有“日本美人映画女优”之称，1933年生于东京，二战时疏散到仙台读女中，在校时有石佛之称，因观看长谷川一夫的表演而踏入演艺界，1952年第一次登场。不久就与效力大映的京町子、山本富士子齐名。她先后和川岛雄三、市川昆等众多名导演合作，更是增村保造的御用女演员，由此也造就了她演艺生涯的高峰，至今共参与了160多部电影的演出。1970年淡出影坛，转向舞台剧的演出。

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Ayako Wakao (若尾 文子, Wakao Ayako, November 8, 1933 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese actress who was one of the country's biggest stars of the 20th century. Wakao began her career contracted to Daiei Studios in 1951 as part of the fifth "New Face" group. She has gone on to appear in over 100 feature films, plus numerous television movies and series. She was a favorite actress of director Yasuzo Masumura, starring in 20 of his films. In addition to her many collaborations with Masumura, she was a favorite of Kon Ichikawa, having starred or co-starred in seven of the director's works. She appeared in Kenji Mizoguchi's A Geisha and Street of Shame. She also appeared in Yasujirō Ozu's Floating Weeds.

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