8.5Acting
Tamlyn Tomita
- Born
- 1966-01-27
- Birthplace
- 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
Filmography
120 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
Enough
2026 · Movie
Janet
Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord
2026 · TV Show
Drea Lawson (voice)
Avatar: The Last Airbender
2024 · TV Show
Yukari
Dead Boy Detectives
2024 · TV Show
The Principal
Ultraman: Rising
2024 · Movie
Mina / Emiko Sato (voice)
BLUE EYE SAMURAI
2023 · TV Show
Lady Itoh (voice)
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
2023 · TV Show
Caroline Randa (voice) · Caroline Randa
Betrayed: Surviving an American Concentration Camp
2022 · Movie
Narrator (voice)
The Right Mom
2021 · Movie
Sallie Petersen
Asian Americans
2020 · TV Show
Narrator (voice)
Etheria
2020 · TV Show
Cast
I Will Make You Mine
2020 · Movie
Julia
Reunited Apart
2020 · TV Show
Self
Star Trek: Picard
2020 · TV Show
Commodore Oh
The Living Worst
2019 · Movie
Chita Montague
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
2019 · Movie
Self
Cobra Kai
2018 · TV Show
Kumiko
Counterpart
2017 · TV Show
Emily's Doctor
DuckTales
2017 · TV Show
Inspector Tezuka (voice)
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
2017 · Movie
Self
Real Artists
2017 · Movie
Anne Palladon
The Good Doctor
2017 · TV Show
Allegra Aoki
Berlin Station
2016 · TV Show
Sandra Abe
The Good Neighbor
2016 · Movie
Heather Cromwell
The Unbidden
2016 · Movie
Lauren Lee
Chicago Med
2015 · TV Show
Celeste Frost
Daddy
2015 · Movie
Sharlene Hong
Teacher of the Year
2015 · Movie
Vivian Lew
The Man in the High Castle
2015 · TV Show
Tamiko Watanabe
The Real Miyagi
2015 · Movie
Self
Zoo
2015 · TV Show
Minako Oz
Awesome Asian Bad Guys
2014 · Movie
Tamlyn/Pamlyn
Chasing Life
2014 · TV Show
Molly · Mae
How to Get Away with Murder
2014 · TV Show
Carol Morrow
Operation Marriage
2014 · Movie
Lee
Resurrection
2014 · TV Show
Dr. Toni Willis
Hollywood Heights
2012 · TV Show
Sarah Medeiros
Touch
2012 · TV Show
Kazuko Osugi
Teen Wolf
2011 · TV Show
Noshiko Yukimura
The Chicago Code
2011 · TV Show
Prosecutor
Law & Order: LA
2010 · TV Show
Miwako Nishizawa
Nomads
2010 · Movie
Cast
Tekken
2010 · Movie
Jun Kazama
The Mikado Project
2010 · Movie
Viola
Glee
2009 · TV Show
Julia Chang
Make It or Break It
2009 · TV Show
Cast
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009 · TV Show
Homeland Security Agent Shana Rollins
Why Am I Doing This?
2009 · Movie
Donna
The Eye
2008 · Movie
Mrs. Cheung
The Mentalist
2008 · TV Show
Lauri Medina
True Blood
2008 · TV Show
Ms. Suzuki
Pandemic
2007 · TV Show
Melissa Lo
Private Practice
2007 · TV Show
Katie's Lawyer
Saving Grace
2007 · TV Show
Tori Chen
Women's Murder Club
2007 · TV Show
Cast
Eureka
2006 · TV Show
Kim Anderson · Kim Yamazaki
Heroes
2006 · TV Show
Ishi Nakamura
Only the Brave
2006 · Movie
Mary Takata
Twenty Good Years
2006 · TV Show
Cast
Wendy... Uh... What's Her Name
2006 · Movie
Narrator (voice)
Bones
2005 · TV Show
Dr. Alice Crawford
Commander in Chief
2005 · TV Show
Randy
Criminal Minds
2005 · TV Show
Dr. Linda Kimura
Gaijin 2: Love Me as I Am
2005 · Movie
Maria Yamashita
Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't
2005 · Movie
Helen Morriston
Stargate Atlantis
2004 · TV Show
Shen Xiaoyi
The Day After Tomorrow
2004 · Movie
Janet Tokada
Robot Stories
2003 · Movie
Marcia
Threat Matrix
2003 · TV Show
Special Agent Nicole Hill
CSI: Miami
2002 · TV Show
Sarah Fordham
For the People
2002 · TV Show
Dr. Chaney
Monk
2002 · TV Show
Eileen Hill
The Shield
2002 · TV Show
Wanda Higoshi
24
2001 · TV Show
Jenny Dodge
Crossing Jordan
2001 · TV Show
Grace Yakura
The Agency
2001 · TV Show
Elizabeth - Female Kidnapper
Walking Shadow
2001 · Movie
Rikki Wu
Runaway Virus
2000 · Movie
Monique Chao
Strong Medicine
2000 · TV Show
Dr. Nash
The Michael Richards Show
2000 · TV Show
Ming
Life Tastes Good
1999 · Movie
Julie
Providence
1999 · TV Show
Mary Cassidy
The Last Man on Planet Earth
1999 · Movie
Agent Kara Hastings
Hundred Percent
1998 · Movie
Thaise
Living Out Loud
1998 · Movie
Bob's Wife
Seven Days
1998 · TV Show
Cast
Will & Grace
1998 · TV Show
Naomi
Stargate SG-1
1997 · TV Show
Shen Xiaoyi
The Killing Jar
1997 · Movie
Diane Sanford
Touch
1997 · Movie
Prosecutor
Nash Bridges
1996 · TV Show
Amy Chin
The Burning Zone
1996 · TV Show
Kimberly Shiroma
The Sentinel
1996 · TV Show
Suzanne Tomaki
Four Rooms
1995 · Movie
Wife
JAG
1995 · TV Show
Tracy Manetti
Picture Bride
1995 · Movie
Kana
Requiem
1995 · Movie
Fong
Chicago Hope
1994 · TV Show
Jennifer Watanabe · Tina - Sutton's Ex #3
One West Waikiki
1994 · TV Show
Cast
Vanishing Son
1994 · TV Show
Lanchi
Vanishing Son II
1994 · Movie
Lanchi
Vanishing Son IV
1994 · Movie
Lanchi
Babylon 5: The Gathering
1993 · Movie
Lt. Cmdr. Laurel Takashima
The Joy Luck Club
1993 · Movie
Waverly Jong
Time Trax
1993 · TV Show
Cast
Highlander: The Series
1992 · TV Show
Midori Koto
Raven
1992 · TV Show
Cast
Raven: Return of the Black Dragons
1992 · Movie
Kim Tanaka
Come See the Paradise
1990 · Movie
Lily Kawamura
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes
1990 · Movie
Sally
Vietnam Texas
1990 · Movie
Lan
Quantum Leap
1989 · TV Show
Tamlyn Matsuda
Hiroshima Maiden
1988 · Movie
Miyeko
To Heal a Nation
1988 · Movie
Maya Ying Lin
Hawaiian Dream
1987 · Movie
Karen Saito
Tour of Duty
1987 · TV Show
VC Peasant Woman
The Karate Kid Part II
1986 · Movie
Kumiko
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · TV Show
Det. Sharon Matsumoto
The Joy Luck Club 2
Date unknown · Movie
Waverly Jong
We Could Be in Love
Date unknown · Movie
Cast