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.
Tamlyn Tomita
Acting
Okinawa, Japan
Born
Movies
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
The Living Worst· 2019
Chita Montague
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood· 2019
Self
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
Awesome Asian Bad Guys· 2014
Tamlyn/Pamlyn
Operation Marriage· 2014
Lee
Nomads· 2010
Tekken· 2010
Jun Kazama
The Mikado Project· 2010
Viola
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
Life Tastes Good· 1999
Julie
The Last Man on Planet Earth· 1999
Agent Kara Hastings
Hundred Percent· 1998
Thaise
Living Out Loud· 1998
Bob's Wife
The Killing Jar· 1997
Diane Sanford
Touch· 1997
Prosecutor
Four Rooms· 1995
Wife
Picture Bride· 1995
Kana
Requiem· 1995
Fong
Vanishing Son II· 1994
Lanchi
Vanishing Son IV· 1994
Lanchi
Babylon 5: The Gathering· 1993
Lt. Cmdr. Laurel Takashima
The Joy Luck Club· 1993
Waverly Jong
Raven: Return of the Black Dragons· 1992
Kim Tanaka
Come See the Paradise· 1990
Lily Kawamura
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes· 1990
Sally
Vietnam Texas· 1990
Lan
Hiroshima Maiden· 1988
Miyeko
To Heal a Nation· 1988
Maya Ying Lin
