
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

Chicago Med
2015
as Celeste Frost

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

Monk
2002
as Eileen Hill

JAG
1995
as Tracy Manetti

Crossing Jordan
2001
as Grace Yakura

Teen Wolf
2011
as Noshiko Yukimura

Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Det. Sharon Matsumoto

Glee
2009
as Julia Chang

True Blood
2008
as Ms. Suzuki

Chicago Hope
1994
as Jennifer Watanabe / Tina - Sutton's Ex #3

How to Get Away with Murder
2014
as Carol Morrow

Will & Grace
1998
as Naomi

Heroes
2006
as Ishi Nakamura

Cobra Kai
2018
as Kumiko

Stargate Atlantis
2004
as Shen Xiaoyi

The Shield
2002
as Wanda Higoshi

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
2023
as Caroline Randa (voice)

Private Practice
2007
as Katie's Lawyer

Quantum Leap
1989
as Tamlyn Matsuda

Strong Medicine
2000
as Dr. Nash

Highlander: The Series
1992
as Midori Koto

The Man in the High Castle
2015
as Tamiko Watanabe

Tour of Duty
1987
as VC Peasant Woman

Nash Bridges
1996
as Amy Chin

DuckTales
2017
as Inspector Tezuka (voice)

Eureka
2006
as Kim Anderson / Kim Yamazaki

Star Trek: Picard
2020
as Commodore Oh

Avatar the Last Airbender
2024
as Yukari

Providence
1999
as Mary Cassidy

The Sentinel
1996
as Suzanne Tomaki

Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord
2026
as Drea Lawson (voice)

Law & Order: LA
2010
as Miwako Nishizawa

Saving Grace
2007
as Tori Chen

Zoo
2015
as Minako Oz

Touch
2012
as Kazuko Osugi

Seven Days
1998

Commander in Chief
2005
as Randy

The Agency
2001
as Elizabeth - Female Kidnapper

Counterpart
2017
as Emily's Doctor

BLUE EYE SAMURAI
2023
as Lady Itoh (voice)

Threat Matrix
2003
as Special Agent Nicole Hill

Resurrection
2014
as Dr. Toni Willis

Make It or Break It
2009

Chasing Life
2014
as Molly / Mae

Berlin Station
2016
as Sandra Abe

Reunited Apart
2020
as Self

Dead Boy Detectives
2024
as The Principal

One West Waikiki
1994

Vanishing Son
1994
as Lanchi

Time Trax
1993

Women's Murder Club
2007

The Chicago Code
2011
as Prosecutor

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

Four Rooms
1995
as Wife

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

Walking Shadow
2001
as Rikki Wu

Touch
1997
as Prosecutor

Nomads
2010

Real Artists
2017
as Anne Palladon

Picture Bride
1995
as Kana

Come See the Paradise
1990
as Lily Kawamura

Living Out Loud
1998
as Bob's Wife

Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes
1990
as Sally

Daddy
2015
as Sharlene Hong

Robot Stories
2003
as Marcia

Only the Brave
2006
as Mary Takata

Hawaiian Dream
1987
as Karen Saito

Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't
2005
as Helen Morriston

Raven: Return of the Black Dragons
1992
as Kim Tanaka

The Killing Jar
1997
as Diane Sanford

Teacher of the Year
2015
as Vivian Lew

Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
2019
as Self

The Last Man on Planet Earth
1999
as Agent Kara Hastings

The Real Miyagi
2015
as Self

I Will Make You Mine
2020
as Julia

John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
2017
as Self

Runaway Virus
2000
as Monique Chao

The Unbidden
2016
as Lauren Lee

Vietnam Texas
1990
as Lan

Hiroshima Maiden
1988
as Miyeko

Vanishing Son IV
1994
as Lanchi

Hundred Percent
1998
as Thaise

Awesome Asian Bad Guys
2014
as Tamlyn/Pamlyn
The Joy Luck Club 2
as Waverly Jong

Vanishing Son II
1994
as Lanchi

Requiem
1995
as Fong

Gaijin 2: Love Me as I Am
2005
as Maria Yamashita

Why Am I Doing This?
2009
as Donna

The Living Worst
2019
as Chita Montague

To Heal a Nation
1988
as Maya Ying Lin

The Right Mom
2021
as Sallie Petersen

Operation Marriage
2014
as Lee
Enough
2026
as Janet

The Mikado Project
2010
as Viola

Life Tastes Good
1999
as Julie

Wendy... Uh... What's Her Name
2006
as Narrator (voice)

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
- Four Rooms (1995) — as Wife
- Ultraman: Rising (2024) — as Mina / Emiko Sato (voice)
- The Eye (2008) — as Mrs. Cheung
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