Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

118

Gender

Female

Birthday

1966-01-27 (60 years old)

Place of Birth

Okinawa, Japan

Also Known As

Tamlyn Naomi Tomita

Tamlyn 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

The Right Mom

The Right Mom

The Joy Luck Club

The Joy Luck Club

Gaijin 2: Love Me as I Am

Gaijin 2: Love Me as I Am

Real Artists

Real Artists

Acting

Four Rooms

1995

Four Rooms

as

Wife

The Day After Tomorrow

2004

The Day After Tomorrow

as

Janet Tokada

Wendy... Uh... What's Her Name

2006

Wendy... Uh... What's Her Name

as

Narrator (voice)

Robot Stories

2003

Robot Stories

as

Marcia

Babylon 5: The Gathering

1993

Babylon 5: The Gathering

as

Lt. Cmdr. Laurel Takashima

Only The Brave

2006

Only The Brave

as

Mary Takata

The Right Mom

2021

The Right Mom

as

Sallie Petersen

The Eye

2008

The Eye

as

Mrs. Cheung

Tekken

2010

Tekken

as

Jun Kazama

Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't

2005

Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't

as

Helen Morriston

The Joy Luck Club

1993

The Joy Luck Club

as

Waverly Jong

Come See the Paradise

1990

Come See the Paradise

as

Lily Kawamura

Vietnam Texas

1990

Vietnam Texas

as

Lan

Vanishing Son IV

1994

Vanishing Son IV

as

Lanchi

Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood

2019

Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood

as

Self

Nomads

2010

Nomads

as

To Heal a Nation

1988

To Heal a Nation

as

Maya Ying Lin

Walking Shadow

2001

Walking Shadow

as

Rikki Wu

Ultraman: Rising

2024

Ultraman: Rising

as

Mina / Emiko Sato (voice)

The Last Man on Planet Earth

1999

The Last Man on Planet Earth

as

Agent Kara Hastings

Awesome Asian Bad Guys

2014

Awesome Asian Bad Guys

as

Tamlyn/Pamlyn

Teacher of the Year

2015

Teacher of the Year

as

Vivian Lew

The Killing Jar

1997

The Killing Jar

as

Diane Sanford

Operation Marriage

2014

Operation Marriage

as

Lee

Picture Bride

1995

Picture Bride

as

Kana

Hiroshima Maiden

1988

Hiroshima Maiden

as

Miyeko

Runaway Virus

2000

Runaway Virus

as

Monique Chao

Why Am I Doing This?

2009

Why Am I Doing This?

as

Donna

Vanishing Son II

1994

Vanishing Son II

as

Lanchi

The Good Neighbor

2016

The Good Neighbor

as

Heather Cromwell

Daddy

2015

Daddy

as

Sharlene Hong

Betrayed: Surviving an American Concentration Camp

2022

Betrayed: Surviving an American Concentration Camp

as

Narrator (voice)

Gaijin 2: Love Me as I Am

2005

Gaijin 2: Love Me as I Am

as

Maria Yamashita

The Unbidden

2016

The Unbidden

as

Lauren Lee

The Karate Kid Part II

1986

The Karate Kid Part II

as

Kumiko

Real Artists

2017

Real Artists

as

Anne Palladon

Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes

1990

Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes

as

Sally

Hawaiian Dream

1987

Hawaiian Dream

as

Karen Saito

Hundred Percent

1998

Hundred Percent

as

Thaise

Touch

1997

Touch

as

Prosecutor

The Living Worst

2019

The Living Worst

as

Chita Montague

The Real Miyagi

2015

The Real Miyagi

as

Self

I Will Make You Mine

2020

I Will Make You Mine

as

Julia

Living Out Loud

1998

Living Out Loud

as

Bob's Wife

The Mikado Project

2010

The Mikado Project

as

Viola

Raven: Return of the Black Dragons

1992

Raven: Return of the Black Dragons

as

Kim Tanaka

Requiem

1995

Requiem

as

Fong

The Joy Luck Club 2

The Joy Luck Club 2

as

Waverly Jong

John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs

2017

John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs

as

Self

Life Tastes Good

1999

Life Tastes Good

as

Julie

Threat Matrix

Threat Matrix

as

Special Agent Nicole Hill

CSI: Miami

CSI: Miami

as

Dr. Sarah Fordham

Providence

Providence

as

Mary Cassidy

Monk

Monk

as

Eileen Hill

Stargate Atlantis

Stargate Atlantis

as

Shen Xiaoyi

24

as

Jenny Dodge

Women's Murder Club

Women's Murder Club

as

Quantum Leap

Quantum Leap

as

Tamlyn Matsuda

Criminal Minds

Criminal Minds

as

Dr. Linda Kimura

Private Practice

Private Practice

as

Katie's Lawyer

Time Trax

Time Trax

as

Stargate SG-1

Stargate SG-1

as

Shen Xiaoyi

The Mentalist

The Mentalist

as

Lauri Medina

Will & Grace

Will & Grace

as

Naomi

Seven Days

Seven Days

as

Chicago Hope

Chicago Hope

as

Jennifer Watanabe

Tour of Duty

Tour of Duty

as

VC Peasant Woman

Saving Grace

Saving Grace

as

Tori Chen

Raven

Raven

as

The Burning Zone

The Burning Zone

as

Kimberly Shiroma

The Michael Richards Show

The Michael Richards Show

as

Ming

Zoo

Zoo

as

Minako Oz

One West Waikiki

One West Waikiki

as

Bones

Bones

as

Dr. Alice Crawford

NCIS: Los Angeles

NCIS: Los Angeles

as

Homeland Security Agent Shana Rollins

How to Get Away with Murder

How to Get Away with Murder

as

Carol Morrow

Make It or Break It

Make It or Break It

as

True Blood

True Blood

as

Ms. Suzuki

Chasing Life

Chasing Life

as

Molly

Heroes

Heroes

as

Ishi Nakamura

Eureka

Eureka

as

Kim Anderson

Chasing Life

Chasing Life

as

Mae

Teen Wolf

Teen Wolf

as

Noshiko Yukimura

Eureka

Eureka

as

Kim Yamazaki

Berlin Station

Berlin Station

as

Sandra Abe

Law & Order: LA

Law & Order: LA

as

Miwako Nishizawa

Chicago Hope

Chicago Hope

as

Tina - Sutton's Ex #3

BLUE EYE SAMURAI

BLUE EYE SAMURAI

as

Lady Itoh (voice)

Pandemic

Pandemic

as

Melissa Lo

The Chicago Code

The Chicago Code

as

Prosecutor

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters

as

Caroline Randa (voice)

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters

as

Caroline Randa

JAG

JAG

as

Tracy Manetti

The Shield

The Shield

as

Wanda Higoshi

The Good Doctor

The Good Doctor

as

Allegra Aoki

Avatar the Last Airbender

as

Yukari

Highlander: The Series

Highlander: The Series

as

Midori Koto

Glee

Glee

as

Julia Chang

Commander in Chief

Commander in Chief

as

Randy

Dead Boy Detectives

Dead Boy Detectives

as

The Principal

The Man in the High Castle

The Man in the High Castle

as

Tamiko Watanabe

Star Trek: Picard

Star Trek: Picard

as

Commodore Oh

Resurrection

Resurrection

as

Dr. Toni Willis

Strong Medicine

Strong Medicine

as

Dr. Nash

Touch

Touch

as

Kazuko Osugi

DuckTales

DuckTales

as

Inspector Tezuka (voice)

The Sentinel

The Sentinel

as

Suzanne Tomaki

Reunited Apart

Reunited Apart

as

Self

Asian Americans

Asian Americans

as

Narrator (voice)

Nash Bridges

Nash Bridges

as

Amy Chin

Crossing Jordan

Crossing Jordan

as

Grace Yakura

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Det. Sharon Matsumoto

Cobra Kai

Cobra Kai

as

Kumiko

Vanishing Son

Vanishing Son

as

Lanchi

Etheria

Etheria

as

Counterpart

Counterpart

as

Emily's Doctor

The Agency

The Agency

as

Elizabeth - Female Kidnapper

Twenty Good Years

Twenty Good Years

as

Production

Crew

Directing