Tamlyn Naomi Tomita (born January 27, 1966) is a Japanese American actress. She's best known for her roles as Kumiko in The Karate Kid Part II and Waverly Jong in The Joy Lucky Club, as well as Commodore Oh on the Paramount+ series Star Trek: Picard, Allegra Aoki on ABC's The Good Doctor, Sandra Abe on the Epix series Berlin Station, Tamiko Watanabe on Amazon Prime's The Man in the High Castle, Noshiko Yukimura on the MTV series Teen Wolf, Jun Kazama in Tekken, Janet Tokada in The Day After Tomorrow, and Kimberly Shiroma on UPN's The Burning Zone.
Ultraman: Rising
Mina / Emiko Sato (voice)
2024
Betrayed: Surviving an American Concentration Camp
Narrator (voice)
2022
The Right Mom
Sallie Petersen
2021
I Will Make You Mine
Julia
2020
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
Self
2019
The Living Worst
Chita Montague
2019
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
Self
2017
Real Artists
Anne Palladon
2017
The Good Neighbor
Heather Cromwell
2016
The Unbidden
Lauren Lee
2016
Daddy
Sharlene Hong
2015
Teacher of the Year
Vivian Lew
2015
The Real Miyagi
Self
2015
Operation Marriage
Lee
2014
Awesome Asian Bad Guys
Tamlyn/Pamlyn
2014
Nomads
2010
The Mikado Project
Viola
2010
Tekken
Jun Kazama
2010
Why Am I Doing This?
Donna
2009
The Eye
Mrs. Cheung
2008
Women's Murder Club
(1 episode)
2007
Only The Brave
Mary Takata
2006
Wendy... Uh... What's Her Name
Narrator (voice)
2006
Gaijin: Ama-me Como Sou
Maria Yamashita
2005
Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't
Helen Morriston
2005
Stargate Atlantis
Shen Xiaoyi · (2 episodes)
2004
The Day After Tomorrow
Janet Tokada
2004
Threat Matrix
Special Agent Nicole Hill · (1 episode)
2003
Robot Stories
Marcia
2003
CSI: Miami
(1 episode)
2002
Monk
Eileen Hill · (1 episode)
2002
24
Jenny Dodge · (5 episodes)
2001
Walking Shadow
Rikki Wu
2001
Runaway Virus
Monique Chao
2000
The Last Man on Planet Earth
Agent Kara Hastings
1999
Providence
Mary Cassidy · (1 episode)
1999
Living Out Loud
Bob's Wife
1998
Hundred Percent
Thaise
1998
The Killing Jar
Diane Sanford
1997
Touch
Prosecutor
1997
Four Rooms
Wife
1995
Requiem
Fong
1995
Picture Bride
Kana
1995
Vanishing Son IV
Lanchi
1994
Vanishing Son II
Lanchi
1994
Babylon 5: The Gathering
Lt. Cmdr. Laurel Takashima
1993
The Joy Luck Club
Waverly Jong
1993
Raven: Return of the Black Dragons
Kim Tanaka
1992
Come See the Paradise
Lily Kawamura
1990
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes
Sally
1990
Vietnam Texas
Lan
1990
Quantum Leap
Tamlyn Matsuda · (1 episode)
1989
To Heal a Nation
Maya Ying Lin
1988
Hiroshima Maiden
Miyeko
1988
Hawaiian Dream
Karen Saito
1987
The Karate Kid Part II
Kumiko
1986
The Joy Luck Club 2
Waverly Jong
Dead Boy Detectives
The Principal · (1 episode)
2024
Avatar the Last Airbender
Yukari · (1 episode)
2024
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
Caroline Randa (voice) · (2 episodes)
2023
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
Caroline Randa · (1 episode)
2023
BLUE EYE SAMURAI
Lady Itoh (voice) · (2 episodes)
2023
Etheria
(1 episode)
2020
Asian Americans
Narrator (voice) · (5 episodes)
2020
Reunited Apart
Self · (1 episode)
2020
Star Trek: Picard
Commodore Oh · (6 episodes)
2020
Cobra Kai
Kumiko · (2 episodes)
2018
The Good Doctor
Allegra Aoki · (30 episodes)
2017
DuckTales
Inspector Tezuka (voice) · (1 episode)
2017
Berlin Station
Sandra Abe · (29 episodes)
2016
Zoo
Minako Oz · (1 episode)
2015
The Man in the High Castle
Tamiko Watanabe · (6 episodes)
2015
How to Get Away with Murder
Carol Morrow · (2 episodes)
2014
Chasing Life
Molly · (2 episodes)
2014
Chasing Life
Mae · (2 episodes)
2014
Resurrection
Dr. Toni Willis · (5 episodes)
2014
Touch
Kazuko Osugi · (1 episode)
2012
Teen Wolf
Noshiko Yukimura · (16 episodes)
2011
The Chicago Code
Prosecutor · (1 episode)
2011
Law & Order: LA
Miwako Nishizawa · (10 episodes)
2010
NCIS: Los Angeles
Homeland Security Agent Shana Rollins · (1 episode)
2009
Make It or Break It
(1 episode)
2009
Glee
Julia Chang · (3 episodes)
2009
The Mentalist
Lauri Medina · (1 episode)
2008
True Blood
Ms. Suzuki · (2 episodes)
2008
Private Practice
Katie's Lawyer · (1 episode)
2007
Saving Grace
(1 episode)
2007
Pandemic
Melissa Lo · (2 episodes)
2007
Heroes
Ishi Nakamura · (3 episodes)
2006
Eureka
Kim Anderson · (4 episodes)
2006
Eureka
Kim Yamazaki · (1 episode)
2006
Commander in Chief
Randy · (1 episode)
2005
Criminal Minds
Dr. Linda Kimura · (1 episode)
2005
Bones
Dr. Alice Crawford · (1 episode)
2005
The Shield
Wanda Higoshi · (1 episode)
2002
Crossing Jordan
Grace Yakura · (3 episodes)
2001
The Michael Richards Show
Ming · (1 episode)
2000
Strong Medicine
Dr. Nash · (1 episode)
2000
Seven Days
(1 episode)
1998
Will & Grace
Naomi · (1 episode)
1998
Stargate SG-1
Shen Xiaoyi · (2 episodes)
1997
The Burning Zone
Kimberly Shiroma · (19 episodes)
1996
Nash Bridges
Amy Chin · (2 episodes)
1996
The Sentinel
Suzanne Tomaki · (1 episode)
1996
JAG
Tracy Manetti · (6 episodes)
1995
Chicago Hope
(1 episode)
1994
Chicago Hope
Tina - Sutton's Ex #3 · (1 episode)
1994
One West Waikiki
(1 episode)
1994
Vanishing Son
Lanchi · (3 episodes)
1994
Time Trax
(1 episode)
1993
Highlander: The Series
Midori Koto · (1 episode)
1992
Raven
(1 episode)
1992
Tour of Duty
VC Peasant Woman · (1 episode)
1987
Murder, She Wrote
Det. Sharon Matsumoto · (1 episode)
1984