Tao Okamoto

Tao Okamoto 岡本 多緒 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 from 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 Tao was born in Chiba Japan She started modeling as a teenager in Japan when she was 14 years old In 2006 she made a decision to move to Paris and develop her career on an international level Soon after that Tao made her debut on the European runways one of the few prominent East Asian models of that era In 2009 Tao moved to New York City Tao has worked in advertising and editorial projects She has fronted campaigns such as Dolce Gabbana with Mario Testino Emporio Armani by Alasdair McLellan Kenzo with Mario Sorrenti and Tommy Hilfiger with Craig McDean Editorially she has shot for iD Magazine V Magazine W Magazine and various international editions of Harpers Bazaar and Vogue The November 2009 issue of Vogue Nippon Japanese Vogue is dedicated to Tao She was the Japan Fashion Editors Club Model of the Year and was one of Vogue Nippons Women of the Year in 2010