Acting
Tamlyn Tomita
- Titles
- 50movies68TV shows
- Career
Active from 1986 to 2026, busiest in 1990 with 3 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 18top three billing
- Average score
63/100
- Highest rated
The Joy Luck Club81/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 86 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Tech & Humanity3.3average 1.6
- Family Dynamics5.9average 4.7
- Mystery5.2average 4.1
- Politics3.5average 2.6
- Romance4.4average 3.8
- Pathos5.8average 5.2
- Crime4.3average 3.7
- Catharsis5.7average 5.1
Rarely in their work
- Absurdist Humor1.3, average 2.0
- Biographical0.3, average 0.9
- Satire & Parody1.6, average 2.3
- Physical Comedy1.9, average 2.5
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 4
- Historical Drama 4
- Character-Driven 3
- Fast-Paced 2
- Suspenseful 2
- Racial Prejudice 2
- Psychological Thriller 2
- Slow Burn 2
- Cultural Identity 2
- Immigrant Experience 2
- Female Friendship 2
- Emotional Complexity 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Ming-Na WenActorThe Joy Luck Club, Vanishing Son II, The Joy Luck Club 2
Shizuko HoshiActorCome See the Paradise, Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes
Amy HillActorThe Unbidden, Enough
Stan EgiActorCome See the Paradise, Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes
Al LeongActorRaven: Return of the Black Dragons, Awesome Asian Bad Guys
Nobu McCarthyActorThe Karate Kid Part II, Gaijin 2: Love Me as I Am
Yuji OkumotoActorThe Karate Kid Part II, Awesome Asian Bad Guys
Cary-Hiroyuki TagawaActorRaven: Return of the Black Dragons, Picture Bride
Kieu ChinhActorThe Joy Luck Club, Vietnam Texas
Rosalind ChaoActorThe Joy Luck Club, The Joy Luck Club 2
Elizabeth SungActorThe Unbidden, Requiem
Sab ShimonoActorCome See the Paradise, Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes
Movies and TV shows
114Upcoming
1 title
as Waverly Jong
2020s
14 titles · average score 74
86
TV show · as Drea Lawson (voice)
78
as Mina / Emiko Sato (voice)
64
TV show · as Yukari
80
TV show · as The Principal
72
TV show · as Caroline Randa / Caroline Randa (voice)
89
TV show · as Lady Itoh (voice)
as Narrator (voice)
as Sallie Petersen
TV show · as Narrator (voice)
72
TV show · as Commodore Oh
68
as Julia
56
TV show
2010s
26 titles · average score 65
83
TV show · as Kumiko
80
as Anne Palladon
64
TV show · as Allegra Aoki
82
TV show · as Inspector Tezuka (voice)
33
as Lauren Lee
63
TV show · as Celeste Frost
77
TV show · as Tamiko Watanabe
66
TV show · as Minako Oz
79
TV show · as Carol Morrow
67
TV show · as Kazuko Osugi
78
TV show · as Noshiko Yukimura
as Viola
2000s
36 titles · average score 62
62
TV show · as Homeland Security Agent Shana Rollins
71
TV show · as Julia Chang
74
TV show · as Lauri Medina
72
TV show · as Ms. Suzuki
64
TV show · as Ishi Nakamura
as Maria Yamashita
63
TV show · as Dr. Linda Kimura
75
TV show · as Dr. Alice Crawford
55
as Marcia
67
TV show · as Sarah Fordham
82
TV show · as Eileen Hill
83
TV show · as Jenny Dodge
1990s
30 titles · average score 62
76
TV show · as Naomi
44
as Diane Sanford
66
TV show · as Shen Xiaoyi
58
TV show · as Kimberly Shiroma
76
as Kana
66
TV show · as Tracy Manetti
as Fong
66
as Lt. Cmdr. Laurel Takashima
81
as Waverly Jong
81
TV show · as Midori Koto
65
as Lily Kawamura
1980s
7 titles · average score 71
72
TV show · as Tamlyn Matsuda
as Miyeko
as Maya Ying Lin
as Karen Saito
82
TV show · as VC Peasant Woman
56
as Kumiko
76
TV show · as Det. Sharon Matsumoto