Acting
Tamlyn Tomita
Acting · Born 1966-01-27 · 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.
Credits · 112
Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord
2026 · Drea Lawson (voice)
FilmUltraman: Rising
2024 · Mina / Emiko Sato (voice)
Dead Boy Detectives
2024 · The Principal
Avatar: The Last Airbender
2024 · Yukari
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
2023 · Caroline Randa (voice)
BLUE EYE SAMURAI
2023 · Lady Itoh (voice)
FilmThe Right Mom
2021 · Sallie Petersen
Etheria
2020
Asian Americans
2020 · Narrator (voice)
Reunited Apart
2020 · Self
FilmI Will Make You Mine
2020 · Julia
Star Trek: Picard
2020 · Commodore Oh
FilmYellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
2019 · Self
Cobra Kai
2018 · Kumiko
Counterpart
2017 · Emily's Doctor
The Good Doctor
2017 · Allegra Aoki
DuckTales
2017 · Inspector Tezuka (voice)
FilmJohn G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
2017 · Self
FilmReal Artists
2017 · Anne Palladon
Berlin Station
2016 · Sandra Abe
FilmThe Good Neighbor
2016 · Heather Cromwell
FilmThe Unbidden
2016 · Lauren Lee
Chicago Med
2015 · Celeste Frost
FilmDaddy
2015 · Sharlene Hong
Zoo
2015 · Minako Oz
FilmTeacher of the Year
2015 · Vivian Lew
FilmThe Real Miyagi
2015 · Self
The Man in the High Castle
2015 · Tamiko Watanabe
How to Get Away with Murder
2014 · Carol Morrow
Chasing Life
2014 · Molly
Resurrection
2014 · Dr. Toni Willis
FilmAwesome Asian Bad Guys
2014 · Tamlyn/Pamlyn
Touch
2012 · Kazuko Osugi
Teen Wolf
2011 · Noshiko Yukimura
The Chicago Code
2011 · Prosecutor
FilmNomads
2010
Law & Order: LA
2010 · Miwako Nishizawa
FilmThe Mikado Project
2010 · Viola
FilmTekken
2010 · Jun Kazama
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009 · Homeland Security Agent Shana Rollins
Make It or Break It
2009
Glee
2009 · Julia Chang
FilmWhy Am I Doing This?
2009 · Donna
The Mentalist
2008 · Lauri Medina
True Blood
2008 · Ms. Suzuki
FilmThe Eye
2008 · Mrs. Cheung
Women's Murder Club
2007
Private Practice
2007 · Katie's Lawyer
Saving Grace
2007 · Tori Chen
Pandemic
2007 · Melissa Lo
FilmOnly the Brave
2006 · Mary Takata
Twenty Good Years
2006
Heroes
2006 · Ishi Nakamura
Eureka
2006 · Kim Anderson
Commander in Chief
2005 · Randy
Criminal Minds
2005 · Dr. Linda Kimura
Bones
2005 · Dr. Alice Crawford
FilmGaijin 2: Love Me as I Am
2005 · Maria Yamashita
FilmJane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't
2005 · Helen Morriston
Stargate Atlantis
2004 · Shen Xiaoyi
FilmThe Day After Tomorrow
2004 · Janet Tokada
Threat Matrix
2003 · Special Agent Nicole Hill
FilmRobot Stories
2003 · Marcia
CSI: Miami
2002 · Sarah Fordham
For the People
For the People
2002 · Dr. Chaney
Monk
2002 · Eileen Hill
The Shield
2002 · Wanda Higoshi
24
2001 · Jenny Dodge
The Agency
2001 · Elizabeth - Female Kidnapper
Crossing Jordan
2001 · Grace Yakura
FilmWalking Shadow
2001 · Rikki Wu
The Michael Richards Show
2000 · Ming
Strong Medicine
2000 · Dr. Nash
FilmRunaway Virus
2000 · Monique Chao
FilmThe Last Man on Planet Earth
1999 · Agent Kara Hastings
FilmLife Tastes Good
1999 · Julie
Providence
1999 · Mary Cassidy
FilmLiving Out Loud
1998 · Bob's Wife
Seven Days
1998
Will & Grace
1998 · Naomi
FilmHundred Percent
1998 · Thaise
Stargate SG-1
1997 · Shen Xiaoyi
FilmThe Killing Jar
1997 · Diane Sanford
FilmTouch
1997 · Prosecutor
The Burning Zone
1996 · Kimberly Shiroma
Nash Bridges
1996 · Amy Chin
The Sentinel
1996 · Suzanne Tomaki
FilmFour Rooms
1995 · Wife
FilmRequiem
1995 · Fong
JAG
1995 · Tracy Manetti
FilmPicture Bride
1995 · Kana
FilmVanishing Son IV
1994 · Lanchi
Chicago Hope
1994 · Jennifer Watanabe
One West Waikiki
1994
FilmVanishing Son II
1994 · Lanchi
Vanishing Son
1994 · Lanchi
FilmBabylon 5: The Gathering
1993 · Lt. Cmdr. Laurel Takashima
FilmThe Joy Luck Club
1993 · Waverly Jong
Time Trax
1993
Highlander: The Series
1992 · Midori Koto
Raven
1992
FilmRaven: Return of the Black Dragons
1992 · Kim Tanaka
FilmCome See the Paradise
1990 · Lily Kawamura
FilmHiroshima: Out of the Ashes
1990 · Sally
FilmVietnam Texas
1990 · Lan
Quantum Leap
1989 · Tamlyn Matsuda
FilmTo Heal a Nation
1988 · Maya Ying Lin
FilmHiroshima Maiden
1988 · Miyeko
Tour of Duty
1987 · VC Peasant Woman
FilmHawaiian Dream
1987 · Karen Saito
FilmThe Karate Kid Part II
1986 · Kumiko
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · Det. Sharon Matsumoto