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Tamlyn Tomita

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1984 Nisei Week Queen in Los Angeles See more trivia »

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Tamlyn Naomi Tomita
in Okinawa, Japan
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Still of Tamlyn Tomita and Masi Oka in Heroes Still of Dennis Quaid and Tamlyn Tomita in Come See the Paradise Tom Huang and Tamlyn Tomita setting up for the next shot on the set of "Why Am I Doing This?". (L to R) Actress Tamlyn Tomita poses at the Red Carpet Premiere of THE SENSEI with writer/director/actress D. Lee Inosanto for the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival. Still of Tamlyn Tomita, Tsai Chin, Kieu Chinh and Lisa Lu in The Joy Luck Club
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2013 Bones (TV series)
Dr. Alice Crawford
– The Doll in the Derby (2013) … Dr. Alice Crawford
 
2013 Resurrection (TV series)
Dr. Catherine Hardwicke
 
2013 Teacher of the Year
Vivian Lew
 
2012 Hollywood Heights (TV series)
Sarah Medeiros
– Fresno (2012) … Sarah Medeiros
– Jetsetter (2012) … Sarah Medeiros
 
2012 Touch (TV series)
Kazuko Osugi
– Gyre, Part 1 (2012) … Kazuko Osugi
 
2011-2012 Glee (TV series)
Julia Chang
– Goodbye (2012) … Julia Chang
– The First Time (2011) … Julia Chang
– Asian F (2011) … Julia Chang
 
2012 White Room: 02B3 (short)
Five
 
2012 Make It or Break It (TV series)
– Listen to the Universe (2012)
 
2012 Days of Our Lives (TV series)
Dr. Ellen Yu / Dr.Ellen Yu
– Episode #1.11831 (2012) … Dr. Ellen Yu
– Episode #1.11829 (2012) … Dr. Ellen Yu
– Episode #1.11828 (2012) … Dr.Ellen Yu
– Episode #1.11827 (2012) … Dr.Ellen Yu (credit only)
– Episode #1.11826 (2012) … Dr.Ellen Yu
See all 8 episodes »
 
2011 The Protector (TV series)
Katrina
– Bangs (2011) … Katrina
 
2010-2011 Law & Order: LA (TV series)
Miwako Nishizawa
– Carthay Circle (2011) … Miwako Nishizawa
– Plummer Park (2011) … Miwako Nishizawa
– Angel's Knoll (2011) … Miwako Nishizawa
– Big Rock Mesa (2011) … Miwako Nishizawa
– Hayden Tract (2011) … Miwako Nishizawa
See all 10 episodes »
 
2011 The Chicago Code (TV series)
Prosecutor
– Bathhouse & Hinky Dink (2011) … Prosecutor
 
2011 The Charles Kim Show (short)
Tamlyn Tomita
 
2010 Nomads
 
2010 Memphis Beat (TV series)
Noreen Drake
– I Want to Be Free (2010) … Noreen Drake
 
2010 The Mikado Project
Viola
 
2010 Tekken
Jun Kazama
 
2008-2010 Heroes (TV series)
Ishi Nakamura
– Chapter Fifteen 'Pass/Fail' (2010) … Ishi Nakamura
– Chapter Twelve 'Our Father' (2008) … Ishi Nakamura
 
2010 A Super Duper Exotic Erotic Fetish Sexy Must See Story... A Tragedy of Oriental Proportions! (short)
Helen
 
2010 Starlight Inn (short)
Grace Kim
 
2009 Private Practice (TV series)
Katie's Lawyer
– Strange Bedfellows (2009) … Katie's Lawyer
 
2006-2009 Eureka (TV series)
Kim Anderson / Kim Yamazaki
– Shower the People (2009) … Kim Yamazaki
– Ship Happens (2009) … Kim Anderson
– Phoenix Rising (2007) … Kim Anderson
– Once in a Lifetime (2006) … Kim Anderson
– Before I Forget (2006) … Kim Anderson
 
2008-2009 General Hospital (TV series)
Giselle
– Episode #1.11827 (2009) … Giselle (uncredited)
– Episode #1.11608 (2008) … Giselle
– Episode #1.11579 (2008) … Giselle
– Episode #1.11578 (2008) … Giselle
– Episode #1.11577 (2008) … Giselle
See all 6 episodes »
 
2009 CSI: Miami (TV series)
Dr. Sarah Fordham
– Seeing Red (2009) … Dr. Sarah Fordham
 
2009 Criminal Minds (TV series)
Dr. Linda Kimura
– Amplification (2009) … Dr. Linda Kimura
 
2009 The Mentalist (TV series)
Lauri Medina
– Bloodshot (2009) … Lauri Medina
 
2009 Why Am I Doing This?
Donna
 
2009 Monk (TV series)
Eileen Hill
– Mr. Monk Fights City Hall (2009) … Eileen Hill
 
2006-2008 Stargate: Atlantis (TV series)
Chinese Ambassador Shen Xiaoyi / Shen Xiaoyi
– Remnants (2008) … Chinese Ambassador Shen Xiaoyi
– No Man's Land (2006) … Shen Xiaoyi
 
2008 Finding Madison
Beth
 
2008 Twenty Good Years (TV series)
– Come Fly with Me (2008)
 
2008 Saving Grace (TV series)
Tori Chen
– Have a Seat, Earl (2008) … Tori Chen
 
2008 The Eye
Mrs. Cheung
 
2008 Two Sisters (TV movie)
Shakti
 
2007 Women's Murder Club (TV series)
Sachiko Johannes
– Maybe Baby (2007) … Sachiko Johannes
 
2007 Pandemic (TV movie)
Melissa Lo
 
2006 Peace (short)
Sandy Sakai
 
2006 Independent Lens (TV series documentary)
Vivian
– My Life... Disoriented (2006) … Vivian
 
2006 Stargate SG-1 (TV series)
Shen Xiaoyi
– Crusade (2006) … Shen Xiaoyi
– The Scourge (2006) … Shen Xiaoyi
 
2006 Only the Brave
Mary Takata
 
2006 Commander in Chief (TV series)
Randy
– No Nukes Is Good Nukes (2006) … Randy
 
2005 True Love & Mimosa Tea (short)
Rebecca Nakasone
 
2005 Gaijin - Ama-me Como Sou
Maria Yamashita Salinas
 
2004-2005 North Shore (TV series)
Xao
– The End (2005) … Xao
– Illusions (2004) … Xao
 
2005 Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't (TV movie)
Helen Morriston
 
2004 Strong Medicine (TV series)
Dr. Nash
– Goodbye/Rest in Peace (2004) … Dr. Nash
 
2004 The Day After Tomorrow
Janet Tokada
 
2004 The Perfect Party
Mom
 
2003 Threat Matrix (TV series)
Special Agent Nicole Hill
– Under the Gun (2003) … Special Agent Nicole Hill
 
2002-2003 24 (TV series)
Jenny Dodge
– Day 2: 7:00 a.m.-8:00 a.m. (2003) … Jenny Dodge
– Day 2: 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. (2002) … Jenny Dodge
– Day 2: 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. (2002) … Jenny Dodge
– Day 2: 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. (2002) … Jenny Dodge
– Day 2: 8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m. (2002) … Jenny Dodge
 
2003 The Agency (TV series)
Elizabeth - Female Kidnapper
– Our Man in Washington (2003) … Elizabeth - Female Kidnapper
– Our Man in Korea (2003) … Elizabeth - Female Kidnapper
 
2002-2003 JAG (TV series)
Lt. Cmdr. Tracy Manetti
– Ice Queen (2003) … Lt. Cmdr. Tracy Manetti
– Second Acts (2003) … Lt. Cmdr. Tracy Manetti
– The Killer (2002) … Lt. Cmdr. Tracy Manetti
– When the Bough Breaks (2002) … Lt. Cmdr. Tracy Manetti
– Ready or Not (2002) … Lt. Cmdr. Tracy Manetti
See all 7 episodes »
 
2003 Robot Stories
Marcia
 
2002 007: Nightfire (Video Game)
Makiko Hayashi (voice)
 
2002 For the People (TV series)
Dr. Chaney
– Come Blow Your Whistle (2002) … Dr. Chaney
 
2002 The Shield (TV series)
Wanda Higoshi
– Pilot (2002) … Wanda Higoshi
 
2001 Crossing Jordan (TV series)
Dr. Grace Yakura
– Digger: Part 1 (2001) … Dr. Grace Yakura
– You Can't Go Home Again (2001) … Dr. Grace Yakura
– The Dawn of a New Day (2001) … Dr. Grace Yakura
 
2001 Providence (TV series)
Mary Cassidy
– Civil Unrest (2001) … Mary Cassidy
 
2001 Walking Shadow (TV movie)
Rikki Wu
 
2001 FreakyLinks (TV series)
Emma Reed
– Subject: The Final Word (2001) … Emma Reed
 
2001 Destiny (TV movie)
 
2000 The Michael Richards Show (TV series)
Ming
– USA Toy (2000) … Ming
 
2000 Betty Anderson (short)
Detective Miyamoto
 
2000 Nash Bridges (TV series)
Amy Chin
– Blow Out (2000) … Amy Chin
– ManHunt (2000) … Amy Chin
 
2000 Requiem (short)
Fong
 
2000 Runaway Virus (TV movie)
Monique Chao
 
1999 Will & Grace (TV series)
Naomi
– I Never Promised You an Olive Garden (1999) … Naomi
 
1999 Seven Days (TV series)
Michelle
– Walter (1999) … Michelle
 
1999 The Last Man on Planet Earth (TV movie)
Agent Kara Hastings
 
1999 Life Tastes Good
Julie Sado
 
1996-1998 Chicago Hope (TV series)
Jennifer Watanabe / Tina, Sutton's Ex #3
– McNeil and Pray (1998) … Jennifer Watanabe
– Ex Marks the Spot (1996) … Tina, Sutton's Ex #3
 
1998 Living Out Loud
Bob's Wife
 
1998 Soundman
Butch's Wife
 
1998 Hundred Percent
Thaise
 
1997 Raven: Return of the Black Dragons (TV movie)
Kim Tanaka
 
1997 The Sentinel (TV series)
Suzanne Tomaki
– Smart Alec (1997) … Suzanne Tomaki
 
1997 Touch
Prosecutor
 
1997 The Killing Jar
Diane Sanford
 
1996-1997 The Burning Zone (TV series)
Dr. Kimberly Shiroma
– Midnight of the Carrier (1997) … Dr. Kimberly Shiroma
– Faces in the Night (1996) … Dr. Kimberly Shiroma
– Blood Covenant (1996) … Dr. Kimberly Shiroma
– Hall of the Serpent (1996) … Dr. Kimberly Shiroma
– Touch of the Dead (1996) … Dr. Kimberly Shiroma
See all 11 episodes »
 
1995 Sisters (TV series)
Kiri Adams
– Renaissance Woman (1995) … Kiri Adams
– A Perfect Circle (1995) … Kiri Adams
 
1995 Four Rooms
Wife (segment "The Misbehavers")
 
1995 Vanishing Son (TV series)
Lan Chi
– Single Flame (1995) … Lan Chi
 
1994 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Det. Sharon Matsumoto
– Death in Hawaii (1994) … Det. Sharon Matsumoto
 
1994 Vanishing Son IV (TV movie)
Lanchi
 
1994 Living Single (TV series)
Mary
– Bristle While You Work (1994) … Mary
 
1994 Highlander (TV series)
Midori Koto
– The Samurai (1994) … Midori Koto
 
1994 One West Waikiki (TV series)
Taylor Chun
– 'Til Death Do Us Part (1994) … Taylor Chun
 
1994 Vanishing Son II (TV movie)
Lanchi
 
1994 Picture Bride
Kana
 
1994 Time Trax (TV series)
– Return of the Yakuza (1994)
 
1994 Notes on a Scale
 
1993 The Joy Luck Club
Waverly - The Daughter
 
1993 Babylon 5: The Gathering (TV movie)
Lt. Cmdr. Laurel Takashima
 
1992 Raven (TV series)
Kim Tanaka
– Return of the Black Dragon (1992) … Kim Tanaka
 
1992 Quantum Leap (TV series)
Tamlyn Matsuda
– Temptation Eyes - February 1, 1985 (1992) … Tamlyn Matsuda
 
1990 Come See the Paradise
Lily Yuriko Kawamura / McGann
 
1990 Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes (TV movie)
Sally
 
1990 Vietnam, Texas
Lan
 
1987-1988 Santa Barbara (TV series)
Ming Li / Lily Murakami
– Episode #1.1035 (1988) … Ming Li
– Episode #1.1034 (1988) … Ming Li
– Episode #1.1032 (1988) … Ming Li
– Episode #1.1028 (1988) … Ming Li
– Episode #1.1027 (1988) … Ming Li
See all 31 episodes »
 
1988 To Heal a Nation (TV movie)
Maya Ying Lin
 
1988 Hiroshima Maiden (TV movie)
Miyeko
 
1987 Tour of Duty (TV series)
VC Peasant Woman
– Sitting Ducks (1987) … VC Peasant Woman
 
1987 Hawaiian Dream
Karren Saito
 
1986 The Karate Kid, Part II
Kumiko
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2006 Mighty Warriors of Comedy (TV documentary) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (7 titles)
2012 MIS Human Secret Weapon (documentary)
 
2011 Short Notice (TV series)
Herself -guest
– Episode #2.3 (2011) … Herself -guest
– Episode #1.3 (2011) … Herself -guest
 
2010 The Cove: My Friend is... (short)
Herself
 
2008 2008 Asian Excellence Awards (TV documentary)
Herself - Presenter
 
2006 Wendy... Uh... What's Her Name (documentary short)
Herself - Narrator
 
2006 2006 Asian Excellence Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
2003 Four Fingers of the Dragon (short)
Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2006 24 (TV series)
 
2003 JAG (TV series)
 

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(May 2005): Plays Saimah in "A Distant Shore" play by Chay Yew (Center Theatre Group/Kirk Douglas Theatre, Culver City, California, USA).

Height:

5' 4" (1.63 m)
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Trivia:

1984 Nisei Week Queen in Los Angeles See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius