Cast & creator
Tamlyn Tomita
Best known for The Mentalist, Criminal Minds, Bones
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.
Also known as: Tamlyn Naomi Tomita
51
film credits
72
television credits
123
1984–2026 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (123)
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The Mentalist
Lauri Medina
2008
Criminal Minds
Dr. Linda Kimura
2005
Bones
Dr. Alice Crawford
2005
NCIS: Los Angeles
Homeland Security Agent Shana Rollins
2009
CSI: Miami
Sarah Fordham
2002
24
Jenny Dodge
2001
JAG
Tracy Manetti
1995
Chicago Med
Celeste Frost
2015
Stargate SG-1
Shen Xiaoyi
1997
The Good Doctor
Allegra Aoki
2017
Monk
Eileen Hill
2002
Chicago Hope
Jennifer Watanabe
1994Chicago Hope
Tina - Sutton's Ex #3
1994
Heroes
Ishi Nakamura
2006
Murder, She Wrote
Det. Sharon Matsumoto
1984
Glee
Julia Chang
2009
Crossing Jordan
Grace Yakura
2001
Quantum Leap
Tamlyn Matsuda
1989
Will & Grace
Naomi
1998
Teen Wolf
Noshiko Yukimura
2011
How to Get Away with Murder
Carol Morrow
2014
Strong Medicine
Dr. Nash
2000
True Blood
Ms. Suzuki
2008
Private Practice
Katie's Lawyer
2007
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Yukari
2024
Stargate Atlantis
Shen Xiaoyi
2004
The Shield
Wanda Higoshi
2002
Highlander: The Series
Midori Koto
1992
DuckTales
Inspector Tezuka (voice)
2017
Nash Bridges
Amy Chin
1996
Cobra Kai
Kumiko
2018
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
Caroline Randa (voice)
2023Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
Caroline Randa
2023
Eureka
Kim Anderson
2006Eureka
Kim Yamazaki
2006
The Man in the High Castle
Tamiko Watanabe
2015
Providence
Mary Cassidy
1999
Star Trek: Picard
Commodore Oh
2020
The Sentinel
Suzanne Tomaki
1996
Touch
Kazuko Osugi
2012
Saving Grace
Tori Chen
2007
Tour of Duty
VC Peasant Woman
1987
Zoo
Minako Oz
2015
The Agency
Elizabeth - Female Kidnapper
2001
Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord
Drea Lawson (voice)
2026
Commander in Chief
Randy
2005
Law & Order: LA
Miwako Nishizawa
2010
Counterpart
Emily's Doctor
2017
The Day After Tomorrow
Janet Tokada
2004
Seven Days
1998
Chasing Life
Molly
2014Chasing Life
Mae
2014
BLUE EYE SAMURAI
Lady Itoh (voice)
2023
Make It or Break It
2009
Berlin Station
Sandra Abe
2016
Threat Matrix
Special Agent Nicole Hill
2003
Hollywood Heights
Sarah Medeiros
2012
Resurrection
Dr. Toni Willis
2014
One West Waikiki
1994
Dead Boy Detectives
The Principal
2024
Women's Murder Club
2007
The Karate Kid Part II
Kumiko
1986
Time Trax
1993
Raven
1992
Reunited Apart
Self
2020
Vanishing Son
Lanchi
1994
The Chicago Code
Prosecutor
2011For the People
Dr. Chaney
2002
The Michael Richards Show
Ming
2000
Etheria
2020
Ultraman: Rising
Mina / Emiko Sato (voice)
2024
The Eye
Mrs. Cheung
2008
Four Rooms
Wife
1995
Twenty Good Years
2006
Asian Americans
Narrator (voice)
2020
Pandemic
Melissa Lo
2007
The Burning Zone
Kimberly Shiroma
1996
Tekken
Jun Kazama
2010
The Joy Luck Club
Waverly Jong
1993
The Good Neighbor
Heather Cromwell
2016
Babylon 5: The Gathering
Lt. Cmdr. Laurel Takashima
1993
Living Out Loud
Bob's Wife
1998
Come See the Paradise
Lily Kawamura
1990
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
Self
2019
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
Self
2017
Teacher of the Year
Vivian Lew
2015
Only the Brave
Mary Takata
2006
Why Am I Doing This?
Donna
2009
Vanishing Son II
Lanchi
1994
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes
Sally
1990Enough
Janet
2026
Awesome Asian Bad Guys
Tamlyn/Pamlyn
2014
The Real Miyagi
Self
2015
I Will Make You Mine
Julia
2020
The Last Man on Planet Earth
Agent Kara Hastings
1999
Gaijin 2: Love Me as I Am
Maria Yamashita
2005
Vanishing Son IV
Lanchi
1994
Touch
Prosecutor
1997
Raven: Return of the Black Dragons
Kim Tanaka
1992
Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't
Helen Morriston
2005
The Unbidden
Lauren Lee
2016
To Heal a Nation
Maya Ying Lin
1988
Robot Stories
Marcia
2003
Requiem
Fong
1995
The Killing Jar
Diane Sanford
1997
The Right Mom
Sallie Petersen
2021The Joy Luck Club 2
Waverly Jong
Hawaiian Dream
Karen Saito
1987
Picture Bride
Kana
1995
Daddy
Sharlene Hong
2015
Runaway Virus
Monique Chao
2000
The Mikado Project
Viola
2010
Vietnam Texas
Lan
1990
Hiroshima Maiden
Miyeko
1988
Walking Shadow
Rikki Wu
2001
Hundred Percent
Thaise
1998
Wendy... Uh... What's Her Name
Narrator (voice)
2006
Nomads
2010
Operation Marriage
Lee
2014
The Living Worst
Chita Montague
2019
Real Artists
Anne Palladon
2017
Life Tastes Good
Julie
1999
Betrayed: Surviving an American Concentration Camp
Narrator (voice)
2022