Tamlyn Tomita
Known for Acting · 118 credits
- Born
- 1966-01-27 (age 60)
- Place of birth
- Okinawa, Japan
- Also known as
- Tamlyn Naomi Tomita
Biography
Tamlyn Naomi Tomita is an American actress. She made her screen debut as Kumiko in The Karate Kid Part II and reprised the character for the streaming series Cobra Kai. She is also well known for her role as Waverly in The Joy Luck Club.
Known For
TV Shows (67)
The Mentalist
2008
as Lauri Medina
Criminal Minds
2005
as Dr. Linda Kimura
Avatar: The Last Airbender
2024
as Yukari
Bones
2005
as Dr. Alice Crawford
24
2001
as Jenny Dodge
CSI: Miami
2002
as Sarah Fordham
The Good Doctor
2017
as Allegra Aoki
Stargate SG-1
1997
as Shen Xiaoyi
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009
as Homeland Security Agent Shana Rollins
Chicago Med
2015
as Celeste Frost
JAG
1995
as Tracy Manetti
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Det. Sharon Matsumoto
Teen Wolf
2011
as Noshiko Yukimura
Heroes
2006
as Ishi Nakamura
Glee
2009
as Julia Chang
Chicago Hope
1994
as Jennifer Watanabe / Tina - Sutton's Ex #3
Stargate Atlantis
2004
as Shen Xiaoyi
True Blood
2008
as Ms. Suzuki
Quantum Leap
1989
as Tamlyn Matsuda
Crossing Jordan
2001
as Grace Yakura
How to Get Away with Murder
2014
as Carol Morrow
Strong Medicine
2000
as Dr. Nash
The Shield
2002
as Wanda Higoshi
Will & Grace
1998
as Naomi
Cobra Kai
2018
as Kumiko
Monk
2002
as Eileen Hill
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
2023
as Caroline Randa (voice)
Highlander: The Series
1992
as Midori Koto
Private Practice
2007
as Katie's Lawyer
DuckTales
2017
as Inspector Tezuka (voice)
Eureka
2006
as Kim Anderson / Kim Yamazaki
The Man in the High Castle
2015
as Tamiko Watanabe
Nash Bridges
1996
as Amy Chin
Star Trek: Picard
2020
as Commodore Oh
Tour of Duty
1987
as VC Peasant Woman
Saving Grace
2007
as Tori Chen
Providence
1999
as Mary Cassidy
The Sentinel
1996
as Suzanne Tomaki
Zoo
2015
as Minako Oz
Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord
2026
as Drea Lawson (voice)
BLUE EYE SAMURAI
2023
as Lady Itoh (voice)
The Agency
2001
as Elizabeth - Female Kidnapper
Law & Order: LA
2010
as Miwako Nishizawa
Touch
2012
as Kazuko Osugi
Berlin Station
2016
as Sandra Abe
Resurrection
2014
as Dr. Toni Willis
Counterpart
2017
as Emily's Doctor
Chasing Life
2014
as Molly / Mae
Commander in Chief
2005
as Randy
Seven Days
1998
Threat Matrix
2003
as Special Agent Nicole Hill
Reunited Apart
2020
as Self
Make It or Break It
2009
Vanishing Son
1994
as Lanchi
Time Trax
1993
Dead Boy Detectives
2024
as The Principal
One West Waikiki
1994
For the People
2002
as Dr. Chaney
Raven
1992
The Michael Richards Show
2000
as Ming
Movies (51)
The Day After Tomorrow
2004
as Janet Tokada
The Karate Kid Part II
1986
as Kumiko
Ultraman: Rising
2024
as Mina / Emiko Sato (voice)
Four Rooms
1995
as Wife
Tekken
2010
as Jun Kazama
The Eye
2008
as Mrs. Cheung
Come See the Paradise
1990
as Lily Kawamura
Enough
2026
as Janet
The Joy Luck Club
1993
as Waverly Jong
The Good Neighbor
2016
as Heather Cromwell
Babylon 5: The Gathering
1993
as Lt. Cmdr. Laurel Takashima
Living Out Loud
1998
as Bob's Wife
Teacher of the Year
2015
as Vivian Lew
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes
1990
as Sally
Only the Brave
2006
as Mary Takata
Vanishing Son IV
1994
as Lanchi
Gaijin 2: Love Me as I Am
2005
as Maria Yamashita
Requiem
1995
as Fong
Vanishing Son II
1994
as Lanchi
The Unbidden
2016
as Lauren Lee
Walking Shadow
2001
as Rikki Wu
The Killing Jar
1997
as Diane Sanford
The Joy Luck Club 2
as Waverly Jong
Vietnam Texas
1990
as Lan
Awesome Asian Bad Guys
2014
as Tamlyn/Pamlyn
Daddy
2015
as Sharlene Hong
Touch
1997
as Prosecutor
The Real Miyagi
2015
as Self
Why Am I Doing This?
2009
as Donna
The Last Man on Planet Earth
1999
as Agent Kara Hastings
To Heal a Nation
1988
as Maya Ying Lin
Nomads
2010
Hawaiian Dream
1987
as Karen Saito
Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't
2005
as Helen Morriston
The Right Mom
2021
as Sallie Petersen
Runaway Virus
2000
as Monique Chao
Picture Bride
1995
as Kana
Hiroshima Maiden
1988
as Miyeko
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
2017
as Self
Real Artists
2017
as Anne Palladon
Robot Stories
2003
as Marcia
I Will Make You Mine
2020
as Julia
Hundred Percent
1998
as Thaise
The Mikado Project
2010
as Viola
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
2019
as Self
Life Tastes Good
1999
as Julie
Raven: Return of the Black Dragons
1992
as Kim Tanaka
Operation Marriage
2014
as Lee
Wendy... Uh... What's Her Name
2006
as Narrator (voice)
The Living Worst
2019
as Chita Montague
Betrayed: Surviving an American Concentration Camp
2022
as Narrator (voice)
About Tamlyn Tomita
Tamlyn Naomi Tomita is an American actress. She made her screen debut as Kumiko in The Karate Kid Part II and reprised the character for the streaming series Cobra Kai. She is also well known for her role as Waverly in The Joy Luck Club. With 118 credits spanning from 1984 to 2026, Tamlyn Tomita has appeared in 51 films and 67 TV shows.
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Most Popular Tamlyn Tomita Movies
- The Day After Tomorrow (2004) — as Janet Tokada
- The Karate Kid Part II (1986) — as Kumiko
- Ultraman: Rising (2024) — as Mina / Emiko Sato (voice)
- Four Rooms (1995) — as Wife
- Tekken (2010) — as Jun Kazama
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