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