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Tamlyn Tomita

Biography

Tamlyn Tomita

Actor

Born
January 27, 1966
Age
60 years old
Place of birth
Okinawa, Japan
Years active
1984 – present
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76

Credits

10

Movies

66

TV series

43

Years active

7.4

Avg. rating

0

Awards won

The life and career of Tamlyn Tomita

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Career timeline

  1. 1966 · Born

    Born in Okinawa, Japan

  2. 1984 · Screen debut

    Murder, She Wrote (TV)

  3. 2005 · Breakthrough

    Criminal Minds (TV)

  4. 2026 · Latest release

    Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord (TV)

Career in numbers

Titles per decade
Most frequent genres
  • Drama63
  • Action & Adventure21
  • Sci-Fi & Fantasy21
  • Crime18
  • Mystery10
  • Comedy10
Highest-rated title Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord 2026 8.5 Most popular title The Mentalist 2008 8.4

Known for

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Tamlyn Tomita in our catalogue.

Filmography

  1. 2026 Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord as Drea Lawson (voice) TV
  2. 2024 Ultraman: Rising as Mina / Emiko Sato (voice) Movie
  3. 2024 Dead Boy Detectives as The Principal TV
  4. 2024 Avatar: The Last Airbender as Yukari TV
  5. 2023 Monarch: Legacy of Monsters as Caroline Randa (voice) TV
  6. 2023 BLUE EYE SAMURAI as Lady Itoh (voice) TV
  7. 2020 Etheria TV
  8. 2020 Star Trek: Picard as Commodore Oh TV
  9. 2018 Cobra Kai as Kumiko TV
  10. 2017 Counterpart as Emily's Doctor TV
  11. 2017 The Good Doctor as Allegra Aoki TV
  12. 2017 DuckTales as Inspector Tezuka (voice) TV
  13. 2016 Berlin Station as Sandra Abe TV
  14. 2016 The Good Neighbor as Heather Cromwell Movie
  15. 2015 Chicago Med as Celeste Frost TV
  16. 2015 Zoo as Minako Oz TV
  17. 2015 The Man in the High Castle as Tamiko Watanabe TV
  18. 2014 How to Get Away with Murder as Carol Morrow TV
  19. 2014 Chasing Life as Molly TV
  20. 2014 Resurrection as Dr. Toni Willis TV
  21. 2012 Hollywood Heights as Sarah Medeiros TV
  22. 2012 Touch as Kazuko Osugi TV
  23. 2011 Teen Wolf as Noshiko Yukimura TV
  24. 2011 The Chicago Code as Prosecutor TV
  25. 2010 Law & Order: LA as Miwako Nishizawa TV
  26. 2010 Tekken as Jun Kazama Movie
  27. 2009 NCIS: Los Angeles as Homeland Security Agent Shana Rollins TV
  28. 2009 Make It or Break It TV
  29. 2009 Glee as Julia Chang TV
  30. 2008 The Mentalist as Lauri Medina TV
  31. 2008 True Blood as Ms. Suzuki TV
  32. 2008 The Eye as Mrs. Cheung Movie
  33. 2007 Women's Murder Club TV
  34. 2007 Private Practice as Katie's Lawyer TV
  35. 2007 Saving Grace as Tori Chen TV
  36. 2007 Pandemic as Melissa Lo TV
  37. 2006 Twenty Good Years TV
  38. 2006 Heroes as Ishi Nakamura TV
  39. 2006 Eureka as Kim Anderson TV
  40. 2005 Commander in Chief as Randy TV
  41. 2005 Criminal Minds as Dr. Linda Kimura TV
  42. 2005 Bones as Dr. Alice Crawford TV
  43. 2004 Stargate Atlantis as Shen Xiaoyi TV
  44. 2004 The Day After Tomorrow as Janet Tokada Movie
  45. 2003 Threat Matrix as Special Agent Nicole Hill TV
  46. 2002 CSI: Miami as Sarah Fordham TV
  47. 2002 For the People as Dr. Chaney TV
  48. 2002 Monk as Eileen Hill TV
  49. 2002 The Shield as Wanda Higoshi TV
  50. 2001 24 as Jenny Dodge TV
  51. 2001 The Agency as Elizabeth - Female Kidnapper TV
  52. 2001 Crossing Jordan as Grace Yakura TV
  53. 2000 The Michael Richards Show as Ming TV
  54. 2000 Strong Medicine as Dr. Nash TV
  55. 1999 Providence as Mary Cassidy TV
  56. 1998 Seven Days TV
  57. 1998 Will & Grace as Naomi TV
  58. 1997 Stargate SG-1 as Shen Xiaoyi TV
  59. 1996 The Burning Zone as Kimberly Shiroma TV
  60. 1996 Nash Bridges as Amy Chin TV
  61. 1996 The Sentinel as Suzanne Tomaki TV
  62. 1995 Four Rooms as Wife Movie
  63. 1995 JAG as Tracy Manetti TV
  64. 1994 Chicago Hope as Jennifer Watanabe TV
  65. 1994 One West Waikiki TV
  66. 1994 Vanishing Son as Lanchi TV
  67. 1993 Babylon 5: The Gathering as Lt. Cmdr. Laurel Takashima Movie
  68. 1993 The Joy Luck Club as Waverly Jong Movie
  69. 1993 Time Trax TV
  70. 1992 Highlander: The Series as Midori Koto TV
  71. 1992 Raven TV
  72. 1990 Come See the Paradise as Lily Kawamura Movie
  73. 1989 Quantum Leap as Tamlyn Matsuda TV
  74. 1987 Tour of Duty as VC Peasant Woman TV
  75. 1986 The Karate Kid Part II as Kumiko Movie
  76. 1984 Murder, She Wrote as Det. Sharon Matsumoto TV

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Quick facts

How old is Tamlyn Tomita?

Tamlyn Tomita is 60 years old, born on January 27, 1966.

Where was Tamlyn Tomita born?

Tamlyn Tomita was born in Okinawa, Japan.

What was Tamlyn Tomita’s first screen role?

The earliest title in our catalogue featuring Tamlyn Tomita is Murder, She Wrote (1984).

How many movies and series has Tamlyn Tomita made?

Our catalogue lists 76 titles for Tamlyn Tomita: 10 movies and 66 TV series.

What is Tamlyn Tomita’s highest-rated title?

Among titles with enough votes, Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord has the highest audience rating, with 8.5/10 on TMDB.

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