Person
Tamlyn Tomita
Acting · Born 1966-01-27 · Okinawa, Japan
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
The Mentalist
Lauri Medina
Criminal Minds
Dr. Linda Kimura
The Good Doctor
Allegra Aoki
Bones
Dr. Alice Crawford
CSI: Miami
Sarah Fordham
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Yukari
Stargate SG-1
Shen Xiaoyi
24
Jenny Dodge
NCIS: Los Angeles
Homeland Security Agent Shana Rollins
Stargate Atlantis
Shen Xiaoyi
Filmography
- 2026EnoughJanet
- 2026Star Wars: Maul - Shadow LordDrea Lawson (voice)
- 2024Ultraman: RisingMina / Emiko Sato (voice)
- 2024Dead Boy DetectivesThe Principal
- 2024Avatar: The Last AirbenderYukari
- 2023Monarch: Legacy of MonstersCaroline Randa (voice)
- 2023BLUE EYE SAMURAILady Itoh (voice)
- 2022Betrayed: Surviving an American Concentration CampNarrator (voice)
- 2021The Right MomSallie Petersen
- 2020Etheria
- 2020Asian AmericansNarrator (voice)
- 2020Reunited ApartSelf
- 2020I Will Make You MineJulia
- 2020Star Trek: PicardCommodore Oh
- 2019Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in HollywoodSelf
- 2019The Living WorstChita Montague
- 2018Cobra KaiKumiko
- 2017CounterpartEmily's Doctor
- 2017The Good DoctorAllegra Aoki
- 2017DuckTalesInspector Tezuka (voice)
- 2017John G. Avildsen: King of the UnderdogsSelf
- 2017Real ArtistsAnne Palladon
- 2016Berlin StationSandra Abe
- 2016The Good NeighborHeather Cromwell
- 2016The UnbiddenLauren Lee
- 2015Chicago MedCeleste Frost
- 2015DaddySharlene Hong
- 2015ZooMinako Oz
- 2015Teacher of the YearVivian Lew
- 2015The Real MiyagiSelf
- 2015The Man in the High CastleTamiko Watanabe
- 2014Operation MarriageLee
- 2014How to Get Away with MurderCarol Morrow
- 2014Chasing LifeMolly
- 2014ResurrectionDr. Toni Willis
- 2014Awesome Asian Bad GuysTamlyn/Pamlyn
- 2012TouchKazuko Osugi
- 2011Teen WolfNoshiko Yukimura
- 2011The Chicago CodeProsecutor
- 2010Nomads
- 2010Law & Order: LAMiwako Nishizawa
- 2010The Mikado ProjectViola
- 2010TekkenJun Kazama
- 2009NCIS: Los AngelesHomeland Security Agent Shana Rollins
- 2009Make It or Break It
- 2009GleeJulia Chang
- 2009Why Am I Doing This?Donna
- 2008The MentalistLauri Medina
- 2008True BloodMs. Suzuki
- 2008The EyeMrs. Cheung
- 2007Women's Murder Club
- 2007Private PracticeKatie's Lawyer
- 2007Saving GraceTori Chen
- 2007PandemicMelissa Lo
- 2006Only the BraveMary Takata
- 2006Twenty Good Years
- 2006HeroesIshi Nakamura
- 2006EurekaKim Anderson
- 2006Wendy... Uh... What's Her NameNarrator (voice)
- 2005Commander in ChiefRandy
- 2005Criminal MindsDr. Linda Kimura
- 2005BonesDr. Alice Crawford
- 2005Gaijin 2: Love Me as I AmMaria Yamashita
- 2005Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don'tHelen Morriston
- 2004Stargate AtlantisShen Xiaoyi
- 2004The Day After TomorrowJanet Tokada
- 2003Threat MatrixSpecial Agent Nicole Hill
- 2003Robot StoriesMarcia
- 2002CSI: MiamiSarah Fordham
- 2002For the PeopleDr. Chaney
- 2002MonkEileen Hill
- 2002The ShieldWanda Higoshi
- 200124Jenny Dodge
- 2001The AgencyElizabeth - Female Kidnapper
- 2001Crossing JordanGrace Yakura
- 2001Walking ShadowRikki Wu
- 2000The Michael Richards ShowMing
- 2000Strong MedicineDr. Nash
- 2000Runaway VirusMonique Chao
- 1999The Last Man on Planet EarthAgent Kara Hastings
- 1999Life Tastes GoodJulie
- 1999ProvidenceMary Cassidy
- 1998Living Out LoudBob's Wife
- 1998Seven Days
- 1998Will & GraceNaomi
- 1998Hundred PercentThaise
- 1997Stargate SG-1Shen Xiaoyi
- 1997The Killing JarDiane Sanford
- 1997TouchProsecutor
- 1996The Burning ZoneKimberly Shiroma
- 1996Nash BridgesAmy Chin
- 1996The SentinelSuzanne Tomaki
- 1995Four RoomsWife
- 1995RequiemFong
- 1995JAGTracy Manetti
- 1995Picture BrideKana
- 1994Vanishing Son IVLanchi
- 1994Chicago HopeJennifer Watanabe
- 1994One West Waikiki
- 1994Vanishing Son IILanchi
- 1994Vanishing SonLanchi
- 1993Babylon 5: The GatheringLt. Cmdr. Laurel Takashima
- 1993The Joy Luck ClubWaverly Jong
- 1993Time Trax
- 1992Highlander: The SeriesMidori Koto
- 1992Raven
- 1992Raven: Return of the Black DragonsKim Tanaka
- 1990Come See the ParadiseLily Kawamura
- 1990Hiroshima: Out of the AshesSally
- 1990Vietnam TexasLan
- 1989Quantum LeapTamlyn Matsuda
- 1988To Heal a NationMaya Ying Lin
- 1988Hiroshima MaidenMiyeko
- 1987Tour of DutyVC Peasant Woman
- 1987Hawaiian DreamKaren Saito
- 1986The Karate Kid Part IIKumiko
- 1984Murder, She WroteDet. Sharon Matsumoto
- —The Joy Luck Club 2Waverly Jong
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