Tamlyn Tomita

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name = Tamlyn Tomita


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birthname = Tamlyn Naomi Tomita
birthdate = Birth date and age|1966|1|27|mf=y
location = Okinawa, Japan
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Tamlyn Naomi Tomita (born January 27 1966) is a American actress, who has appeared in many Hollywood films and television series.

Biography

Early life

Tomita was born in Okinawa, the daughter of Shiro and Asako Tomita. [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/45/Tamlyn-Tomita.html Tamlyn Tomita Biography (1966-) ] ] She is of one quarter-Filipino descent (her mother is half Filipina, half Japanese). Before becoming an actress, she won the title of Queen at the Nisei Week Pageant in Los Angeles in 1984, and Miss Nikkei International in 1985.

Acting career

In 1986, Tomita made her acting debut in "The Karate Kid, Part II", playing Ralph Macchio's love interest. On the film's set, she met Nobu McCarthy, herself a former beauty queen. McCarthy became a role model, mentor and close friend to Tomita, making it especially difficult when in 2002 McCarthy died unexpectedly while on location in Brazil with Tomita, filming "Gaijin 2 - Ama-me como sou".

Personal life

Until the spring of 2006, she dated Japanese American actor Greg Watanabe (brother of American Girls bassist Miiko Watanabe), whom she met when they starred together in "The Summer Moon" at Seattle's A Contemporary Theatre. Fact|date=June 2007

Filmography

* 1986: "The Karate Kid, Part II"
* 1987: "Hawaiian Dream"
* 1990: "Vietnam, Texas"
* 1990: "Come See The Paradise"
* 1993: "The Joy Luck Club"
* 1994: "Picture Bride"
* 1995: "Requiem"
* 1995: "Four Rooms"
* 1996: "The Killing Jar"
* 1997: "Touch"
* 1997: "Hundred Percent"
* 1998: "Soundman"
* 1999: "Life Tastes Good"
* 2002: "Gaijin 2 - Ama-me como sou"
* 2003: "Robot Stories"
* 2004: "The Day After Tomorrow"
* 2005: "Only the Brave"
* 2008: "The Eye"
* 2009: "Tekken"

TV appearances

* 1992: "Quantum Leap", playing Tamlyn Matsuda, a psychic in the episode "Temptation Eyes".
* 1993: "Babylon 5", playing Lt. Commander Laurel Takashima in the pilot episode "."
* 1994: "", playing Midori Koto in the episode "The Samurai."
* 1996-1997: "The Burning Zone", playing Dr. Kimberly Shiroma
* 2002-2003: "24", playing Jenny, Press Secretary to President David Palmer.
* 2002-2003: "JAG", playing Lieutenant Commander Tracy Manetti.
* 2006: "Commander in Chief", playing Randy, a Japanese translator to the President Mackenzie Allen in the episode "No Nukes is Good Nukes."
* 2006: "Stargate SG-1", playing a Chinese diplomat in the episode "The Scourge."
* 2006: "Eureka", playing scientist Kim Anderson in the episodes "Before I Forget" and "Once in a Lifetime."
* 2008: General Hospital, Giselle, Editor-in-Chief of "Couture" Magazine, and Connie Falconeri's rival Fashionista competitor.

Other work

* 2002: "" (James Bond game) as Makiko Hayashi

References

External links

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