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Tamlyn Naomi Tomita Wiki Biography
Tamlyn Tomita was born on the 27th January 1966, in Okinawa, Japan, and is now an American actress and singer, best known for her roles in “Come See the Paradise” (1990), “The Joy Luck Club” (1993), “Picture Bride” (1995) and “Gaijin 2: Love Me as I Am” (2005). Tomita’s career started in 1986.
Have you ever wondered how rich Tamlyn Tomita is, as of mid- 2017? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Tomita’s net worth is as high as $3 million, an amount earned through her successful acting career. In addition to playing in the movies, Tomita also works in television series, which have improved her wealth too.
Tamlyn Tomita is a daughter of Asako and Shiro Tomita, a distinguished Japanese-American who was automatically interned in California during World War II. She went to the Granada Hills High School, while in 1984, Tamlyn won the Nisei Week Pageant in Los Angeles, and then was named Miss Nikkei International in 1985.
In 1986, Tomita made her on-screen debut in John G. Avildsen’s Oscar Award-nominated action movie “The Karate Kid Part II”, starring Pat Morita and Ralph Macchio. From 1997 to 1998, Tamlyn played Ming Li in 31 episodes of the romantic-drama TV series “Santa Barbara”, and later had a minor role in a Primetime Emmy Award-nominated television drama “To Heal a Nation” (1988) with Eric Roberts and Glynnis O’Connor. Tomita continued with the Primetime Emmy Award-nominated war drama called “Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes” (1990) alongside Max von Sydow and Judd Nelson, and then co-starred in Alan Parker’s “Come See the Paradise” (1990) with Dennis Quaid. Her net worth was well set.
Tamlyn’s reputation in the film industry grew, and she started getting bigger roles including as Lt. Cmdr. Laurel Takashima in the Richard Compton’s Primetime Emmy Award-winning sci-fi movie “Babylon 5: The Gathering” (1993). She then played Waverly – The Daughter in the BAFTA-nominated drama “The Joy Luck Club” (1993), followed by an appearance in Robert Rodriguez’s segment of “Four Rooms” (1995) starring Tim Roth. By the end of the ‘90s, Tamlyn had parts in the Primetime Emmy Award-nominated series “The Burning Zone” (1996-1997) and in Richard LaGravenese’s romantic comedy “Living Out Loud” (1998) with Holly Hunter, Danny DeVito and Queen Latifah, so her net worth continued to rise.
Between 2002 and 2003, Tomita focused on television, and made an appearance in seven episodes of the Primetime Emmy Award-winning series “JAG”. Also, she played in five episodes alongside Kiefer Sutherland in the Golden Globe Award-winning show “24”. Tamlyn’s first blockbuster movie was Roland Emmerich’s BAFTA-winning sci-fi “The Day After Tomorrow” (2004) starring Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal and Emmy Rossum., which grossed around $550 million worldwide, and increased Tomita’s net worth significantly. From 2008 to 2009, Tamlyn played Giselle in six episodes of the Golden Globe Award-nominated show “General Hospital”, and in the meantime, she had a supporting role in the horror movie “The Eye” (2008) with Jessica Alba.
In 2010, Tomita appeared in ten episodes of the “Law & Order: LA”. From 2014, Tamlyn started to play in the popular series “Teen Wolf”, while in 2015, she had a role in five episodes of “Chasing Life”. Most recently, Tomita played a smaller part alongside James Caan in the thriller “The Good Neighbor” (2016), and is currently working in the series “Berlin Station” (2016 – ), adding to her net worth
Regarding her personal life, Tamlyn Tomita’s most intimate details such as marital status and the number of children are unknown as she successfully manages to keep them out of the public eye. In the past she was apparently in a relationship with actor Greg Watanabe, but it came to nothing.
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Tamlyn Naomi Tomita Quick Info
Full Name | Tamlyn Tomita |
Net Worth | $3 Million |
Date Of Birth | January 27, 1966 |
Place Of Birth | Okinawa, Japan |
Height | 1.57 m |
Profession | Actress |
Education | University of California, Los Angeles |
Nationality | American, Japanese |
Parents | Shiro Tomita, Asako Tomita |
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IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000674/ |
Movies | The Karate Kid Part II, The Day After Tomorrow, The Joy Luck Club, Come See the Paradise, Four Rooms, Tekken, Picture Bride, Robot Stories, The Eye, Babylon 5: The Gathering, Only the Brave, Life Tastes Good, Vietnam, Texas Why Am I Doing This?, The Good Neighbor, AWESOME ASIAN BAD GUYS, Teacher of… |
TV Shows | Berlin Station, The Burning Zone |
Tamlyn Naomi Tomita Important Facts
- Tamlyn’s father, the late Shiro Tomita, was interned at Manzanar during World War II as a child, and became a Sergeant with the Los Angeles Police Department who helped to form the nation’s first Asian task force in 1977.
- Is of Filipino and Okinawan descent.
- 1984 Nisei Week Queen in Los Angeles
- She graduated from Granada Hills High School in Los Angeles and had been majoring in history at UCLA before leaving for show business.
- Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world. [1991]
Tamlyn Naomi Tomita Filmography
Title | Year | Status | Character | Role |
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First World Problems | 2017 | TV Movie post-production | Actress | |
The Ningyo | 2017 | Short post-production | Kiyohime Bikuni | Actress |
The Living Worst | 2017 | post-production | Cheetah | Actress |
The Oak Tree and Onigiri | 2016 | Short completed | Misako | Actress |
Real Artists | 2017 | Short | Anne Palladon | Actress |
Teen Wolf | 2014-2017 | TV Series | Noshiko Yukimura | Actress |
Berlin Station | 2016 | TV Series | Sandra Abe | Actress |
Seppuku | 2016 | Short | Linda | Actress |
The Unbidden | 2016 | Lauren Lee | Actress | |
The Good Neighbor | 2016 | Heather Cromwell | Actress | |
Chasing Life | 2015 | TV Series | Dr. Mae Lin | Actress |
Daddy | 2015/I | Sharlene Hong | Actress | |
Zoo | 2015 | TV Series | Minako Oz | Actress |
How to Get Away with Murder | 2014-2015 | TV Series | Judge Carol Morrow | Actress |
NCIS: Los Angeles | 2014 | TV Series | Homeland Security Agent Shana Rollins | Actress |
Resurrection | 2014 | TV Series | Dr. Toni Willis | Actress |
Operation Marriage | 2014 | Short | Lee | Actress |
Teacher of the Year | 2014 | Vivian Lew | Actress | |
Awesome Asian Bad Guys | 2014 | Tamlyn / Pamlyn (2013) | Actress | |
True Blood | 2013 | TV Series | Ms. Suzuki | Actress |
Bones | 2013 | TV Series | Dr. Alice Crawford | Actress |
Hollywood Heights | 2012 | TV Series | Sarah Medeiros | Actress |
Touch | 2012 | TV Series | Kazuko Osugi | Actress |
Glee | 2011-2012 | TV Series | Julia Chang | Actress |
White Room: 02B3 | 2012 | Short | Five | Actress |
Days of Our Lives | 2012 | TV Series | Dr. Ellen Yu | Actress |
Make It or Break It | 2012 | TV Series | Dr. Lin | Actress |
The Protector | 2011 | TV Series | Katrina | Actress |
Law & Order: LA | 2010-2011 | TV Series | Miwako Nishizawa | Actress |
The Chicago Code | 2011 | TV Series | Prosecutor | Actress |
The Charles Kim Show | 2011 | Short | Tamlyn Tomita | Actress |
A Super Duper Exotic Erotic Fetish Sexy Must See Story… A Tragedy of Oriental Proportions! | 2010 | Short | Helen | Actress |
Starlight Inn | 2010 | Short | Grace Kim | Actress |
Nómadas | 2010/II | Actress | ||
Memphis Beat | 2010 | TV Series | Noreen Drake | Actress |
The Mikado Project | 2010 | Viola | Actress | |
Tekken | 2010 | Jun Kazama | Actress | |
Heroes | 2007-2010 | TV Series | Ishi Nakamura | Actress |
Private Practice | 2009 | TV Series | Katie’s Lawyer | Actress |
Eureka | 2006-2009 | TV Series | Kim Anderson Kim Yamazaki |
Actress |
General Hospital | 2008-2009 | TV Series | Giselle | Actress |
CSI: Miami | 2009 | TV Series | Dr. Sarah Fordham | Actress |
Criminal Minds | 2009 | TV Series | Dr. Linda Kimura | Actress |
The Mentalist | 2009 | TV Series | Lauri Medina | Actress |
Why Am I Doing This? | 2009 | Donna | Actress | |
Monk | 2009 | TV Series | Eileen Hill | Actress |
Stargate: Atlantis | 2006-2008 | TV Series | Chinese Ambassador Shen Xiaoyi Shen Xiaoyi |
Actress |
Finding Madison | 2008 | Beth | Actress | |
Twenty Good Years | 2008 | TV Series | Actress | |
Saving Grace | 2008 | TV Series | Tori Chen | Actress |
The Eye | 2008 | Mrs. Cheung | Actress | |
Two Sisters | 2008 | TV Movie | Shakti | Actress |
Women’s Murder Club | 2007 | TV Series | Sachiko Johannes | Actress |
Pandemic | 2007 | TV Movie | Melissa Lo | Actress |
Peace | 2006 | Short | Sandy Sakai | Actress |
Stargate SG-1 | 2006 | TV Series | Shen Xiaoyi | Actress |
Only the Brave | 2006 | Mary Takata | Actress | |
Commander in Chief | 2006 | TV Series | Randy | Actress |
True Love & Mimosa Tea | 2005 | Short | Rebecca Nakasone | Actress |
Gaijin – Ama-me Como Sou | 2005 | Maria Yamashita Salinas | Actress | |
North Shore | 2004-2005 | TV Series | Xao | Actress |
Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don’t | 2005 | TV Movie | Helen Morriston | Actress |
Strong Medicine | 2004 | TV Series | Dr. Nash | Actress |
The Day After Tomorrow | 2004 | Janet Tokada | Actress | |
The Perfect Party | 2004 | Mom | Actress | |
Threat Matrix | 2003 | TV Series | Special Agent Nicole Hill | Actress |
Day of Independence | 2003 | Short | Choir Member (uncredited) | Actress |
24 | 2002-2003 | TV Series | Jenny Dodge | Actress |
The Agency | 2003 | TV Series | Elizabeth – Female Kidnapper | Actress |
JAG | 2002-2003 | TV Series | Lt. Cmdr. Tracy Manetti | Actress |
Robot Stories | 2003 | Marcia | Actress | |
007: Nightfire | 2002 | Video Game | Makiko Hayashi (voice) | Actress |
For the People | 2002 | TV Series | Dr. Chaney | Actress |
The Shield | 2002 | TV Series | Wanda Higoshi | Actress |
Crossing Jordan | 2001 | TV Series | Dr. Grace Yakura | Actress |
Providence | 2001 | TV Series | Mary Cassidy | Actress |
Walking Shadow | 2001 | TV Movie | Rikki Wu | Actress |
FreakyLinks | 2001 | TV Series | Emma Reed | Actress |
Destiny | 2001 | TV Movie | Actress | |
The Michael Richards Show | 2000 | TV Series | Ming | Actress |
Nash Bridges | 2000 | TV Series | Amy Chin | Actress |
Betty Anderson | 2000 | Short | Detective Miyamoto | Actress |
Runaway Virus | 2000 | TV Movie | Monique Chao | Actress |
Will & Grace | 1999 | TV Series | Naomi | Actress |
Seven Days | 1999 | TV Series | Michelle | Actress |
The Last Man on Planet Earth | 1999 | TV Movie | Agent Kara Hastings | Actress |
Life Tastes Good | 1999 | Julie Sado | Actress | |
Chicago Hope | 1996-1998 | TV Series | Jennifer Watanabe / Tina – Sutton’s Ex #3 | Actress |
Living Out Loud | 1998 | Bob’s Wife | Actress | |
Soundman | 1998 | Butch’s Wife | Actress | |
Hundred Percent | 1998 | Thaise | Actress | |
Raven: Return of the Black Dragons | 1997 | TV Movie | Kim Tanaka | Actress |
The Sentinel | 1997 | TV Series | Suzanne Tomaki | Actress |
Touch | 1997 | Prosecutor | Actress | |
The Killing Jar | 1997 | Diane Sanford | Actress | |
The Burning Zone | 1996-1997 | TV Series | Dr. Kimberly Shiroma | Actress |
Sisters | 1995 | TV Series | Kiri Adams | Actress |
Requiem | 1995 | Short | Fong | Actress |
Four Rooms | 1995 | Wife (segment “The Misbehavers”) | Actress | |
Vanishing Son | 1995 | TV Series | Lan Chi | Actress |
Notes on a Scale | 1994 | Actress | ||
Murder, She Wrote | 1994 | TV Series | Det. Sharon Matsumoto | Actress |
Vanishing Son IV | 1994 | TV Movie | Lanchi | Actress |
Living Single | 1994 | TV Series | Mary | Actress |
Highlander | 1994 | TV Series | Midori Koto | Actress |
One West Waikiki | 1994 | TV Series | Taylor Chun | Actress |
Vanishing Son II | 1994 | TV Movie | Lanchi | Actress |
Picture Bride | 1994 | Kana | Actress | |
Time Trax | 1994 | TV Series | Toshi | Actress |
The Joy Luck Club | 1993 | Waverly – The Daughter | Actress | |
Babylon 5: The Gathering | 1993 | TV Movie | Lt. Cmdr. Laurel Takashima | Actress |
Raven | 1992 | TV Series | Kim Tanaka | Actress |
Quantum Leap | 1992 | TV Series | Tamlyn Matsuda | Actress |
Come See the Paradise | 1990 | Lily Yuriko Kawamura / McGann | Actress | |
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes | 1990 | TV Movie | Sally | Actress |
Vietnam, Texas | 1990 | Lan | Actress | |
The Karate Kid | 1989 | TV Series | Additional Characters | Actress |
Santa Barbara | 1987-1988 | TV Series | Ming Li / Lily Murakami | Actress |
To Heal a Nation | 1988 | TV Movie | Maya Ying Lin | Actress |
Hiroshima Maiden | 1988 | TV Movie | Miyeko | Actress |
Tour of Duty | 1987 | TV Series | VC Peasant Woman | Actress |
Hawaiian Dream | 1987 | Karren Saito | Actress | |
The Karate Kid Part II | 1986 | Kumiko | Actress | |
Mighty Warriors of Comedy | 2006 | TV Movie documentary special thanks | Thanks | |
The Water Ghost | 1998 | Short very special thanks | Thanks | |
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs | 2017 | Documentary | Herself | Self |
The Real Miyagi | 2015 | Documentary | Herself | Self |
MIS Human Secret Weapon | 2012 | Documentary | Self | |
Short Notice | 2011 | TV Series | Herself – Guest | Self |
The Cove: My Friend is… | 2010 | Short | Herself | Self |
2008 Asian Excellence Awards | 2008 | TV Movie documentary | Herself – Presenter | Self |
Independent Lens | 2006 | TV Series documentary | Vivian | Self |
Wendy… Uh… What’s Her Name | 2006 | Documentary short | Herself – Narrator | Self |
2006 Asian Excellence Awards | 2006 | TV Special | Herself – Presenter | Self |
Four Fingers of the Dragon | 2003 | Short | Herself | Self |
It’s Hot in Here: UPN Fall Preview | 1996 | TV Special documentary | Herself | Self |
24 | 2006 | TV Series | Jenny Dodge | Archive Footage |
JAG | 2003 | TV Series | Lt. Cmdr. Tracy Manetti | Archive Footage |
Tamlyn Naomi Tomita Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie | Category |
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2001 | Asian Media Award | Asian American International Film Festival | Won | ||
2001 | Asian Media Award | Asian American International Film Festival | Nominated |