakamono no Subete (1994),
Meibugyo Toyama no Kin-san (1995),
Shitsurakuen (1997),
Magarikado no Kanojo (2005) and
Shichinin no Onna Bengoshi (2006). She is the subject of several photo books, including
Woman (1993). Kawashima died on September 24, 2015 from
bile duct cancer. She was 54.