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Striking Asian player of stage, TV and film who first made an impact as Dennis Quaid's wife in "Come See the Paradise" (1990), Alan Parker's WWII-era drama about Japanese relocation camps in the US. Tomita began on stage, appearing in West Coast productions of "Don Juan: A Meditation" and "The Winter Crane". (The latter won her a DRAMA-LOGUE Award.) She segued to film starting with "The Karate Kid Part II" (1986), as Ralph Macchio's Japanese girlfriend....
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Filmography

Only the Brave - ( / / Lensing/Awaiting Release / )
The Mikado Project - ( Viola / / Lensing/Awaiting Release / )
The Eye - ( Mrs. Cheung / 2008 / Released / )
Robot Stories - ( Marcia ("My Robot Baby") / 2004 / Released / )
The Day After Tomorrow - ( Janet Tokada / 2004 / Released / )
Life Tastes Good - ( Julie Sado--The Daugher / 1999 / Released / )
Living Out Loud - ( Bob's Wife / 1998 / Released / Alliance Releasing )
Soundman - ( / 1998 / Released / )
hundred percent - ( Thaise / 1997 / Released / )
Touch - ( Prosecutor / 1997 / Released / )
The Killing Jar - ( / 1996 / Released / )
Four Rooms - ( Wife / 1995 / Released / Alliance Releasing )
Picture Bride - ( Kana / 1995 / Released / Lumiere Latin America Audiovisual )
Notes on a Scale - ( Lead / 1994 / Released / )
The Joy Luck Club - ( Waverly / 1993 / Released / IFDL )
Come See the Paradise - ( Lily Kawamura / 1990 / Released / Hoyts Distribution )
Vietnam, Texas - ( Lan / 1990 / Released / )
The Karate Kid Part II - ( Kumiko / 1986 / Released / )

TV Credits
Pandemic ( 2007 / Released ): Actor
Saving Grace ( 2007 / Released ): Actor
Women's Murder Club ( 2007 / Released ): Actor
Eureka ( 2006 / Released ): Actor
Phoenix Rising ( 2007 )
TV Episode Kim

Once in a Lifetime ( 2006 )
TV Episode Kim

Before I Forget ( 2006 )
TV Episode Kim

Commander in Chief ( 2005 / Released ): Actor
Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't ( 2005 / Released ): Actor
North Shore ( 2004 / Released ): Actor
Stargate: Atlantis ( 2004 / Released ): Actor
Threat Matrix ( 2003 / Released ): Actor
For the People ( 2002 / Released ): Actor
The Shield ( 2002 / Released ): Actor
24 ( 2001 / Released ): Actor
Day 2: 7:00AM - 8:00AM ( 2003 )
TV Episode Jenny Dodge

Day 2: 1:00PM - 2:00PM ( 2002 )
TV Episode Jenny Dodge

Day 2: 10:00AM - 11:00AM ( 2002 )
TV Episode Jenny Dodge

Day 2: 9:00AM - 10:00AM ( 2002 )
TV Episode Jenny Dodge

Day 2: 8:00AM - 9:00AM ( 2002 )
TV Episode Jenny Dodge

Crossing Jordan ( 2001 / Released ): Actor
The Agency ( 2001 / Released ): Actor
Our Man in Washington, Part 2 ( 2003 )
TV Episode

Our Man in Korea, Part 1 ( 2003 )
TV Episode

Walking Shadow ( 2001 / Released ): Actor
Freakylinks ( 2000 / Released ): Actor
Runaway Virus ( 2000 / Released ): Actor
Strong Medicine ( 2000 / Released ): Actor
The Michael Richards Show ( 2000 / Released ): Actor
The Last Man on Planet Earth ( 1999 / Released ): Actor
Will & Grace ( 1998 / Released ): Actor
Stargate SG-1 ( 1997 / Released ): Actor
Crusade ( 2006 )
TV Episode Shen Xiaoyi

The Scourge ( 2006 )
TV Episode Shen Xiaoyi

It's Hot in Here: UPN Fall Preview ( 1996 / Released ): Actor
The Burning Zone ( 1996 / Released ): Actor
JAG ( 1995 / Released ): Actor
Navy NCIS: The Beginning ( 2003 )
TV Episode Lt. Cmdr. Manetti

Ice Queen, Part 1 ( 2003 )
TV Episode Lt. Cmdr. Manetti

Second Acts ( 2003 )
TV Episode Lt. Cmdr. Manetti

The Killer ( 2002 )
TV Episode Lt. Cmdr. Manetti

When the Bough Breaks ( 2002 )
TV Episode Lt. Cmdr. Manetti

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Babylon 5 ( 1994 / Released ): Actor
One West Waikiki ( 1994 / Released ): Actor
Storytime ( 1994 / Released ): Actor
Vanishing Son II ( 1994 / Released ): Actor
Vanishing Son IV ( 1994 / Released ): Actor
Babylon 5: The Gathering ( 1993 / Released ): Actor
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes ( 1990 / Released ): Actor
Hiroshima Maiden ( 1988 / Released ): Actor
To Heal a Nation ( 1988 / Released ): Actor
Santa Barbara ( 1984 / Released ): Actor
7 Days ( Released ): Actor
Chicago Hope ( Released ): Actor
Living Single ( Released ): Actor
Murder, She Wrote ( Released ): Actor
Nash Bridges ( Released ): Actor
Providence ( Released ): Actor
Quantum Leap ( Released ): Actor
Raven ( Released ): Actor
Sisters ( Released ): Actor
The Sentinel ( Released ): Actor

Full Biography (Back to top)


Striking Asian player of stage, TV and film who first made an impact as Dennis Quaid's wife in "Come See the Paradise" (1990), Alan Parker's WWII-era drama about Japanese relocation camps in the US. Tomita began on stage, appearing in West Coast productions of "Don Juan: A Meditation" and "The Winter Crane". (The latter won her a DRAMA-LOGUE Award.) She segued to film starting with "The Karate Kid Part II" (1986), as Ralph Macchio's Japanese girlfriend. Her TV credits include two telefilms about the Hiroshima bombing during WWII. Tomita followed up as one of the four American-born daughters to Chinese immigrants in the powerhouse Asian ensemble of "The Joy Luck Club" (1993). In 1996, she made her TV series debut in the environmental drama "The Burning Zone" (UPN).

Profession(s):
Actor
Sometimes Credited As:
Tamlyn Naomi Tomita
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Family
father:Shiro Tomita (deceased)
Companion(s)
Stan Egi , Companion


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Education
Stanley Holden Dance Center
Milestones (Back to top)

2004 Cast in Roland Emmerich' s "The Day After Tomorrow"
2002 - 2003 Cast on the Fox series, "24" as the Press Secretary to President David Palmer
1996 - 1997 TV series debut as a regular, "The Burning Zone" (UPN)
1995 Appeared in 'The Misbehavers' the Robert Rodriguez segment of the film, "Four Rooms"
1990 First film in a lead role, "Come See the Paradise"
1987 TV acting debut in an episode of "Tour of Duty"
1986 Feature acting debut, "The Karate Kid Part II" playing Ralph Macchio's love interest
Moved to L.A. with her family
Had a recurring role on the NBC daytime serial, "Santa Barbara"
Co-founded the Antaeus Project in conjunction with The Mark Taper Forum and the Center Theater Group in LA

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