Tamlyn Tomita: Biography in Details
Who is Tamlyn Tomita?
Tamlyn Tomita is a Japanese-American actress and singer. She rose to fame for her role as Waverly in the film The Joy Luck Club in 1993.
Tamlyn Tomita: Age, Family, Siblings, Ethnicity
The actress was born on January 27, 1966. The birthplace of Tamlyn is in Okinawa but raised in Los Angeles.
She has duo citizenship of America and Japan and belongs of mixed descent of Japanese, American, Filipino. Her full name is Tamlyn Naomi Tomita.
She is the daughter of Asako Tomita and Shiro Tomita. Her father was an LAPD officer at the Los Angeles police department.
In 1990, her father died because of cancer. However, there is no information available regarding her siblings.
Education & Early Life
Moving towards her academics, she completed her high school through Granada Hills Charter High School.
Then Maralee Nichols enrolled at the University of California in Los Angeles, where she studied history to become a history teacher.
In her Junior year, she participates in Nisei Week at UCLA where she crowned the title of queen. Likewise, she won the title of Miss Nikkei International in 1985.
From the Pageant, Tamlyn Tomita made her way towards an acting career.
Tamlyn Tomita: Professional Life, Career
After graduation from UCLA, she made her acting debut as Kumiko in the film, The Karate Kid Part II in early 1984. Also, she has released an album on the Polydor records label.
In 1990, Maralee Nichols gets her breakdown from the drama film, Come See the Paradise where she cast as the female lead.
Currently, Tamlyn Tomita features in the television series in season 3 of Cobra Kai reprised her 1980s role as Kumiko.
Some of her contributed television series and films are,
| Year | Title | Role |
| 1987 | Tour of Duty | VC Peasant Woman |
| 1994 | Picture Bride | Kana |
| 1998 | Living Out Loud | Mrs. Nelson |
| 1999 | Will & Grace | Naomi |
| 2016 | The Good Neighbour | Heather Cromwell |
| 2020 | DuckTales | Inspector Tezuka |
Awards, Achievement
- In 2001, she won the Asian American Film Festival Award.
- She selected in the Peoples Magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful women in the world in 1991.
- In 2017, She won the Jury Award at the FantaSci Film Fest for Best Actress.
- She also won a southern Shorts Award in the same year.
Rumors, Controversy
To date, Tamlyn Tomita hasn’t through any rumors and scandals that create headlines in the media. Also, she stays far from the media.
Tamlyn Tomita: Net Worth, Salary
Tamlyn Tomita has earned a decent amount of wealth. As of 2022, she has an estimated net worth of around $3 million.
However, she hasn’t yet disclosed her exact salary and other income in public.
Body Measurement: Height, Weight
The actress stands at the height of 5 feet 4 inches tall and her weight is around 53 kg.
Likely, she got a dark brown color pair of eyes and has black hair.
Furthermore, there is no information available regarding her other body measurement.
Social Media
The actress is active on an Instagram account where she has over 59.5k followers. Likewise, she has over 112.9k followers on her Twitter account.
Tamlyn Tomita is also active on Facebook where she has more than 7.8K followers.
Trivia
- Her Sun sign is Aquarius.
- As of 2022, she is 56 years old.
- She follows the Christianity religion.
- Her social media sites including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts are verified.
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Tamlyn Tomita's Birthday Dates
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|
| 2024 | January | Saturday |
| 2025 | January | Monday |
| 2026 | January | Tuesday |
| 2027 | January | Wednesday |
| 2028 | January | Thursday |
