Tamlyn Tomita
Born in Okinawa, Japan — Jan 27 1966
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.
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Tamlyn Tomita's Credits
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Bones
Dr. Alice Crawford
The Mentalist
Lauri Medina
Criminal Minds
Dr. Linda Kimura
Stargate SG-1
Shen Xiaoyi
CSI: Miami
Sarah Fordham
24
Jenny Dodge
The Good Doctor
Allegra Aoki
NCIS: Los Angeles
Homeland Security Agent Shana Rollins
JAG
Tracy Manetti
Chicago Med
Celeste Frost
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
Caroline Randa (voice)
Monk
Eileen Hill
Teen Wolf
Noshiko Yukimura
Crossing Jordan
Grace Yakura
Glee
Julia Chang
Murder, She Wrote
Det. Sharon Matsumoto
Heroes
Ishi Nakamura
Strong Medicine
Dr. Nash
Stargate Atlantis
Shen Xiaoyi
Quantum Leap
Tamlyn Matsuda
Will & Grace
Naomi
Chicago Hope
Jennifer Watanabe
Eureka
Kim Anderson
The Shield
Wanda Higoshi
Private Practice
Katie's Lawyer
Cobra Kai
Kumiko
Nash Bridges
Amy Chin
True Blood
Ms. Suzuki
Highlander: The Series
Midori Koto
Providence
Mary Cassidy
Star Trek: Picard
Commodore Oh
DuckTales
Inspector Tezuka (voice)
How to Get Away with Murder
Carol Morrow
The Man in the High Castle
Tamiko Watanabe
The Sentinel
Suzanne Tomaki
Tour of Duty
VC Peasant Woman
The Agency
Elizabeth - Female Kidnapper
Zoo
Minako Oz
Law & Order: LA
Miwako Nishizawa
Touch
Kazuko Osugi
Saving Grace
Tori Chen
Avatar the Last Airbender
Yukari
Seven Days
Commander in Chief
Randy
Make It or Break It
Berlin Station
Sandra Abe
Chasing Life
Molly
Threat Matrix
Special Agent Nicole Hill
Vanishing Son
Lanchi
BLUE EYE SAMURAI
Lady Itoh (voice)
Resurrection
Dr. Toni Willis
Time Trax
One West Waikiki
Counterpart
Emily's Doctor
Women's Murder Club
Dead Boy Detectives
The Principal
The Karate Kid Part II
Kumiko
The Chicago Code
Prosecutor
The Day After Tomorrow
Janet Tokada
Etheria
Raven
The Michael Richards Show
Ming
The Burning Zone
Kimberly Shiroma
Twenty Good Years
Ultraman: Rising
Mina / Emiko Sato (voice)
Four Rooms
Wife
The Eye
Mrs. Cheung
Pandemic
Melissa Lo
For the People
Dr. Chaney
Asian Americans
Narrator (voice)
Tekken
Jun Kazama
The Joy Luck Club
Waverly Jong
Living Out Loud
Bob's Wife
Only The Brave
Mary Takata
Come See the Paradise
Lily Kawamura
Picture Bride
Kana
The Good Neighbor
Heather Cromwell
Hawaiian Dream
Karen Saito
Daddy
Sharlene Hong
Touch
Prosecutor
Real Artists
Anne Palladon
The Killing Jar
Diane Sanford
Vanishing Son IV
Lanchi
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
Self
Runaway Virus
Monique Chao
To Heal a Nation
Maya Ying Lin
Vanishing Son II
Lanchi
Raven: Return of the Black Dragons
Kim Tanaka
Hiroshima Maiden
Miyeko
I Will Make You Mine
Julia
The Right Mom
Sallie Petersen
Walking Shadow
Rikki Wu
The Last Man on Planet Earth
Agent Kara Hastings
Vietnam Texas
Lan
Why Am I Doing This?
Donna
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes
Sally
The Real Miyagi
Self
Hundred Percent
Thaise
The Unbidden
Lauren Lee
Awesome Asian Bad Guys
Tamlyn/Pamlyn
Babylon 5: The Gathering
Lt. Cmdr. Laurel Takashima
Robot Stories
Marcia
Teacher of the Year
Vivian Lew
Requiem
Fong
Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't
Helen Morriston
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
Self
Nomads
The Joy Luck Club 2
Waverly Jong
The Mikado Project
Viola
Gaijin 2: Love Me as I Am
Maria Yamashita
The Living Worst
Chita Montague
Operation Marriage
Lee
Betrayed: Surviving an American Concentration Camp
Narrator (voice)
Life Tastes Good
Julie
Enough
Janet
Wendy... Uh... What's Her Name
Narrator (voice)