Tao Okamoto
{{Short description|Japanese actress}}
{{Infobox model
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| image = Tao Okamoto at 2013 Wolverine premiere.jpg
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| caption = Okamoto in 2013
| native_name = 岡本 多緒
| native_name_lang = ja
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|05|22}}
| birth_place = Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan
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| years_active = 1999; 2006–present
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| spouse = {{marriage|Tenzin Wild|2015}}
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| height = {{height|m=1.77}}
| hair_color = Black
| eye_color = Brown
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{{Nihongo|Tao Okamoto|岡本 多緒|Okamoto Tao|born May 22, 1985}},{{Cite web |date=2009-11-16 |title=Girl of the Moment: Tao Okamoto |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/gallery/tao-okamoto-091116 |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=Teen Vogue |language=en-US}} known professionally as Tao,{{cite news |url=http://taookamoto.com/|title=TAO-Official site - May 2013}}{{cite news|url=http://j-collabo.org/interviews/tao-okamoto/|title=J-C interview - 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130415030232/http://j-collabo.org/interviews/tao-okamoto/|archive-date=2013-04-15}} is a Japanese actress and model,{{Cite news |last=Cunningham |first=Erin |date=2014-05-09 |title=Model Tao Okamoto From Every Angle |language=en |work=The Daily Beast |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/05/09/model-tao-okamoto-from-every-angle |access-date=2023-04-13}} who is, alongside Ai Tominaga and Hiroko Matsumoto, one of the biggest models from Japan.{{cite web|url=http://models.com/models/tao-okamoto |title=Tao Okamoto - Model Profile - Photos & latest news |publisher=Models.com |access-date=2013-08-04}} In 2009, she was one of the faces of Ralph Lauren.{{cite web|url=https://nymag.com/fashion/models/tokamoto/taookamoto/ |title=Tao Okamoto - Fashion Model - Profile on New York Magazine |publisher=Nymag.com |access-date=2013-08-04}}
She made her film debut as the female lead Mariko Yashida in the 2013 film The Wolverine;{{cite web|last=Kessler |first=Max |url=http://www.papermag.com/2013/03/bp_tao_okamoto.php |title=Tao Okamoto, beautiful people 2013 by Max Kessler |publisher=Paper Mag |date=2013-03-18 |access-date=2013-08-04}} and played Mercy Graves in the 2016 film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.{{Cite web |last=Orange |first=B. Alan |date=2015-07-28 |title=Batman v Superman Introduces Tao Okamoto as Mercy Graves |url=https://movieweb.com/batman-v-superman-mercy-graves-tao-okamoto/ |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=MovieWeb |language=en}}{{cite web |url= http://insidemovies.ew.com/2014/04/03/supermanbatman-holly-hunter-callan-mulvey-tao-okamoto-join-cast/ |title=Superman/Batman: Holly Hunter, Callan Mulvey, Tao Okamoto join cast |publisher=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=2014-04-03}}{{Cite web |date=2016-03-21 |title=Tao Okamoto Rules the Red Carpet at the Batman v Superman New York Premiere |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/tao-okamoto-flawless-red-carpet-style |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=Vogue |language=en-US}} She has had recurring roles in the television series Hannibal, The Man in the High Castle, and Westworld.{{Cite web |last=Team |first=The Deadline |date=2014-10-17 |title=Tao Okamoto Cast In 'Hannibal'; 'Complications' Adds 2 |url=https://deadline.com/2014/10/tao-okamoto-cast-hannibal-complications-brent-sexton-joseph-julian-soria-854117/ |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=Deadline}}{{Cite web |title=Tao Okamoto, Japanese Pop Star Kihiro, And Haruka Abe Cast In 'She's Just A Shadow' |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/tao-okamoto-japanese-pop-star-213304696.html |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=Yahoo Entertainment |date=30 August 2016 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2019-02-04 |title=The Life of Tao Okamoto |url=https://www.prestigeonline.com/hk/people/the-life-of-tao/ |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=Prestige Online - Hong Kong |language=en-GB}}
Early life
Tao was born in Chiba, Japan. She started modeling as a teenager in Japan, when she was 14 years old.{{Cite web |date=2014-05-08 |title=Tao Okamoto on 15 Years of Modeling and her New Superhero-Film Roles |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/tao-okamoto-modeling-and-superhero-films |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=Vogue |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title='Wolverine' star Tao Okamoto gets to kiss her crush, actress tells Daily News |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/wolverine-star-tao-okamoto-kiss-crush-article-1.1404674 |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=New York Daily News|date=20 July 2013 }}
Career
= Modeling =
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.{{Cite web |date=2014 |title=ON VACATION WITH MODEL-TURNED-ACTRESS TAO OKAMOTO |url=https://fashionista.com/2013/07/on-vacation-with-model-turned-actress-tao-okamoto |website=Fashionista}}
In 2009, Tao moved to New York City.{{Cite web|last=Betker|first=Ally|title=Tao Okamoto on 15 Years of Modeling and her New Superhero-Film Roles|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/tao-okamoto-modeling-and-superhero-films|access-date=2021-02-20|website=Vogue|date=8 May 2014 |language=en-us}}
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 i-D Magazine, V Magazine, W Magazine, and various international editions of Harper's Bazaar and Vogue.{{Cite web |date=2009-09-29 |title=Tao Okamoto by Daniel Jackson for Vogue Nippon November – Fashion Gone Rogue |url=https://www.fashiongonerogue.com/tao-okamoto-by-daniel-jackson-for-vogue-nippon-november/ |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=www.fashiongonerogue.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Japan Vogue Nippon magazine - November 2009 - Tao Okamoto cover |url=https://www.crazyaboutmagazines.com/ourshop/prod_665651-Japan-Vogue-Nippon-magazine-November-2009-Tao-Okamoto-cover.html |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=CrazyAboutMagazines}}
The November 2009 issue of Vogue Nippon (Japanese Vogue) is dedicated to Tao. She was the Japan Fashion Editor's Club "Model of the Year" and was one of Vogue Nippon
Okamoto has modeled for Alexander McQueen,{{Cite web |last=MatthewEditor |date=2013-05-13 |title=Interview with Tao Okamoto, the model turned actress starring in The Wolverine |url=https://www.tokyoweekender.com/art_and_culture/arts/fashion-beauty-art_and_culture/tao-okamoto-the-wolverine-interview/ |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=Tokyo Weekender |language=ja}} Alexander Wang,{{Cite web |date=2009-02-14 |title=Alexander Wang Fall 2009 Ready-to-Wear Collection |url=https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/fall-2009-ready-to-wear/alexander-wang |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=Vogue |language=en-US}} Burberry Prorsum,{{Cite web |title=Photo feat. Tao Okamoto - Burberry Prorsum - Spring/Summer 2010 Ready-to-Wear - london - Fashion Show {{!}} Brands {{!}} The FMD |url=https://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/brands/burberry-prorsum/shows/2010/spring-summer/1423/tao-okamoto-19436/ |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=The FMD - FashionModelDirectory.com}} Bottega Veneta,{{Cite web |title=Tao in Another with Tao Okamoto wearing Lacoste,Bottega Veneta - (ID:4782) - Fashion Editorial {{!}} Magazines {{!}} The FMD |url=https://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/magazines/another/editorials/september-2009/tao-4782/tao-okamoto-by-anders-edstrm-43573/ |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=The FMD - FashionModelDirectory.com}} Chanel,{{Cite web |date=2018-03-08 |title=Tao Okamoto {{!}} Chanel Spring 2018 Editorial {{!}} Harper's Bazaar Japan |url=https://www.fashiongonerogue.com/editorial/tao-okamoto-chanel-harpers-bazaar-japan/ |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=www.fashiongonerogue.com |language=en-US}} Dolce & Gabbana,{{Cite web |last=Magazine |first=Mochi |date=2013-12-19 |title=Model Tao Okamoto Shines on the Big Screen in 'The Wolverine' |url=https://www.mochimag.com/entertainment/model-tao-okamoto-the-wolverine-mariko-yashida-japanese/ |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=Mochi Magazine |language=en-US}} Donna Karan,{{Cite web |title=The Tao Of Fashion in Cosmopolitan USA with Tao Okamoto wearing Etro,Marni,DKNY Jeans - (ID:9340) - Fashion Editorial {{!}} Magazines {{!}} The FMD |url=https://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/magazines/cosmopolitan-usa/editorials/july-2013/the-tao-of-fashion-9340/tao-okamoto-by-james-macari-87573/ |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=The FMD - FashionModelDirectory.com}} Emanuel Ungaro,{{Cite web |title=Emanuel Ungaro Spring 2007 Ready-to-Wear Fashion Show |url=https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2007-ready-to-wear/emanuel-ungaro/slideshow/collection |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=Vogue |language=en-US}} Fendi,{{Cite web |title=Fendi Un Art Autre in Japan |url=https://www.herworld.com/gallery/life/entertainment/fendi-un-art-autre-japan/ |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=Her World Singapore |language=en-US}} Giorgio Armani,{{Cite web |date=2012-01-02 |title=Tao Okamoto, Kendra Spears & Wang Xiao for Emporio Armani Spring 2012 Campaign – Fashion Gone Rogue |url=https://www.fashiongonerogue.com/tao-okamoto-kendra-spears-wang-xiao-emporio-armani-spring-2012-campaign/ |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=www.fashiongonerogue.com |language=en-US}} Givenchy,{{Cite web |date=2016-02-24 |title=Tao in Givenchy |url=https://intothegloss.com/2011/01/tao-in-givenchy/ |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=Into The Gloss}} Hermès,{{Cite web |title=Photo feat. Tao Okamoto - Hermes - Autumn/Winter 2014 Ready-to-Wear - paris - Fashion Show {{!}} Brands {{!}} The FMD |url=https://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/brands/hermes/shows/2014/autumn-winter/7120/tao-okamoto-131616/ |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=The FMD}} Jean-Paul Gaultier,{{Cite web |title=Jean Paul Gaultier Fall 2010 Ready-to-Wear Fashion Show |url=https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/fall-2010-ready-to-wear/jean-paul-gaultier/slideshow/collection |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=Vogue |language=en-US}} Kenzo,{{Citation |title=KENZO VOLCANO | date=21 March 2011 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukqdhoLayOs |access-date=2023-04-13 |language=en}} Louis Vuitton,{{Cite web |last=Enke |first=Anne |title=Tao Okamoto Wears Louis Vuitton In Yu Tsai Images For Harper's Bazaar Singapore April 2016 |url=https://anneofcarversville.com/style-photos/2016/3/24/tao-okamoto-wears-louis-vuitton-in-yu-tsai-images-for-harpers-bazaar-singapore-april-2016 |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=Anne of Carversville |date=24 March 2016 |language=en-US}} Marc Jacobs,{{Cite web |title=Marc Jacobs Fall 2009 Ready-to-Wear Fashion Show |url=https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/fall-2009-ready-to-wear/marc-jacobs/slideshow/collection |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=Vogue |language=en-US}} Maison Martin Margiela,{{Cite web |title=Maison Margiela Spring 2008 Ready-to-Wear Fashion Show |url=https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2008-ready-to-wear/maison-martin-margiela/slideshow/collection |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=Vogue |language=en-US}} Max Mara,{{Cite web |date=2013-11-05 |title=Jennifer Garner, Tao Okamoto + More Stars at Max Mara Tokyo Event – Fashion Gone Rogue |url=https://www.fashiongonerogue.com/jennifer-garner-tao-okamoto-stars-max-mara-tokyo-event/ |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=www.fashiongonerogue.com |language=en-US}} Miu Miu,{{Cite web |title=Photo feat. Tao Okamoto - Miu Miu - Autumn/Winter 2019 Ready-to-Wear - paris - Fashion Show {{!}} Brands {{!}} The FMD |url=https://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/brands/miu-miu/shows/2019/autumn-winter/43498/tao-okamoto-979133/ |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=The FMD - FashionModelDirectory.com}} Moschino,{{Cite web |date=2012-02-18 |title=Moschino Cheap And Chic Fall 2012 Ready-to-Wear Collection |url=https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/fall-2012-ready-to-wear/moschino-cheap-chic |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=Vogue |language=en-US}} Paul Smith,{{Cite web |title=Paul Smith Fall 2010 Ready-to-Wear Fashion Show |url=https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/fall-2010-ready-to-wear/paul-smith/slideshow/collection |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=Vogue |language=en-US}} Phillip Lim,{{Cite web |last=Kallon |first=Catherine |date=2013-08-30 |title=Tao Okamoto In Phillip Lim - 'The Wolverine' Japan Premiere |url=https://www.redcarpet-fashionawards.com/2013/08/30/tao-okamoto-in-phillip-lim-the-wolverine-japan-premiere/ |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=Red Carpet Fashion Awards |language=en-US}} Ralph Lauren, Salvatore Ferragamo,{{Cite web |title=Ferragamo Fall 2007 Ready-to-Wear Fashion Show |url=https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/fall-2007-ready-to-wear/salvatore-ferragamo/slideshow/collection |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=Vogue |language=en-US}} Tommy Hilfiger,{{Cite web |last=Liao |first=Marina |date=2018-05-14 |title=Tao Okamoto |url=https://www.popsugar.com/node/44812093 |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=POPSUGAR Fashion |language=en-US}} Vivienne Westwood,{{Cite web |title=Vivienne Westwood Fall 2011 Ready-to-Wear Fashion Show |url=https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/fall-2011-ready-to-wear/vivienne-westwood/slideshow/collection |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=Vogue |language=en-US}} Yves Saint Laurent and more.{{cite web |title=Tao Okamoto Photos on |url=http://www.style.com/peopleparties/modelsearch/person4212 |access-date=2013-08-05 |publisher=Style.com}}{{cite web |title=Homepage of supermodel Tao Okamoto. Fashion and modeling pictures, movies, scans, photos, shows, model agencies and a biography |url=http://www.supermodels.nl/taookamoto |access-date=2013-08-04 |publisher=Supermodels.nl}}{{Cite web |title=Saint Laurent Spring 2010 Ready-to-Wear Fashion Show |url=https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2010-ready-to-wear/saint-laurent/slideshow/collection |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=Vogue |language=en-US}}
= Acting =
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.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2014/10/tao-okamoto-cast-hannibal-complications-brent-sexton-joseph-julian-soria-854117/ |title=Tao Okamoto Cast In 'Hannibal'; 'Complications' Adds 2 |author=The Deadline Team |work=Deadline|date=17 October 2014 }} In January 2015, it was announced that Tao would star in the film Crossroads with Alodia Gosiengfiao.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/AlodiaGosiengfiao/photos/a.10153009756086747.1073742349.152138396746/10153009756191747/?type=1|title=Alodia Gosiengfiao|website=Facebook }} 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.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/07/mary-lynn-rajskub-highston-tao-okamoto-man-in-the-high-castle-1201475988/|title=Mary Lynn Rajskub Joins 'Highston'; Tao Okamoto In 'Man In The High Castle' - Deadline|author=Patrick Hipes|work=Deadline|date=15 July 2015 }} In 2016, Tao played Mercy Graves in the film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.
Personal life
In 2015, Okamoto married Tenzin Wild, the Co-Editor-in-Chief of The Last Magazine.{{cite web|url=http://wwd.com/eye/lifestyle/tao-okamoto-married-10424691/|title=Model and 'Batman' Actress Tao Okamoto is Married|date=May 4, 2016|publisher=WWD Women's Wear Daily|access-date=May 13, 2016}}
Filmography
=Film=
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! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class = "unsortable" | Notes ! scope="col" class = "unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |
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| 2013
| Feature film debut |
| rowspan="2" | 2016
| Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | |
| Crossroads
|Shiho Nomura | |
| 2017
| Manhunt | Kiko Tanaka | | |
| 2018
| Rei Kirimiya | | |
| rowspan="2" | 2019
| Wendi | | |
| She's Just a Shadow
|Irene | | |
| 2023
| Ryoko Funao | |
| 2026
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| All of a Sudden {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}} | Mari | Lead role |
| class="wikitable"
|+Key | style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}} |Denotes films that have not yet been released |
=Television=
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| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class = "unsortable" | Notes ! scope="col" class = "unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |
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| 2014
| Chi no Wadachi | Toko Sakagami | Mini-series on Japanese TV | {{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5148840/ |title=Tao Okamoto - IMDb |website=IMDb |date=2014-04-03|access-date=2014-04-03}}{{cite web|url=http://www.wowow.co.jp/pg_info/release/002793/index.php |title=WOWOW Japanese site |date=2014-04-03 |access-date=2014-04-03}} |
| rowspan="2" | 2015
| Hannibal | Chiyoh | 4 episodes |
| The Man in the High Castle
| Betty | 4 episodes |
| 2018–2020
| Hanaryo | 5 episodes | |
| 2024
| Ryoko Funao | |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|5148840}}
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Category:Japanese film actresses
Category:People from Chiba (city)