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