Tamlyn Tomita
Known for acting · Born 27 January 1966 · 60 · Okinawa, Japan
119 credits
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
The Good Doctor
2017
Teen Wolf
2011
The Karate Kid Part II
1986
Ultraman: Rising
2024
Berlin Station
2016
Babylon 5: The Gathering
1993
Star Trek: Picard
2020
The Man in the High Castle
2015
Chicago Med
2015
JAG
1995
Cobra Kai
2018
Come See the Paradise
1990
Acting (119)
2026Star Wars: Maul - Shadow LordDrea Lawson (voice)Series
2026EnoughJanetFilm
2024Avatar: The Last AirbenderYukariSeries
2024Ultraman: RisingMina / Emiko Sato (voice)Film
2024Dead Boy DetectivesThe PrincipalSeries
2023Monarch: Legacy of MonstersCaroline Randa (voice) · 2 episodes, Caroline Randa · 3 episodesSeries
2023BLUE EYE SAMURAILady Itoh (voice) · 2 episodesSeries
2022Betrayed: Surviving an American Concentration CampNarrator (voice)Film
2021The Right MomSallie PetersenFilm
2020Star Trek: PicardCommodore Oh · 6 episodesSeries
2020EtheriaSeries
2020I Will Make You MineJuliaFilm
2020Reunited ApartSelfSeries
2020Asian AmericansNarrator (voice) · 5 episodesSeries
2019Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in HollywoodSelfFilm
2019The Living WorstChita MontagueFilm
2018Cobra KaiKumiko · 2 episodesSeries
2017The Good DoctorAllegra Aoki · 30 episodesSeries
2017CounterpartEmily's DoctorSeries
2017DuckTalesInspector Tezuka (voice)Series
2017John G. Avildsen: King of the UnderdogsSelfFilm
2017Real ArtistsAnne PalladonFilm
2016The Good NeighborHeather CromwellFilm
2016Berlin StationSandra Abe · 29 episodesSeries
2016The UnbiddenLauren LeeFilm
2015The Man in the High CastleTamiko Watanabe · 6 episodesSeries
2015Chicago MedCeleste Frost · 6 episodesSeries
2015ZooMinako OzSeries
2015Teacher of the YearVivian LewFilm
2015DaddySharlene HongFilm
2015The Real MiyagiSelfFilm
2014How to Get Away with MurderCarol Morrow · 2 episodesSeries
2014ResurrectionDr. Toni Willis · 5 episodesSeries
2014Chasing LifeMolly · 2 episodes, Mae · 2 episodesSeries
2014Awesome Asian Bad GuysTamlyn/PamlynFilm
2014Operation MarriageLeeFilm
2012TouchKazuko OsugiSeries
2012Hollywood HeightsSarah Medeiros · 2 episodesSeries
2011Teen WolfNoshiko Yukimura · 16 episodesSeries
2011The Chicago CodeProsecutorSeries
2010TekkenJun KazamaFilm
2010Law & Order: LAMiwako Nishizawa · 10 episodesSeries
2010NomadsFilm
2010The Mikado ProjectViolaFilm
2009NCIS: Los AngelesHomeland Security Agent Shana RollinsSeries
2009GleeJulia Chang · 3 episodesSeries
2009Make It or Break ItSeries
2009Why Am I Doing This?DonnaFilm
2008The MentalistLauri MedinaSeries
2008True BloodMs. Suzuki · 2 episodesSeries
2008The EyeMrs. CheungFilm
2007Private PracticeKatie's LawyerSeries
2007Saving GraceTori ChenSeries
2007Women's Murder ClubSeries
2007PandemicMelissa Lo · 2 episodesSeries
2006HeroesIshi Nakamura · 3 episodesSeries
2006EurekaKim Anderson · 4 episodes, Kim YamazakiSeries
2006Only the BraveMary TakataFilm
2006Twenty Good YearsSeries
2006Wendy... Uh... What's Her NameNarrator (voice)Film
2005Criminal MindsDr. Linda KimuraSeries
2005BonesDr. Alice CrawfordSeries
2005Commander in ChiefRandySeries
2005Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don'tHelen MorristonFilm
2005Gaijin 2: Love Me as I AmMaria YamashitaFilm
2004The Day After TomorrowJanet TokadaFilm
2004Stargate AtlantisShen Xiaoyi · 2 episodesSeries
2003Robot StoriesMarciaFilm
2003Threat MatrixSpecial Agent Nicole HillSeries
2002CSI: MiamiSarah FordhamSeries
2002MonkEileen HillSeries
2002The ShieldWanda HigoshiSeries
2002For the PeopleDr. ChaneySeries
200124Jenny Dodge · 5 episodesSeries
2001Crossing JordanGrace Yakura · 3 episodesSeries
2001The AgencyElizabeth - Female Kidnapper · 2 episodesSeries
2001Walking ShadowRikki WuFilm
2000Strong MedicineDr. NashSeries
2000Runaway VirusMonique ChaoFilm
2000The Michael Richards ShowMingSeries
1999ProvidenceMary CassidySeries
1999The Last Man on Planet EarthAgent Kara HastingsFilm
1999Life Tastes GoodJulieFilm
1998Will & GraceNaomiSeries
1998Seven DaysSeries
1998Living Out LoudBob's WifeFilm
1998Hundred PercentThaiseFilm
1997Stargate SG-1Shen Xiaoyi · 2 episodesSeries
1997TouchProsecutorFilm
1997The Killing JarDiane SanfordFilm
1996Nash BridgesAmy Chin · 2 episodesSeries
1996The SentinelSuzanne TomakiSeries
1996The Burning ZoneKimberly Shiroma · 19 episodesSeries
1995Four RoomsWifeFilm
1995JAGTracy Manetti · 6 episodesSeries
1995Picture BrideKanaFilm
1995RequiemFongFilm
1994Chicago HopeJennifer Watanabe, Tina - Sutton's Ex #3Series
1994One West WaikikiSeries
1994Vanishing Son IVLanchiFilm
1994Vanishing Son IILanchiFilm
1994Vanishing SonLanchi · 3 episodesSeries
1993Babylon 5: The GatheringLt. Cmdr. Laurel TakashimaFilm
1993The Joy Luck ClubWaverly JongFilm
1993Time TraxSeries
1992Highlander: The SeriesMidori KotoSeries
1992RavenSeries
1992Raven: Return of the Black DragonsKim TanakaFilm
1990Come See the ParadiseLily KawamuraFilm
1990Hiroshima: Out of the AshesSallyFilm
1990Vietnam TexasLanFilm
1989Quantum LeapTamlyn MatsudaSeries
1988To Heal a NationMaya Ying LinFilm
1988Hiroshima MaidenMiyekoFilm
1987Tour of DutyVC Peasant WomanSeries
1987Hawaiian DreamKaren SaitoFilm
1986The Karate Kid Part IIKumikoFilm
1984Murder, She WroteDet. Sharon MatsumotoSeries
—The Joy Luck Club 2Waverly JongFilm