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Known for
Actor
Gender
Female
Date of Birth
1985-05-22
Location
Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Edit pageTao Okamoto
Biography
Tao Okamoto (Okamoto Tao, born May 22, 1985), known professionally as Tao, is a Japanese actress and model, who is, alongside Ai Tominaga and Hiroko Matsumoto, one of the biggest models in Japan. In 2009, she was one of the faces of Ralph Lauren.
She made her film debut as the female lead Mariko Yashida in the 2013 film The Wolverine; and played Mercy Graves in the 2016 film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. She has had recurring roles in the television series Hannibal, The Man in the High Castle, and Westworld.
In 2013, Tao made her film debut as Mariko Yashida, opposite Hugh Jackman, in The Wolverine. In October 2014, it was announced that she had joined the cast of Hannibal as Chiyoh, Hannibal Lecter's family servant. In January 2015, it was announced that Tao would star in the film Crossroads with Alodia Gosiengfiao.
In 2015, Tao appeared in The Man in the High Castle as Betty Kasoura, wife of lawyer Paul Kasoura and a customer at Robert Childan's American Artistic Handcrafts. In 2016, Tao played Mercy Graves in the film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.
