Tamlyn Tomita

1966 (60) • Acting

Born: 1/27/1966 (60) in Okinawa, Japan

Known for: Acting

Tamlyn Tomita

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 Good Doctor

85%

Allegra Aoki

2017

Cobra Kai

82%

Kumiko

2018

Teen Wolf

84%

Noshiko Yukimura

2011

The Mentalist

84%

Lauri Medina

2008

Criminal Minds

83%

Dr. Linda Kimura

2005

Bones

82%

Dr. Alice Crawford

2005

Heroes

74%

Ishi Nakamura

2006

The Karate Kid Part II

64%

Kumiko

1986

Enough

Janet

2026

Ultraman: Rising

80%

Mina / Emiko Sato (voice)

2024

Dead Boy Detectives

76%

The Principal

2024

Avatar: The Last Airbender

78%

Yukari

2024

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters

77%

Caroline Randa (voice) / Caroline Randa

2023

BLUE EYE SAMURAI

85%

Lady Itoh (voice)

2023

Betrayed: Surviving an American Concentration Camp

Narrator (voice)

2022

The Right Mom

81%

Sallie Petersen

2021

Etheria

64%

Unknown

2020

Asian Americans

100%

Narrator (voice)

2020

Reunited Apart

55%

Self

2020

I Will Make You Mine

56%

Julia

2020

Star Trek: Picard

72%

Commodore Oh

2020

Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood

57%

Self

2019

The Living Worst

Chita Montague

2019

Cobra Kai

82%

Kumiko

2018

Counterpart

75%

Emily's Doctor

2017

The Good Doctor

85%

Allegra Aoki

2017

DuckTales

78%

Inspector Tezuka (voice)

2017

John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs

68%

Self

2017

Real Artists

85%

Anne Palladon

2017

Berlin Station

72%

Sandra Abe

2016

The Good Neighbor

62%

Heather Cromwell

2016

The Unbidden

36%

Lauren Lee

2016

Daddy

50%

Sharlene Hong

2015

Zoo

68%

Minako Oz

2015

Teacher of the Year

54%

Vivian Lew

2015

The Real Miyagi

65%

Self

2015