Actor
Tamlyn Tomita
60 years · Okinawa, Japan · 50 films
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.
Best known for
Filmography 50
Enough
2026 · Janet
Ultraman: Rising
2024 · Mina / Emiko Sato (voice)
On Netflix
Betrayed: Surviving an American Concentration Camp
2022 · Narrator (voice)
On Pluto TV
The Right Mom
2021 · Sallie Petersen
On Hoopla
I Will Make You Mine
2020 · Julia
On Hoopla
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
2019 · Self
On Kanopy
The Living Worst
2019 · Chita Montague
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
2017 · Self
Real Artists
2017 · Anne Palladon
On Kanopy
The Good Neighbor
2016 · Heather Cromwell
On Plex
The Unbidden
2016 · Lauren Lee
Daddy
2015 · Sharlene Hong
On Hoopla
Teacher of the Year
2015 · Vivian Lew
On Plex
The Real Miyagi
2015 · Self
Operation Marriage
2014 · Lee
Awesome Asian Bad Guys
2014 · Tamlyn/Pamlyn
On Plex
Nomads
2010 · Actor
On Hoopla
The Mikado Project
2010 · Viola
Tekken
2010 · Jun Kazama
On Starz Apple TV channel
Why Am I Doing This?
2009 · Donna
On Plex
The Eye
2008 · Mrs. Cheung
On Plex
Only the Brave
2006 · Mary Takata
On Plex
Wendy... Uh... What's Her Name
2006 · Narrator (voice)
Gaijin 2: Love Me as I Am
2005 · Maria Yamashita