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Tamlyn Tomita

1966 - Today

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Tamlyn Naomi Tomita (born January 27, 1966) is an American actress. She made her screen debut as Kumiko in The Karate Kid Part II (1986) and reprised the character for the streaming series Cobra Kai (2021). She is also well known for her role as Waverly in The Joy Luck Club (1993). Additional films include 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). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2024). Tamlyn Tomita is the 5,169th most popular actor (down from 4,764th in 2024), the 1,434th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,279th in 2019) and the 87th most popular Japanese Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Tamlyn Tomita ranks 5,169 out of 13,578. Before her are Dick Van Patten, Marni Nixon, Norman Foster, Garret Dillahunt, Amber Valletta, and Michele Morrone. After her are Tamara Taylor, Mikey Madison, Jim Siedow, Nathalie Emmanuel, Beah Richards, and Parker Posey.

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Among people born in 1966, Tamlyn Tomita ranks 250. Before her are Karin Viard, Polly Walker, Scott Derrickson, Derek Sherinian, François Omam-Biyik, and Chris Renaud. After her are Atsushi Sakurai, Betinho, Oh Eun-sun, Najwa Karam, Aminatou Haidar, and Vivian Wu.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Tamlyn Tomita ranks 1,434 out of 6,245. Before her are Haruhiro Yamashita (1938), Yu Suzuki (1958), Takeshi Koshida (1960), Mami Kaneda (1968), Akira Ishida (1967), and Kei Sugimoto (1982). After her are Yukihiro Matsumoto (1965), Okuro Oikawa (1896), Atsushi Sakurai (1966), Jiro Sato (1908), Daichi Fukushima (1977), and Ryo Kawasaki (1947).

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Among ACTORS In Japan

Among actors born in Japan, Tamlyn Tomita ranks 87. Before her are Atsuko Tanaka (1962), Masi Oka (1974), Kaori Momoi (1951), Megumi Ogata (1965), Kazuo Hasegawa (1908), and Akira Ishida (1967). After her are Toshiyuki Morikawa (1967), Chikage Awashima (1924), Kenyu Horiuchi (1957), Kōichi Yamadera (1961), Kikuko Inoue (1964), and Kenjiro Tsuda (1971).

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