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.
TV Shows(67)
Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord
Drea Lawson (voice)
2026
Dead Boy Detectives
The Principal
2024
Avatar the Last Airbender
Yukari
2024
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
Caroline Randa (voice)
2023
BLUE EYE SAMURAI
Lady Itoh (voice)
2023
Etheria
2020
Asian Americans
Narrator (voice)
2020
Reunited Apart
Self
2020
Star Trek: Picard
Commodore Oh
2020
Cobra Kai
Kumiko
2018
Counterpart
Emily's Doctor
2017
The Good Doctor
Allegra Aoki
2017
DuckTales
Inspector Tezuka (voice)
2017
Berlin Station
Sandra Abe
2016
Chicago Med
Celeste Frost
2015
Zoo
Minako Oz
2015
The Man in the High Castle
Tamiko Watanabe
2015
How to Get Away with Murder
Carol Morrow
2014
Chasing Life
Molly
2014
Resurrection
Dr. Toni Willis
2014
Touch
Kazuko Osugi
2012
Teen Wolf
Noshiko Yukimura
2011
The Chicago Code
Prosecutor
2011
Law & Order: LA
Miwako Nishizawa
2010
NCIS: Los Angeles
Homeland Security Agent Shana Rollins
2009
Make It or Break It
2009
Glee
Julia Chang
2009
The Mentalist
Lauri Medina
2008
True Blood
Ms. Suzuki
2008
Women's Murder Club
2007
Private Practice
Katie's Lawyer
2007
Saving Grace
Tori Chen
2007
Pandemic
Melissa Lo
2007
Twenty Good Years
2006
Heroes
Ishi Nakamura
2006
Eureka
Kim Anderson
2006
Commander in Chief
Randy
2005
Criminal Minds
Dr. Linda Kimura
2005
Bones
Dr. Alice Crawford
2005
Stargate Atlantis
Shen Xiaoyi
2004
Threat Matrix
Special Agent Nicole Hill
2003
CSI: Miami
Sarah Fordham
2002
For the People
Dr. Chaney
2002
Monk
Eileen Hill
2002
The Shield
Wanda Higoshi
2002
24
Jenny Dodge
2001
The Agency
Elizabeth - Female Kidnapper
2001
Crossing Jordan
Grace Yakura
2001
The Michael Richards Show
Ming
2000
Strong Medicine
Dr. Nash
2000
Providence
Mary Cassidy
1999
Seven Days
1998
Will & Grace
Naomi
1998
Stargate SG-1
Shen Xiaoyi
1997
The Burning Zone
Kimberly Shiroma
1996
Nash Bridges
Amy Chin
1996
The Sentinel
Suzanne Tomaki
1996
JAG
Tracy Manetti
1995
Chicago Hope
Jennifer Watanabe
1994
One West Waikiki
1994
Vanishing Son
Lanchi
1994
Time Trax
1993
Highlander: The Series
Midori Koto
1992
Raven
1992
Quantum Leap
Tamlyn Matsuda
1989
Tour of Duty
VC Peasant Woman
1987
Murder, She Wrote
Det. Sharon Matsumoto
1984
Movies(51)
Enough
Janet
2026
Ultraman: Rising
Mina / Emiko Sato (voice)
2024
Betrayed: Surviving an American Concentration Camp
Narrator (voice)
2022
The Right Mom
Sallie Petersen
2021
I Will Make You Mine
Julia
2020
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
Self
2019
The Living Worst
Chita Montague
2019
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
Self
2017
Real Artists
Anne Palladon
2017
The Good Neighbor
Heather Cromwell
2016
The Unbidden
Lauren Lee
2016
Daddy
Sharlene Hong
2015
Teacher of the Year
Vivian Lew
2015
The Real Miyagi
Self
2015
Operation Marriage
Lee
2014
Awesome Asian Bad Guys
Tamlyn/Pamlyn
2014
Nomads
2010
The Mikado Project
Viola
2010
Tekken
Jun Kazama
2010
Why Am I Doing This?
Donna
2009
The Eye
Mrs. Cheung
2008
Only the Brave
Mary Takata
2006
Wendy... Uh... What's Her Name
Narrator (voice)
2006
Gaijin 2: Love Me as I Am
Maria Yamashita
2005
Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't
Helen Morriston
2005
The Day After Tomorrow
Janet Tokada
2004
Robot Stories
Marcia
2003
Walking Shadow
Rikki Wu
2001
Runaway Virus
Monique Chao
2000
The Last Man on Planet Earth
Agent Kara Hastings
1999
Life Tastes Good
Julie
1999
Living Out Loud
Bob's Wife
1998
Hundred Percent
Thaise
1998
The Killing Jar
Diane Sanford
1997
Touch
Prosecutor
1997
Four Rooms
Wife
1995
Requiem
Fong
1995
Picture Bride
Kana
1995
Vanishing Son IV
Lanchi
1994
Vanishing Son II
Lanchi
1994
Babylon 5: The Gathering
Lt. Cmdr. Laurel Takashima
1993
The Joy Luck Club
Waverly Jong
1993
Raven: Return of the Black Dragons
Kim Tanaka
1992
Come See the Paradise
Lily Kawamura
1990
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes
Sally
1990
Vietnam Texas
Lan
1990
To Heal a Nation
Maya Ying Lin
1988
Hiroshima Maiden
Miyeko
1988
Hawaiian Dream
Karen Saito
1987
The Karate Kid Part II
Kumiko
1986
The Joy Luck Club 2
Waverly Jong