Tamlyn Tomita

Acting

Tamlyn Tomita

Born January 27, 1966Okinawa, Japan117 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

Enough

Movie

2026

Ultraman: Rising
8.1

Ultraman: Rising

Movie

2024

Dead Boy Detectives
7.7

Dead Boy Detectives

TV

2024

Avatar the Last Airbender
7.8

Avatar the Last Airbender

TV

2024

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
7.7

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters

TV

2023

BLUE EYE SAMURAI
8.5

BLUE EYE SAMURAI

TV

2023

Filmography

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2026Enoughas JanetMovie
Ultraman: Rising
2024Ultraman: Risingas Mina / Emiko Sato (voice)Movie
Dead Boy Detectives
2024Dead Boy Detectivesas The PrincipalTV
Avatar the Last Airbender
2024Avatar the Last Airbenderas YukariTV
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
2023Monarch: Legacy of Monstersas Caroline Randa (voice)TV
BLUE EYE SAMURAI
2023BLUE EYE SAMURAIas Lady Itoh (voice)TV
Betrayed: Surviving an American Concentration Camp
2022Betrayed: Surviving an American Concentration Campas Narrator (voice)Movie
The Right Mom
2021The Right Momas Sallie PetersenMovie
Etheria
2020EtheriaTV
Asian Americans
2020Asian Americansas Narrator (voice)TV
Reunited Apart
2020Reunited Apartas SelfTV
I Will Make You Mine
2020I Will Make You Mineas JuliaMovie
Star Trek: Picard
2020Star Trek: Picardas Commodore OhTV
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
2019Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywoodas SelfMovie
The Living Worst
2019The Living Worstas Chita MontagueMovie
Cobra Kai
2018Cobra Kaias KumikoTV
Counterpart
2017Counterpartas Emily's DoctorTV
The Good Doctor
2017The Good Doctoras Allegra AokiTV
DuckTales
2017DuckTalesas Inspector Tezuka (voice)TV
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
2017John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogsas SelfMovie
Real Artists
2017Real Artistsas Anne PalladonMovie
Berlin Station
2016Berlin Stationas Sandra AbeTV
The Good Neighbor
2016The Good Neighboras Heather CromwellMovie
The Unbidden
2016The Unbiddenas Lauren LeeMovie
Chicago Med
2015Chicago Medas Celeste FrostTV
Daddy
2015Daddyas Sharlene HongMovie
Zoo
2015Zooas Minako OzTV
Teacher of the Year
2015Teacher of the Yearas Vivian LewMovie
The Real Miyagi
2015The Real Miyagias SelfMovie
The Man in the High Castle
2015The Man in the High Castleas Tamiko WatanabeTV
Operation Marriage
2014Operation Marriageas LeeMovie
How to Get Away with Murder
2014How to Get Away with Murderas Carol MorrowTV
Chasing Life
2014Chasing Lifeas MollyTV
Resurrection
2014Resurrectionas Dr. Toni WillisTV
Awesome Asian Bad Guys
2014Awesome Asian Bad Guysas Tamlyn/PamlynMovie
Touch
2012Touchas Kazuko OsugiTV
Teen Wolf
2011Teen Wolfas Noshiko YukimuraTV
The Chicago Code
2011The Chicago Codeas ProsecutorTV
Nomads
2010NomadsMovie
Law & Order: LA
2010Law & Order: LAas Miwako NishizawaTV
The Mikado Project
2010The Mikado Projectas ViolaMovie
Tekken
2010Tekkenas Jun KazamaMovie
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009NCIS: Los Angelesas Homeland Security Agent Shana RollinsTV
Make It or Break It
2009Make It or Break ItTV
Glee
2009Gleeas Julia ChangTV
Why Am I Doing This?
2009Why Am I Doing This?as DonnaMovie
The Mentalist
2008The Mentalistas Lauri MedinaTV
True Blood
2008True Bloodas Ms. SuzukiTV
The Eye
2008The Eyeas Mrs. CheungMovie
Women's Murder Club
2007Women's Murder ClubTV
Private Practice
2007Private Practiceas Katie's LawyerTV
Saving Grace
2007Saving Graceas Tori ChenTV
Pandemic
2007Pandemicas Melissa LoTV
Only the Brave
2006Only the Braveas Mary TakataMovie
Twenty Good Years
2006Twenty Good YearsTV
Heroes
2006Heroesas Ishi NakamuraTV
Eureka
2006Eurekaas Kim AndersonTV
Wendy... Uh... What's Her Name
2006Wendy... Uh... What's Her Nameas Narrator (voice)Movie
Commander in Chief
2005Commander in Chiefas RandyTV
Criminal Minds
2005Criminal Mindsas Dr. Linda KimuraTV
Bones
2005Bonesas Dr. Alice CrawfordTV
Gaijin 2: Love Me as I Am
2005Gaijin 2: Love Me as I Amas Maria YamashitaMovie
Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't
2005Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don'tas Helen MorristonMovie
Stargate Atlantis
2004Stargate Atlantisas Shen XiaoyiTV
The Day After Tomorrow
2004The Day After Tomorrowas Janet TokadaMovie
Threat Matrix
2003Threat Matrixas Special Agent Nicole HillTV
Robot Stories
2003Robot Storiesas MarciaMovie
CSI: Miami
2002CSI: Miamias Sarah FordhamTV
F
2002For the Peopleas Dr. ChaneyTV
Monk
2002Monkas Eileen HillTV
The Shield
2002The Shieldas Wanda HigoshiTV
24
200124as Jenny DodgeTV
The Agency
2001The Agencyas Elizabeth - Female KidnapperTV
Crossing Jordan
2001Crossing Jordanas Grace YakuraTV
Walking Shadow
2001Walking Shadowas Rikki WuMovie
The Michael Richards Show
2000The Michael Richards Showas MingTV
Strong Medicine
2000Strong Medicineas Dr. NashTV
Runaway Virus
2000Runaway Virusas Monique ChaoMovie
The Last Man on Planet Earth
1999The Last Man on Planet Earthas Agent Kara HastingsMovie
Life Tastes Good
1999Life Tastes Goodas JulieMovie
Providence
1999Providenceas Mary CassidyTV
Living Out Loud
1998Living Out Loudas Bob's WifeMovie
Seven Days
1998Seven DaysTV
Will & Grace
1998Will & Graceas NaomiTV
Hundred Percent
1998Hundred Percentas ThaiseMovie
Stargate SG-1
1997Stargate SG-1as Shen XiaoyiTV
The Killing Jar
1997The Killing Jaras Diane SanfordMovie
Touch
1997Touchas ProsecutorMovie
The Burning Zone
1996The Burning Zoneas Kimberly ShiromaTV
Nash Bridges
1996Nash Bridgesas Amy ChinTV
The Sentinel
1996The Sentinelas Suzanne TomakiTV
Four Rooms
1995Four Roomsas WifeMovie
Requiem
1995Requiemas FongMovie
JAG
1995JAGas Tracy ManettiTV
Picture Bride
1995Picture Brideas KanaMovie
Vanishing Son IV
1994Vanishing Son IVas LanchiMovie
Chicago Hope
1994Chicago Hopeas Jennifer WatanabeTV
One West Waikiki
1994One West WaikikiTV
Vanishing Son II
1994Vanishing Son IIas LanchiMovie
Vanishing Son
1994Vanishing Sonas LanchiTV
Babylon 5: The Gathering
1993Babylon 5: The Gatheringas Lt. Cmdr. Laurel TakashimaMovie
The Joy Luck Club
1993The Joy Luck Clubas Waverly JongMovie
Time Trax
1993Time TraxTV
Highlander: The Series
1992Highlander: The Seriesas Midori KotoTV
Raven
1992RavenTV
Raven: Return of the Black Dragons
1992Raven: Return of the Black Dragonsas Kim TanakaMovie
Come See the Paradise
1990Come See the Paradiseas Lily KawamuraMovie
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes
1990Hiroshima: Out of the Ashesas SallyMovie
Vietnam Texas
1990Vietnam Texasas LanMovie
Quantum Leap
1989Quantum Leapas Tamlyn MatsudaTV
To Heal a Nation
1988To Heal a Nationas Maya Ying LinMovie
Hiroshima Maiden
1988Hiroshima Maidenas MiyekoMovie
Tour of Duty
1987Tour of Dutyas VC Peasant WomanTV
Hawaiian Dream
1987Hawaiian Dreamas Karen SaitoMovie
The Karate Kid Part II
1986The Karate Kid Part IIas KumikoMovie
Murder, She Wrote
1984Murder, She Wroteas Det. Sharon MatsumotoTV
T
—The Joy Luck Club 2as Waverly JongMovie