Tamlyn Tomita

Tamlyn Tomita

1966-01-27 Okinawa, Japan 49 Credits

Biography

Tamlyn Naomi Tomita (born January 27, 1966) is a Japanese American actress. She's best known for her roles as Kumiko in The Karate Kid Part II and Waverly Jong in The Joy Lucky Club, as well as Commodore Oh on the Paramount+ series Star Trek: Picard, Allegra Aoki on ABC's The Good Doctor, Sandra Abe on the Epix series Berlin Station, Tamiko Watanabe on Amazon Prime's The Man in the High Castle, Noshiko Yukimura on the MTV series Teen Wolf, Jun Kazama in Tekken, Janet Tokada in The Day After Tomo...

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Ultraman: Rising

Ultraman: Rising

2024

as Mina / Emiko Sato (voice)

8.2
Acting

A star athlete reluctantly returns home to take over his father's duties as Ultraman, shielding Tokyo from giant monsters as he becomes a legendary he...

Betrayed: Surviving an American Concentration Camp

Betrayed: Surviving an American Concentration Camp

2022

as Narrator (voice)

Acting

The story of the unjust incarceration of Japanese Americans and the loss of civil rights.

The Right Mom

The Right Mom

2021

as Sallie Petersen

8.1
Acting

While writing an article about an abused boy, a woman fights for protect him after she uncovers shocking details.

I Will Make You Mine

I Will Make You Mine

2020

as Julia

5.7
Acting

Three women wrestle with life's difficulties while confronting their past relationships with the same man.

Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood

Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood

2019

as Self

5.7
Acting

A history of anti-Asian racism and yellowface in Hollywood after the 1941 Pearl Harbor attack.

The Living Worst

The Living Worst

2019

as Chita Montague

Acting

Weezy (Louise) is a cerebral thirty-something soon to be married and unable to feel anything more than just fine about that. Weezy's girlfriends throw...

John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs

John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs

2017

as Self

6.8
Acting

An examination of the Oscar-winning director who brought to life some of cinema's most beloved motion pictures.

Real Artists

Real Artists

2017

as Anne Palladon

8.5
Acting

In the near future, a young animator is offered what should be her dream job, but, when she discovers the truth of the modern 'creative' process, she ...

The Good Neighbor

The Good Neighbor

2016

as Heather Cromwell

6.2
Acting

Two high school filmmakers decide to create the illusion of a haunting on an unsuspecting neighbor.

The Unbidden

The Unbidden

2016

as Lauren Lee

3.3
Acting

The Unbidden is a thriller about four women confronted by a mysterious young man who knows a dark secret from their past.

Daddy

Daddy

2015

as Sharlene Hong

5.0
Acting

Colin McCormack thinks he has it all - a great job, a steady stream of hot younger guys, and a best friend whose devotion he takes for granted. But wh...

Teacher of the Year

Teacher of the Year

2015

as Vivian Lew

5.4
Acting

Surrounded by the eccentric faculty of Truman High School, Mitch Carter wins the California Teacher of the Year award and immediately receives a tempt...

The Real Miyagi

The Real Miyagi

2015

as Self

6.5
Acting

The life of Fumio Demura, the greatest karate master of a generation.

Operation Marriage

Operation Marriage

2014

as Lee

Acting

Two young siblings try to get their lesbian moms married before Proposition 8 passes in California.

Awesome Asian Bad Guys

Awesome Asian Bad Guys

2014

as Tamlyn/Pamlyn

6.0
Acting

An action/comedy about two offbeat filmmakers reuniting the Asian bad guys from action films from the 80s and 90s, to carry off one impossible mission...

Nomads

Nomads

2010

5.2
Acting

Susan is a filmmaker working on a documentary about subway suicides at Mexico City. Roberto is an undocumented Mexican immigrant who cleans windows i...

The Mikado Project

The Mikado Project

2010

as Viola

2.0
Acting

A struggling Asian American Theater company decides to put on a production of Gilbert & Sullivan's The Mikado.

Tekken

Tekken

2010

as Jun Kazama

5.4
Acting

In the year of 2039, after World Wars destroy much of the civilization as we know it, territories are no longer run by governments, but by corporation...

Why Am I Doing This?

Why Am I Doing This?

2009

as Donna

4.5
Acting

Lester is trying be the next Louis CK… except everyone wants him to be Chris Rock. Tony is trying to be the next Tom Hanks… except everyone wants him...

The Eye

The Eye

2008

as Mrs. Cheung

5.9
Acting

Violinist Sydney Wells was accidentally blinded by her sister Helen when she was five years old. She submits to a cornea transplantation, and while re...

Only The Brave

Only The Brave

2006

as Mary Takata

5.2
Acting

A searing portrait of war and prejudice, ‘Only the Brave’ takes you on a haunting journey into the hearts and minds of the forgotten heroes of WWII – ...

Wendy... Uh... What's Her Name

Wendy... Uh... What's Her Name

2006

as Narrator (voice)

Acting

On February 4, 1974, the Symbionese Liberation Army kidnapped newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst. A month later, SLA members and Hearst robbed a bank ...

Gaijin: Ama-me Como Sou

Gaijin: Ama-me Como Sou

2005

as Maria Yamashita

7.6
Acting

In 1908, Titoe leaves her home country of Japan to try her luck in Brazil. Her intention is just to get rich and return in five years, but life has ot...

Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't

Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't

2005

as Helen Morriston

5.9
Acting

The Declaration Of Independence is stolen while on display in a Los Angeles bank. The NSA, with the assistance of a puzzle solver (Code Name: Jane Doe...

The Day After Tomorrow

The Day After Tomorrow

2004

as Janet Tokada

6.5
Acting

After paleoclimatologist Jack Hall is largely ignored by UN officials when presenting his environmental concerns about the beginning of a new Ice Age,...

Robot Stories

Robot Stories

2003

as Marcia

5.0
Acting

Four stories including: "My Robot Baby," in which a couple must care for a robot baby before adopting a human child; "The Robot Fixer," in which a mot...

Walking Shadow

Walking Shadow

2001

as Rikki Wu

3.5
Acting

Spenser attends a play at his girlfriend's insistence to meet a director who is allegedly being stalked. During the performance, the lead actor in a h...

Runaway Virus

Runaway Virus

2000

as Monique Chao

4.6
Acting

Two virus experts track down contagious people across the world. But it's only a matter of time before L.A. is exposed to the virus.

The Last Man on Planet Earth

The Last Man on Planet Earth

1999

as Agent Kara Hastings

3.5
Acting

During a war with Afghanistan, a weapon called the "Y-bomb" was used, which resulted in the deaths of 97% of the world's men. Feeling that they were b...

Living Out Loud

Living Out Loud

1998

as Bob's Wife

5.9
Acting

Judith Moore is suddenly single after discovering her husband of fifteen years, a successful doctor, has been having an affair with a younger woman. J...

Hundred Percent

Hundred Percent

1998

as Thaise

Acting

Three Asian men live in L.A. Isaac is a romantic coffee shop worker, who waits for the woman of his dreams, and loses his balance after meeting a femm...

The Killing Jar

The Killing Jar

1997

as Diane Sanford

3.8
Acting

Michael Sanford and his wife move to his old town so he can take over the family business. However, gruesome murders of children start to happen. Mean...

Touch

Touch

1997

as Prosecutor

5.7
Acting

At the discovery of his ability to work miracles, Juvenal becomes a media sensation, but now he's prone to those who want to exploit him.

Four Rooms

Four Rooms

1995

as Wife

5.9
Acting

It's Ted the Bellhop's first night on the job...and the hotel's very unusual guests are about to place him in some outrageous predicaments. It seems t...

Requiem

Requiem

1995

as Fong

Acting

A waitress-dancer remembers her loving brother and their bittersweet childhood in Hong Kong.

Picture Bride

Picture Bride

1995

as Kana

6.3
Acting

Riyo, an orphaned 17-year old, sails from Yokohama to Hawaii in 1918 to marry Matsuji, a man she has never met. Hoping to escape a troubled past and s...

Vanishing Son IV

Vanishing Son IV

1994

as Lanchi

5.4
Acting

After the death of his brother Wago, Jian-Wa Chang now roams America's countryside while looking for his place in the world. He is hit by a van of two...

Vanishing Son II

Vanishing Son II

1994

as Lanchi

6.5
Acting

The continuing saga of the Chang brothers: Jian-Wa and Wago. Picking up where it left off, Jian-Wa has left L.A. after a gang fight that involved Wago...

Babylon 5: The Gathering

Babylon 5: The Gathering

1993

as Lt. Cmdr. Laurel Takashima

6.4
Acting

The first installment of this Emmy award-winning series. A movie based at Babylon 5: a new space station built by Humans. The Vorlon ambassador, Kosh,...

The Joy Luck Club

The Joy Luck Club

1993

as Waverly Jong

7.1
Acting

Through a series of flashbacks, four Chinese women born in America and their respective mothers born in feudal China explore their pasts.

Raven: Return of the Black Dragons

Raven: Return of the Black Dragons

1992

as Kim Tanaka

Acting

Raven is a ninja, a former member of the Black Dragons clan and also a former Special Forces agent, living in Hawaii, helping those in trouble and sea...

Come See the Paradise

Come See the Paradise

1990

as Lily Kawamura

6.2
Acting

In this drama from director Alan Parker, on-the-lam Jack McGurn flees to Los Angeles and takes a job as a projectionist at a movie theater owned by a ...

Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes

Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes

1990

as Sally

5.8
Acting

The movie follows the perspective of several characters (such as Japanese victims, soldiers, American prisoners of war and others) and how they lived ...

Vietnam Texas

Vietnam Texas

1990

as Lan

5.0
Acting

A priest (Robert Ginty) learns that he fathered a child during his tour of duty in Vietnam and that the mother and child has relocated to Houston, Tex...

To Heal a Nation

To Heal a Nation

1988

as Maya Ying Lin

4.0
Acting

The true story of Jan Scruggs, an embittered Vietnam veteran who returns from the war a broken man. However, with the help of his loving wife Becky, h...

Hiroshima Maiden

1988

as Miyeko

7.0
Acting

"You have to think about whether they're really your friends," Johnny's dad says when Johnny talks to him about the grief his pals have been giving hi...

Hawaiian Dream

Hawaiian Dream

1987

as Karen Saito

Acting

Tatsuhiko and Shofumi are hoodlums living in downtown Hawaii, having flown out of Japan and entered the country illegally for a reason. The two make a...

The Karate Kid Part II

The Karate Kid Part II

1986

as Kumiko

6.3
Acting

Summoned by his dying father, Miyagi returns to his homeland of Okinawa, with Daniel, after a 40-year exile. There he must confront Yukie, the love of...

The Joy Luck Club 2

N/A

as Waverly Jong

Acting

In the sequel, the mothers become grandmothers and the daughters become mothers in their own right, introducing a new generation exploring their own r...