Tamlyn Tomita

Tamlyn Tomita

Acting

Born:
1966-01-27
Place of birth:
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

Enough

Enough

2026Janet
Movie
Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord

Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord

8.52026Drea Lawson (voice)
TV
Ultraman: Rising

Ultraman: Rising

8.02024Mina / Emiko Sato (voice)
Movie
Dead Boy Detectives

Dead Boy Detectives

7.62024The Principal
TV
Avatar: The Last Airbender

Avatar: The Last Airbender

7.82024Yukari
TV
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters

7.72023Caroline Randa
TV
BLUE EYE SAMURAI

BLUE EYE SAMURAI

8.52023Lady Itoh (voice)
TV
Betrayed: Surviving an American Concentration Camp

Betrayed: Surviving an American Concentration Camp

2022Narrator (voice)
Movie
The Right Mom

The Right Mom

8.12021Sallie Petersen
Movie
Etheria

Etheria

6.42020
TV
Asian Americans

Asian Americans

10.02020Narrator (voice)
TV
Reunited Apart

Reunited Apart

5.52020Self
TV
I Will Make You Mine

I Will Make You Mine

5.62020Julia
Movie
Star Trek: Picard

Star Trek: Picard

7.22020Commodore Oh
TV
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood

Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood

5.72019Self
Movie
The Living Worst

The Living Worst

2019Chita Montague
Movie
Cobra Kai

Cobra Kai

8.22018Kumiko
TV
Counterpart

Counterpart

7.52017Emily's Doctor
TV
The Good Doctor

The Good Doctor

8.52017Allegra Aoki
TV
DuckTales

DuckTales

7.92017Inspector Tezuka (voice)
TV
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs

John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs

6.82017Self
Movie
Real Artists

Real Artists

7.72017Anne Palladon
Movie
Berlin Station

Berlin Station

7.22016Sandra Abe
TV
The Good Neighbor

The Good Neighbor

6.22016Heather Cromwell
Movie
The Unbidden

The Unbidden

3.62016Lauren Lee
Movie
Chicago Med

Chicago Med

8.32015Celeste Frost
TV
Daddy

Daddy

5.02015Sharlene Hong
Movie
Zoo

Zoo

6.92015Minako Oz
TV
Teacher of the Year

Teacher of the Year

5.42015Vivian Lew
Movie
The Real Miyagi

The Real Miyagi

6.52015Self
Movie
The Man in the High Castle

The Man in the High Castle

7.52015Tamiko Watanabe
TV
Operation Marriage

Operation Marriage

2014Lee
Movie
How to Get Away with Murder

How to Get Away with Murder

7.82014Carol Morrow
TV
Chasing Life

Chasing Life

7.22014Mae
TV
Resurrection

Resurrection

7.32014Dr. Toni Willis
TV
Awesome Asian Bad Guys

Awesome Asian Bad Guys

6.02014Tamlyn/Pamlyn
Movie
Hollywood Heights

Hollywood Heights

9.02012Sarah Medeiros
TV
Touch

Touch

6.62012Kazuko Osugi
TV
Teen Wolf

Teen Wolf

8.42011Noshiko Yukimura
TV
The Chicago Code

The Chicago Code

7.62011Prosecutor
TV
Nomads

Nomads

5.22010
Movie
Law & Order: LA

Law & Order: LA

6.82010Miwako Nishizawa
TV
The Mikado Project

The Mikado Project

2.02010Viola
Movie
Tekken

Tekken

5.32010Jun Kazama
Movie
NCIS: Los Angeles

NCIS: Los Angeles

7.52009Homeland Security Agent Shana Rollins
TV
Make It or Break It

Make It or Break It

7.72009
TV
Glee

Glee

6.82009Julia Chang
TV
Why Am I Doing This?

Why Am I Doing This?

4.52009Donna
Movie
The Mentalist

The Mentalist

8.42008Lauri Medina
TV
True Blood

True Blood

7.62008Ms. Suzuki
TV
The Eye

The Eye

5.92008Mrs. Cheung
Movie
Women's Murder Club

Women's Murder Club

7.72007
TV
Private Practice

Private Practice

7.52007Katie's Lawyer
TV
Saving Grace

Saving Grace

7.42007Tori Chen
TV
Pandemic

Pandemic

5.12007Melissa Lo
TV
Only the Brave

Only the Brave

5.42006Mary Takata
Movie
Twenty Good Years

Twenty Good Years

8.52006
TV
Heroes

Heroes

7.42006Ishi Nakamura
TV
Eureka

Eureka

7.72006Kim Yamazaki
TV
Wendy... Uh... What's Her Name

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

2006Narrator (voice)
Movie