Tamlyn Tomita
Acting
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
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tvStar Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord
2026
Drea Lawson (voice)
movieUltraman: Rising
2024
Mina / Emiko Sato (voice)
tvDead Boy Detectives
2024
The Principal
tvMonarch: Legacy of Monsters
2023
Caroline Randa (voice) / Caroline Randa
tvBLUE EYE SAMURAI
2023
Lady Itoh (voice)
movieBetrayed: Surviving an American Concentration Camp
2022
Narrator (voice)
movieThe Right Mom
2021
Sallie Petersen
tvAsian Americans
2020
Narrator (voice)
tvStar Trek: Picard
2020
Commodore Oh
movieThe Living Worst
2019
Chita Montague
tvCobra Kai
2018
Kumiko
tvCounterpart
2017
Emily's Doctor
tvThe Good Doctor
2017
Allegra Aoki
tvDuckTales
2017
Inspector Tezuka (voice)
movieReal Artists
2017
Anne Palladon
tvBerlin Station
2016
Sandra Abe
movieThe Good Neighbor
2016
Heather Cromwell
movieThe Unbidden
2016
Lauren Lee
tvChicago Med
2015
Celeste Frost
movieDaddy
2015
Sharlene Hong
tvZoo
2015
Minako Oz
movieTeacher of the Year
2015
Vivian Lew
tvThe Man in the High Castle
2015
Tamiko Watanabe
tvHow to Get Away with Murder
2014
Carol Morrow
tvChasing Life
2014
Molly / Mae
tvResurrection
2014
Dr. Toni Willis
movieAwesome Asian Bad Guys
2014
Tamlyn/Pamlyn
tvTouch
2012
Kazuko Osugi
tvTeen Wolf
2011
Noshiko Yukimura
tvThe Chicago Code
2011
Prosecutor
tvLaw & Order: LA
2010
Miwako Nishizawa
movieTekken
2010
Jun Kazama
tvNCIS: Los Angeles
2009
Homeland Security Agent Shana Rollins
tvGlee
2009
Julia Chang
tvThe Mentalist
2008
Lauri Medina
tvTrue Blood
2008
Ms. Suzuki
movieThe Eye
2008
Mrs. Cheung
tvPrivate Practice
2007
Katie's Lawyer
tvSaving Grace
2007
Tori Chen
tvPandemic
2007
Melissa Lo
movieOnly the Brave
2006
Mary Takata
tvHeroes
2006
Ishi Nakamura
tvEureka
2006
Kim Anderson / Kim Yamazaki
movieWendy... Uh... What's Her Name
2006
Narrator (voice)
tvCriminal Minds
2005
Dr. Linda Kimura
tvBones
2005
Dr. Alice Crawford
movieGaijin 2: Love Me as I Am
2005
Maria Yamashita
movieJane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't
2005
Helen Morriston
tvStargate Atlantis
2004
Shen Xiaoyi
movieThe Day After Tomorrow
2004
Janet Tokada
tvThreat Matrix
2003
Special Agent Nicole Hill
movieRobot Stories
2003
Marcia
tvCSI: Miami
2002
Sarah Fordham
For the People
2002
Dr. Chaney
tvMonk
2002
Eileen Hill
tvThe Shield
2002
Wanda Higoshi
tv24
2001
Jenny Dodge
tvThe Agency
2001
Elizabeth - Female Kidnapper
tvCrossing Jordan
2001
Grace Yakura
movieWalking Shadow
2001
Rikki Wu
tvStrong Medicine
2000
Dr. Nash
movieRunaway Virus
2000
Monique Chao
movieThe Last Man on Planet Earth
1999
Agent Kara Hastings
tvProvidence
1999
Mary Cassidy
movieLiving Out Loud
1998
Bob's Wife
tvWill & Grace
1998
Naomi
movieHundred Percent
1998
Thaise
tvStargate SG-1
1997
Shen Xiaoyi
movieThe Killing Jar
1997
Diane Sanford
movieTouch
1997
Prosecutor
tvThe Burning Zone
1996
Kimberly Shiroma
tvNash Bridges
1996
Amy Chin
tvThe Sentinel
1996
Suzanne Tomaki
movieRequiem
1995
Fong
tvJAG
1995
Tracy Manetti
tvChicago Hope
1994
Jennifer Watanabe / Tina - Sutton's Ex #3
tvVanishing Son
1994
Lanchi
movieBabylon 5: The Gathering
1993
Lt. Cmdr. Laurel Takashima
movieThe Joy Luck Club
1993
Waverly Jong
tvHighlander: The Series
1992
Midori Koto
movieCome See the Paradise
1990
Lily Kawamura
tvQuantum Leap
1989
Tamlyn Matsuda
movieTo Heal a Nation
1988
Maya Ying Lin
tvTour of Duty
1987
VC Peasant Woman
movieHawaiian Dream
1987
Karen Saito
tvMurder, She Wrote
1984
Det. Sharon Matsumoto
The Joy Luck Club 2
Waverly Jong