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Tamlyn Naomi Tomita is a Japanese-American actress and singer. She made her screen debut in a leading role in The Karate Kid Part II (1986), and later was leading and supporting roles in films Come See the Paradise (1990), The Joy Luck Club (1993), Picture Bride (1994), Four Rooms (1995), Robot Stories (2003), The Day After Tomorrow (2004) and Gaijin 2: Love Me as I Am (2005).
Birth Name
Tamlyn Naomi Tomita
Born
Thursday, 27 January 1966
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Avatar: The Last Airbender | Yukari | 2024 |
| Monarch: Legacy of Monsters | Caroline | 2023 |
| Blue Eye Samurai | Lady Itoh | 2023 |
| The Right Mom | Sallie Petersen | 2021 |
| Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir | Self | 2021 |
| I Will Make You Mine | Julia | 2020 |
| Asian Americans | Narrator | 2020 |
| Star Trek: Picard | Commodore Oh | 2020 |
| L'ennemi japonais à Hollywood | Self | 2019 |
| Daughter of Shanghai | Self | 2019 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Avatar: The Last Airbender | Yukari | 2024 |
| Monarch: Legacy of Monsters | Caroline | 2023 |
| Blue Eye Samurai | Lady Itoh | 2023 |
| The Right Mom | Sallie Petersen | 2021 |
| Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir | Self | 2021 |
| I Will Make You Mine | Julia | 2020 |
| Asian Americans | Narrator | 2020 |
| Star Trek: Picard | Commodore Oh | 2020 |
| L'ennemi japonais à Hollywood | Self | 2019 |
| Daughter of Shanghai | Self | 2019 |
| Ultraman: Rising | Emiko Sato (voice) / Emiko / Mina | 2019 |
| Cobra Kai | Kumiko | 2018 |
| Real Artists | Anne Palladon | 2018 |
| Counterpart | Doctor | 2017 |
| Will & Grace | Naomi | 2017 |
| The Good Doctor | Allegra Aoki | 2017 |
| DuckTales | Inspector Tezuka | 2017 |
| John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs | Self | 2017 |
| Berlin Station | Sandra Abe | 2016 |
| The Good Neighbor | Heather Cromwell | 2016 |
| The Unbidden | Lauren Lee | 2016 |
| Daddy | Sharlene Hong | 2015 |
| Zoo | Minako Oz | 2015 |
| Teacher of the Year | Vivian Lew | 2014 |
| Teacher of the Year | Vivian Lew | 2015 |
| The Real Miyagi | Self | 2015 |
| The Man in the High Castle | Tamiko Watanabe / Tamiko | 2015 |
| Operation Marriage | Lee | 2014 |
| How to Get Away with Murder | Carol Morrow | 2014 |
| Chasing Life | Dr. Mae Lin | 2014 |
| Awesome Asian Bad Guys | Tamlyn / Pamlyn (2013) / Tamlyn/Pamlyn | 2014 |
| Resurrection | Dr. Toni Willis | 2013 |
| Hollywood Heights | Sarah Medeiros | 2012 |
| MIS Human Secret Weapon | 2012 | |
| Touch | Kazuko Osugi | 2012 |
| The Protector | Katrina | 2011 |
| Teen Wolf | Noshiko Yukimura | 2011 |
| Short Notice | Self - Guest | 2011 |
| The Chicago Code | Prosecutor | 2011 |
| Nomads | 2010 | |
| Law & Order: LA | Miwako Nishizawa | 2010 |
| Memphis Beat | Noreen Drake | 2010 |
| Tekken | Jun Kazama | 2010 |
| NCIS: Los Angeles | Homeland Security Agent Shana Rollins | 2009 |
| Make It or Break It | Dr. Lin | 2009 |
| Glee | Julia Chang | 2009 |
| Why Am I Doing This? | Donna | 2009 |
| The Mentalist | Lauri Medina | 2008 |
| True Blood | Ms. Suzuki | 2008 |
| The Eye | Mrs. Cheung | 2008 |
| Women's Murder Club | Sachiko Johannes | 2007 |
| Private Practice | Katie's Lawyer | 2007 |
| Saving Grace | Tori Chen | 2007 |
| Only the Brave | Mary Takata | 2006 |
| Heroes | Ishi Nakamura | 2006 |
| Eureka | Kim Anderson / Kim Yamazaki | 2006 |
| Commander in Chief | Randy | 2005 |
| Criminal Minds | Dr. Linda Kimura | 2005 |
| Bones | Dr. Alice Crawford | 2005 |
| Gaijin - Ama-me Como Sou | Maria Yamashita Salinas / Maria Yamashita | 2005 |
| Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't | Helen Morriston | 2005 |
| Stargate: Atlantis | Chinese Ambassador Shen Xiaoyi / Shen Xiaoyi | 2004 |
| North Shore | Xao | 2004 |
| The Day After Tomorrow | Janet Tokada | 2004 |
| Threat Matrix | Special Agent Nicole Hill | 2003 |
| Robot Stories | Marcia | 2003 |
| CSI: Miami | Dr. Sarah Fordham | 2002 |
| For the People | Dr. Chaney | 2002 |
| Monk | Eileen Hill | 2002 |
| The Shield | Wanda Higoshi | 2002 |
| 24 | Jenny Dodge | 2001 |
| Crossing Jordan | Dr. Grace Yakura | 2001 |
| The Agency | Elizabeth - Female Kidnapper | 2001 |
| Walking Shadow | Rikki Wu | 2001 |
| The Michael Richards Show | Ming | 2000 |
| FreakyLinks | Emma Reed | 2000 |
| Strong Medicine | Dr. Nash | 2000 |
| Runaway Virus | Monique Chao | 2000 |
| The Last Man on Planet Earth | Agent Kara Hastings | 1999 |
| Soundman | Butch's Wife | 1999 |
| Providence | Mary Cassidy | 1999 |
| Life Tastes Good | Julie Sado | 1999 |
| Living Out Loud | Bob's Wife | 1998 |
| Seven Days | Michelle | 1998 |
| Hundred Percent | Thaise | 1998 |
| Stargate SG-1 | Shen Xiaoyi | 1997 |
| Touch | Prosecutor | 1997 |
| The Killing Jar | Diane Sanford | 1997 |
| The Burning Zone | Dr. Kimberly Shiroma / Kimberly Shiroma | 1996 |
| Nash Bridges | Amy Chin | 1996 |
| The Sentinel | Suzanne Tomaki | 1996 |
| Four Rooms | Wife (segment "The Misbehavers") / Wife | 1995 |
| JAG | Lt. Cmdr. Tracy Manetti | 1995 |
| Picture Bride | Kana | 1995 |
| Vanishing Son | Lan Chi | 1995 |
| Vanishing Son IV | Lanchi | 1994 |
| Chicago Hope | Jennifer Watanabe / Tina - Sutton's Ex #3 | 1994 |
| One West Waikiki | Taylor Chun | 1994 |
| Vanishing Son II | Lanchi | 1994 |
| The Joy Luck Club | Waverly - The Daughter / Waverly Jong | 1993 |
| Living Single | Mary | 1993 |
| Time Trax | Toshi | 1993 |
| Highlander | Midori Kent / Maia Koto | 1992 |
| Raven | Kim Tanaka | 1992 |
| Sisters | Kiri Adams | 1991 |
| Come See the Paradise | McGann / Lily Yuriko Kawamura / Lily Kawamura/McGann | 1990 |
| Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes | Sally | 1990 |
| Vietnam, Texas | Lan | 1990 |
| The Karate Kid | Additional Characters | 1989 |
| Quantum Leap | Tamlyn Matsuda | 1989 |
| To Heal a Nation | Maya Ying Lin | 1988 |
| Hiroshima Maiden | Miyeko | 1988 |
| Tour of Duty | VC Peasant Woman | 1987 |
| The Karate Kid Part II | Kumiko | 1986 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Det. Sharon Matsumoto | 1984 |
