Tamlyn Tomita
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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
Credits
The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
as Janet Tokada
The Karate Kid Part II (1986)
as Kumiko
Four Rooms (1995)
as Wife
The Eye (2008)
as Mrs. Cheung
Tekken (2010)
as Jun Kazama
Ultraman: Rising (2024)
as Mina / Emiko Sato (voice)
The Good Neighbor (2016)
as Heather Cromwell
The Joy Luck Club (1993)
as Waverly Jong
Come See the Paradise (1990)
as Lily Kawamura
Babylon 5: The Gathering (1993)
as Lt. Cmdr. Laurel Takashima
Living Out Loud (1998)
as Bob's Wife
Only the Brave (2006)
as Mary Takata
The Real Miyagi (2015)
as Self
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood (2019)
as Self
Picture Bride (1995)
as Kana
Robot Stories (2003)
as Marcia
Teacher of the Year (2015)
as Vivian Lew
Enough (2026)
as Janet
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs (2017)
as Self
Gaijin 2: Love Me as I Am (2005)
as Maria Yamashita
The Unbidden (2016)
as Lauren Lee
Vanishing Son IV (1994)
as Lanchi
Vanishing Son II (1994)
as Lanchi
Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't (2005)
as Helen Morriston
To Heal a Nation (1988)
as Maya Ying Lin
The Killing Jar (1997)
as Diane Sanford
Touch (1997)
as Prosecutor
Requiem (1995)
as Fong
Daddy (2015)
as Sharlene Hong
The Right Mom (2021)
as Sallie Petersen
Raven: Return of the Black Dragons (1992)
as Kim Tanaka
Vietnam Texas (1990)
as Lan
Runaway Virus (2000)
as Monique Chao
The Last Man on Planet Earth (1999)
as Agent Kara Hastings
I Will Make You Mine (2020)
as Julia
Hawaiian Dream (1987)
as Karen Saito
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes (1990)
as Sally
Why Am I Doing This? (2009)
as Donna
Hundred Percent (1998)
as Thaise
Walking Shadow (2001)
as Rikki Wu
Hiroshima Maiden (1988)
as Miyeko
The Mikado Project (2010)
as Viola
Nomads (2010)
Actor
Awesome Asian Bad Guys (2014)
as Tamlyn/Pamlyn
Real Artists (2017)
as Anne Palladon
The Living Worst (2019)
as Chita Montague
Operation Marriage (2014)
as Lee
Betrayed: Surviving an American Concentration Camp (2022)
as Narrator (voice)
Life Tastes Good (1999)
as Julie
The Joy Luck Club 2 (—)
as Waverly Jong
Wendy... Uh... What's Her Name (2006)
as Narrator (voice)