Tamlyn Tomita

Actor

Born: January 27, 1966 (age 60)
From: Okinawa, Japan

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.

Filmography (51)

Enough
Enough (2026)
Janet
Ultraman: Rising (2024)
Mina / Emiko Sato (voice)
Betrayed: Surviving an American Concentration Camp (2022)
Narrator (voice)
The Right Mom (2021)
Sallie Petersen
I Will Make You Mine (2020)
Julia
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood (2019)
Self
The Living Worst (2019)
Chita Montague
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs (2017)
Self
Real Artists (2017)
Anne Palladon
The Good Neighbor (2016)
Heather Cromwell
The Unbidden (2016)
Lauren Lee
Daddy (2015)
Sharlene Hong
Teacher of the Year (2015)
Vivian Lew
The Real Miyagi (2015)
Self
Operation Marriage (2014)
Lee
Awesome Asian Bad Guys (2014)
Tamlyn/Pamlyn
Nomads (2010)
The Mikado Project (2010)
Viola
Tekken (2010)
Jun Kazama
Why Am I Doing This? (2009)
Donna
The Eye (2008)
Mrs. Cheung
Only the Brave (2006)
Mary Takata
Wendy... Uh... What's Her Name (2006)
Narrator (voice)
Gaijin 2: Love Me as I Am (2005)
Maria Yamashita
Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't (2005)
Helen Morriston
The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
Janet Tokada
Robot Stories (2003)
Marcia
Walking Shadow (2001)
Rikki Wu
Runaway Virus (2000)
Monique Chao
The Last Man on Planet Earth (1999)
Agent Kara Hastings