Tamlyn Tomita

Tamlyn Naomi Tomita (born January 27, 1966) is a Japanese-American actress known for her versatile roles in movies and TV shows. She made her screen debut as Kumiko in The Karate Kid Part II (1986) and recently reprised the character in the streaming series Cobra Kai (2021). Tomita gained recognition for her role as Waverly in the critically acclaimed film The Joy Luck Club (1993). Her filmography includes notable titles such as Come See the Paradise (1990), Picture Bride (1994), Four Rooms (1995), Robot Stories (2003), The Day After Tomorrow (2004), and Gaijin 2: Love Me as I Am (2005). On television, Tomita has played recurring roles in popular series like 24, Glee, Teen Wolf, and How to Get Away with Murder. She starred in the Epix drama series Berlin Station (2016) and the ABC medical drama The Good Doctor (2017). In 2020, she had a recurring role in Star Trek: Picard. Born on a military base in Okinawa and raised in Los Angeles, Tamlyn Tomita embraces her Japanese-American heritage as a first-generation immigrant.