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