Tamlyn Tomita
Acting
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Acting Credits
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
Ultraman: Rising
2024
as Mina / Emiko Sato (voice)
Avatar the Last Airbender
2024
as Yukari
Dead Boy Detectives
2024
as The Principal
BLUE EYE SAMURAI
2023
as Lady Itoh (voice)
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
2023
as Caroline Randa (voice)
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
2023
as Caroline Randa
Betrayed: Surviving an American Concentration Camp
2022
as Narrator (voice)
The Right Mom
2021
as Sallie Petersen
I Will Make You Mine
2020
as Julia
Star Trek: Picard
2020
as Commodore Oh
Reunited Apart
2020
as Self
Asian Americans
2020
as Narrator (voice)
Etheria
2020
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
2019
as Self
The Living Worst
2019
as Chita Montague
Cobra Kai
2018
as Kumiko
Real Artists
2017
as Anne Palladon
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
2017
as Self
The Good Doctor
2017
as Allegra Aoki
DuckTales
2017
as Inspector Tezuka (voice)
Counterpart
2017
as Emily's Doctor
The Good Neighbor
2016
as Heather Cromwell
The Unbidden
2016
as Lauren Lee
Berlin Station
2016
as Sandra Abe
Teacher of the Year
2015
as Vivian Lew
Daddy
2015
as Sharlene Hong
The Real Miyagi
2015
as Self
Zoo
2015
as Minako Oz
The Man in the High Castle
2015
as Tamiko Watanabe
Chicago Med
2015
as Celeste Frost
Awesome Asian Bad Guys
2014
as Tamlyn/Pamlyn
Operation Marriage
2014
as Lee
How to Get Away with Murder
2014
as Carol Morrow
Chasing Life
2014
as Molly
Chasing Life
2014
as Mae
Resurrection
2014
as Dr. Toni Willis
Touch
2012
as Kazuko Osugi
Teen Wolf
2011
as Noshiko Yukimura
The Chicago Code
2011
as Prosecutor
Tekken
2010
as Jun Kazama
Nomads
2010
The Mikado Project
2010
as Viola
Law & Order: LA
2010
as Miwako Nishizawa
Why Am I Doing This?
2009
as Donna
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009
as Homeland Security Agent Shana Rollins
Make It or Break It
2009
Glee
2009
as Julia Chang
The Eye
2008
as Mrs. Cheung
The Mentalist
2008
as Lauri Medina
True Blood
2008
as Ms. Suzuki
Women's Murder Club
2007
Private Practice
2007
as Katie's Lawyer
Saving Grace
2007
as Tori Chen
Pandemic
2007
as Melissa Lo
Wendy... Uh... What's Her Name
2006
as Narrator (voice)
Only The Brave
2006
as Mary Takata
Heroes
2006
as Ishi Nakamura
Eureka
2006
as Kim Anderson
Eureka
2006
as Kim Yamazaki
Twenty Good Years
2006
Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't
2005
as Helen Morriston
Gaijin 2: Love Me as I Am
2005
as Maria Yamashita
Criminal Minds
2005
as Dr. Linda Kimura
Bones
2005
as Dr. Alice Crawford
Commander in Chief
2005
as Randy
The Day After Tomorrow
2004
as Janet Tokada
Stargate Atlantis
2004
as Shen Xiaoyi
Robot Stories
2003
as Marcia
Threat Matrix
2003
as Special Agent Nicole Hill
CSI: Miami
2002
as Sarah Fordham
Monk
2002
as Eileen Hill
The Shield
2002
as Wanda Higoshi
For the People
2002
as Dr. Chaney
Walking Shadow
2001
as Rikki Wu
24
2001
as Jenny Dodge
Crossing Jordan
2001
as Grace Yakura
The Agency
2001
as Elizabeth - Female Kidnapper
Runaway Virus
2000
as Monique Chao
The Michael Richards Show
2000
as Ming
Strong Medicine
2000
as Dr. Nash
The Last Man on Planet Earth
1999
as Agent Kara Hastings
Life Tastes Good
1999
as Julie
Providence
1999
as Mary Cassidy
Hundred Percent
1998
as Thaise
Living Out Loud
1998
as Bob's Wife
Will & Grace
1998
as Naomi
Seven Days
1998
The Killing Jar
1997
as Diane Sanford
Touch
1997
as Prosecutor
Stargate SG-1
1997
as Shen Xiaoyi
The Burning Zone
1996
as Kimberly Shiroma
The Sentinel
1996
as Suzanne Tomaki
Nash Bridges
1996
as Amy Chin
Four Rooms
1995
as Wife
Picture Bride
1995
as Kana
Requiem
1995
as Fong
JAG
1995
as Tracy Manetti
Vanishing Son IV
1994
as Lanchi
Vanishing Son II
1994
as Lanchi
Chicago Hope
1994
as Jennifer Watanabe
One West Waikiki
1994
Chicago Hope
1994
as Tina - Sutton's Ex #3
Vanishing Son
1994
as Lanchi
Babylon 5: The Gathering
1993
as Lt. Cmdr. Laurel Takashima
The Joy Luck Club
1993
as Waverly Jong
Time Trax
1993
Raven: Return of the Black Dragons
1992
as Kim Tanaka
Raven
1992
Highlander: The Series
1992
as Midori Koto
Come See the Paradise
1990
as Lily Kawamura
Vietnam Texas
1990
as Lan
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes
1990
as Sally
Quantum Leap
1989
as Tamlyn Matsuda
To Heal a Nation
1988
as Maya Ying Lin
Hiroshima Maiden
1988
as Miyeko
Hawaiian Dream
1987
as Karen Saito
Tour of Duty
1987
as VC Peasant Woman
The Karate Kid Part II
1986
as Kumiko
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Det. Sharon Matsumoto