Known For
Acting
Known Credits
122
Gender
Female
Birthday
January 27, 1966 (60 years old)
Place of Birth
Okinawa, Japan
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.
| 2026 | Enoughas Janet | |
| 2026 | Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lordas Drea Lawson (voice) | |
| 2024 | Ultraman: Risingas Mina / Emiko Sato (voice) | |
| 2024 | Dead Boy Detectivesas The Principal | |
| 2024 | Avatar: The Last Airbenderas Yukari | |
| 2023 | Monarch: Legacy of Monstersas Caroline Randa | |
| 2023 | Monarch: Legacy of Monstersas Caroline Randa (voice) | |
| 2023 | BLUE EYE SAMURAIas Lady Itoh (voice) | |
| 2022 | Betrayed: Surviving an American Concentration Campas Narrator (voice) | |
| 2021 | The Right Momas Sallie Petersen | |
| 2020 | Etheriaas | |
| 2020 | Asian Americansas Narrator (voice) | |
| 2020 | Reunited Apartas Self | |
| 2020 | I Will Make You Mineas Julia | |
| 2020 | Star Trek: Picardas Commodore Oh | |
| 2019 | Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywoodas Self | |
| 2019 | The Living Worstas Chita Montague | |
| 2018 | Cobra Kaias Kumiko | |
| 2017 | Counterpartas Emily's Doctor | |
| 2017 | The Good Doctoras Allegra Aoki | |
| 2017 | DuckTalesas Inspector Tezuka (voice) | |
| 2017 | John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogsas Self | |
| 2017 | Real Artistsas Anne Palladon | |
| 2016 | Berlin Stationas Sandra Abe | |
| 2016 | The Good Neighboras Heather Cromwell | |
| 2016 | The Unbiddenas Lauren Lee | |
| 2015 | Chicago Medas Celeste Frost | |
| 2015 | Daddyas Sharlene Hong | |
| 2015 | Zooas Minako Oz | |
| 2015 | Teacher of the Yearas Vivian Lew | |
| 2015 | The Real Miyagias Self | |
| 2015 | The Man in the High Castleas Tamiko Watanabe | |
| 2014 | Operation Marriageas Lee | |
| 2014 | How to Get Away with Murderas Carol Morrow | |
| 2014 | Chasing Lifeas Mae | |
| 2014 | Chasing Lifeas Molly | |
| 2014 | Resurrectionas Dr. Toni Willis | |
| 2014 | Awesome Asian Bad Guysas Tamlyn/Pamlyn | |
| 2012 | Touchas Kazuko Osugi | |
| 2011 | Teen Wolfas Noshiko Yukimura | |
| 2011 | The Chicago Codeas Prosecutor | |
| 2010 | Nomadsas | |
| 2010 | Law & Order: LAas Miwako Nishizawa | |
| 2010 | The Mikado Projectas Viola | |
| 2010 | Tekkenas Jun Kazama | |
| 2009 | NCIS: Los Angelesas Homeland Security Agent Shana Rollins | |
| 2009 | Make It or Break Itas | |
| 2009 | Gleeas Julia Chang | |
| 2009 | Why Am I Doing This?as Donna | |
| 2008 | The Mentalistas Lauri Medina | |
| 2008 | True Bloodas Ms. Suzuki | |
| 2008 | The Eyeas Mrs. Cheung | |
| 2007 | Women's Murder Clubas | |
| 2007 | Private Practiceas Katie's Lawyer | |
| 2007 | Saving Graceas Tori Chen | |
| 2007 | Pandemicas Melissa Lo | |
| 2006 | Only the Braveas Mary Takata | |
| 2006 | Twenty Good Yearsas | |
| 2006 | Heroesas Ishi Nakamura | |
| 2006 | Eurekaas Kim Anderson | |
| 2006 | Eurekaas Kim Yamazaki | |
| 2006 | Wendy... Uh... What's Her Nameas Narrator (voice) | |
| 2005 | Commander in Chiefas Randy | |
| 2005 | Criminal Mindsas Dr. Linda Kimura | |
| 2005 | Bonesas Dr. Alice Crawford | |
| 2005 | Gaijin 2: Love Me as I Amas Maria Yamashita | |
| 2005 | Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don'tas Helen Morriston | |
| 2004 | Stargate Atlantisas Shen Xiaoyi | |
| 2004 | The Day After Tomorrowas Janet Tokada | |
| 2003 | Threat Matrixas Special Agent Nicole Hill | |
| 2003 | Robot Storiesas Marcia | |
| 2002 | CSI: Miamias Sarah Fordham | |
| 2002 | For the Peopleas Dr. Chaney | |
| 2002 | Monkas Eileen Hill | |
| 2002 | The Shieldas Wanda Higoshi | |
| 2001 | 24as Jenny Dodge | |
| 2001 | The Agencyas Elizabeth - Female Kidnapper | |
| 2001 | Crossing Jordanas Grace Yakura | |
| 2001 | Walking Shadowas Rikki Wu | |
| 2000 | The Michael Richards Showas Ming | |
| 2000 | Strong Medicineas Dr. Nash | |
| 2000 | Runaway Virusas Monique Chao | |
| 1999 | The Last Man on Planet Earthas Agent Kara Hastings | |
| 1999 | Life Tastes Goodas Julie | |
| 1999 | Providenceas Mary Cassidy | |
| 1998 | Living Out Loudas Bob's Wife | |
| 1998 | Seven Daysas | |
| 1998 | Will & Graceas Naomi | |
| 1998 | Hundred Percentas Thaise | |
| 1997 | Stargate SG-1as Shen Xiaoyi | |
| 1997 | The Killing Jaras Diane Sanford | |
| 1997 | Touchas Prosecutor | |
| 1996 | The Burning Zoneas Kimberly Shiroma | |
| 1996 | Nash Bridgesas Amy Chin | |
| 1996 | The Sentinelas Suzanne Tomaki | |
| 1995 | Four Roomsas Wife | |
| 1995 | Requiemas Fong | |
| 1995 | JAGas Tracy Manetti | |
| 1995 | Picture Brideas Kana | |
| 1994 | Vanishing Son IVas Lanchi | |
| 1994 | Chicago Hopeas Jennifer Watanabe | |
| 1994 | Chicago Hopeas Tina - Sutton's Ex #3 | |
| 1994 | One West Waikikias | |
| 1994 | Vanishing Son IIas Lanchi | |
| 1994 | Vanishing Sonas Lanchi | |
| 1993 | Babylon 5: The Gatheringas Lt. Cmdr. Laurel Takashima | |
| 1993 | The Joy Luck Clubas Waverly Jong | |
| 1993 | Time Traxas | |
| 1992 | Highlander: The Seriesas Midori Koto | |
| 1992 | Ravenas | |
| 1992 | Raven: Return of the Black Dragonsas Kim Tanaka | |
| 1990 | Come See the Paradiseas Lily Kawamura | |
| 1990 | Hiroshima: Out of the Ashesas Sally | |
| 1990 | Vietnam Texasas Lan | |
| 1989 | Quantum Leapas Tamlyn Matsuda | |
| 1988 | To Heal a Nationas Maya Ying Lin | |
| 1988 | Hiroshima Maidenas Miyeko | |
| 1987 | Tour of Dutyas VC Peasant Woman | |
| 1987 | Hawaiian Dreamas Karen Saito | |
| 1986 | The Karate Kid Part IIas Kumiko | |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wroteas Det. Sharon Matsumoto | |
| The Joy Luck Club 2as Waverly Jong |
