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Tamlyn Tomita
Born
Jan 27, 1966
Age 60
Place of Birth
Okinawa, Japan
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Career Highlights
51
Movies
70
TV Shows
Also Known As
Tamlyn Naomi Tomita
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Tamlyn Tomita
Acting
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.
Movies
51
TV Shows
70
Enough
as
Janet
2026
Ultraman: Rising
as
Mina / Emiko Sato (voice)
2024
Betrayed: Surviving an American Concentration Camp
as
Narrator (voice)
2022
The Right Mom
as
Sallie Petersen
2021
I Will Make You Mine
as
Julia
2020
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
as
Self
2019
The Living Worst
as
Chita Montague
2019
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
as
Self
2017
Real Artists
as
Anne Palladon
2017
The Good Neighbor
as
Heather Cromwell
2016
The Unbidden
as
Lauren Lee
2016
Daddy
as
Sharlene Hong
2015
Teacher of the Year
as
Vivian Lew
2015
The Real Miyagi
as
Self
2015
Operation Marriage
as
Lee
2014
Awesome Asian Bad Guys
as
Tamlyn/Pamlyn
2014
Nomads
Cast
2010
The Mikado Project
as
Viola
2010
Tekken
as
Jun Kazama
2010
Why Am I Doing This?
as
Donna
2009
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