Since her appearance in the NHK historical drama "Mominoki wa Nokotta" in 1970, she expanded her activities into television dramas, and became popular in roles such as the mother of the leading character in "Zenryaku Ofukurosama" (literally, "My Dear Mother") and the narrator for the soap opera "Kumono Jutan" (literally, "Cloud Carpet").
1970年の『樅ノ木は残った(NHK大河ドラマ)』に出演以降、テレビドラマにも活躍の場を広げ、『前略おふくろ様』の主人公の母親役や連続テレビ小説『雲のじゅうたん』のナレーションなどで親しまれた。