Tamlyn Tomita
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
Jan 27, 1966 (60 years old)
Place of Birth
Okinawa, Japan
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
| 2026 | EnoughJanet | |
| 2024 | Ultraman: RisingMina / Emiko Sato (voice) | |
| 2024 | Avatar the Last AirbenderYukari | |
| 2024 | Dead Boy DetectivesThe Principal | |
| 2023 | BLUE EYE SAMURAILady Itoh (voice) | |
| 2023 | Monarch: Legacy of MonstersCaroline Randa (voice) | |
| 2023 | Monarch: Legacy of MonstersCaroline Randa | |
| 2022 | Betrayed: Surviving an American Concentration CampNarrator (voice) | |
| 2021 | The Right MomSallie Petersen | |
| 2020 | I Will Make You MineJulia | |
| 2020 | Star Trek: PicardCommodore Oh | |
| 2020 | Reunited ApartSelf | |
| 2020 | Asian AmericansNarrator (voice) | |
| 2020 | Etheria | |
| 2019 | Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in HollywoodSelf | |
| 2019 | The Living WorstChita Montague | |
| 2018 | Cobra KaiKumiko | |
| 2017 | Real ArtistsAnne Palladon | |
| 2017 | John G. Avildsen: King of the UnderdogsSelf | |
| 2017 | The Good DoctorAllegra Aoki | |
| 2017 | DuckTalesInspector Tezuka (voice) | |
| 2017 | CounterpartEmily's Doctor | |
| 2016 | The Good NeighborHeather Cromwell | |
| 2016 | The UnbiddenLauren Lee | |
| 2016 | Berlin StationSandra Abe | |
| 2015 | Teacher of the YearVivian Lew | |
| 2015 | DaddySharlene Hong | |
| 2015 | The Real MiyagiSelf | |
| 2015 | ZooMinako Oz | |
| 2015 | The Man in the High CastleTamiko Watanabe | |
| 2015 | Chicago MedCeleste Frost | |
| 2014 | Awesome Asian Bad GuysTamlyn/Pamlyn | |
| 2014 | Operation MarriageLee | |
| 2014 | How to Get Away with MurderCarol Morrow | |
| 2014 | Chasing LifeMolly | |
| 2014 | Chasing LifeMae | |
| 2014 | ResurrectionDr. Toni Willis | |
| 2012 | TouchKazuko Osugi | |
| 2011 | Teen WolfNoshiko Yukimura | |
| 2011 | The Chicago CodeProsecutor | |
| 2010 | TekkenJun Kazama | |
| 2010 | Nomads | |
| 2010 | The Mikado ProjectViola | |
| 2010 | Law & Order: LAMiwako Nishizawa | |
| 2009 | Why Am I Doing This?Donna | |
| 2009 | NCIS: Los AngelesHomeland Security Agent Shana Rollins | |
| 2009 | Make It or Break It | |
| 2009 | GleeJulia Chang | |
| 2008 | The EyeMrs. Cheung | |
| 2008 | The MentalistLauri Medina | |
| 2008 | True BloodMs. Suzuki | |
| 2007 | Women's Murder Club | |
| 2007 | Private PracticeKatie's Lawyer | |
| 2007 | Saving GraceTori Chen | |
| 2007 | PandemicMelissa Lo | |
| 2006 | Wendy... Uh... What's Her NameNarrator (voice) | |
| 2006 | Only the BraveMary Takata | |
| 2006 | HeroesIshi Nakamura | |
| 2006 | EurekaKim Anderson | |
| 2006 | EurekaKim Yamazaki | |
| 2006 | Twenty Good Years | |
| 2005 | Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don'tHelen Morriston | |
| 2005 | Gaijin 2: Love Me as I AmMaria Yamashita | |
| 2005 | Criminal MindsDr. Linda Kimura | |
| 2005 | BonesDr. Alice Crawford | |
| 2005 | Commander in ChiefRandy | |
| 2004 | The Day After TomorrowJanet Tokada | |
| 2004 | Stargate AtlantisShen Xiaoyi | |
| 2003 | Robot StoriesMarcia | |
| 2003 | Threat MatrixSpecial Agent Nicole Hill | |
| 2002 | CSI: MiamiSarah Fordham | |
| 2002 | MonkEileen Hill | |
| 2002 | The ShieldWanda Higoshi | |
| 2002 | For the PeopleDr. Chaney | |
| 2001 | Walking ShadowRikki Wu | |
| 2001 | 24Jenny Dodge | |
| 2001 | Crossing JordanGrace Yakura | |
| 2001 | The AgencyElizabeth - Female Kidnapper | |
| 2000 | Runaway VirusMonique Chao | |
| 2000 | The Michael Richards ShowMing | |
| 2000 | Strong MedicineDr. Nash | |
| 1999 | The Last Man on Planet EarthAgent Kara Hastings | |
| 1999 | Life Tastes GoodJulie | |
| 1999 | ProvidenceMary Cassidy | |
| 1998 | Hundred PercentThaise | |
| 1998 | Living Out LoudBob's Wife | |
| 1998 | Will & GraceNaomi | |
| 1998 | Seven Days | |
| 1997 | The Killing JarDiane Sanford | |
| 1997 | TouchProsecutor | |
| 1997 | Stargate SG-1Shen Xiaoyi | |
| 1996 | The Burning ZoneKimberly Shiroma | |
| 1996 | The SentinelSuzanne Tomaki | |
| 1996 | Nash BridgesAmy Chin | |
| 1995 | Four RoomsWife | |
| 1995 | Picture BrideKana | |
| 1995 | RequiemFong | |
| 1995 | JAGTracy Manetti | |
| 1994 | Vanishing Son IVLanchi | |
| 1994 | Vanishing Son IILanchi | |
| 1994 | Chicago HopeJennifer Watanabe | |
| 1994 | One West Waikiki | |
| 1994 | Chicago HopeTina - Sutton's Ex #3 | |
| 1994 | Vanishing SonLanchi | |
| 1993 | Babylon 5: The GatheringLt. Cmdr. Laurel Takashima | |
| 1993 | The Joy Luck ClubWaverly Jong | |
| 1993 | Time Trax | |
| 1992 | Raven: Return of the Black DragonsKim Tanaka | |
| 1992 | Raven | |
| 1992 | Highlander: The SeriesMidori Koto | |
| 1990 | Come See the ParadiseLily Kawamura | |
| 1990 | Vietnam TexasLan | |
| 1990 | Hiroshima: Out of the AshesSally | |
| 1989 | Quantum LeapTamlyn Matsuda | |
| 1988 | To Heal a NationMaya Ying Lin | |
| 1988 | Hiroshima MaidenMiyeko | |
| 1987 | Hawaiian DreamKaren Saito | |
| 1987 | Tour of DutyVC Peasant Woman | |
| 1986 | The Karate Kid Part IIKumiko | |
| 1984 | Murder, She WroteDet. Sharon Matsumoto | |
| - | The Joy Luck Club 2Waverly Jong |