Tamlyn Tomita Biography
Born: January 27, 1966
Born in Okinawa, Japan, actress Tamlyn Tomita performed on-stage in Los Angeles before making her film debut in The Karate Kid Part II in 1986 as Ralph_Macchio's love interest, Kumiko. Soap opera appearances and supporting roles followed, as well as a few made-for-TV movies about Hiroshima. In 1990, she gained some attention as Dennis_Quaid's love interest in Alan_Parker's WWII romance Come See the Paradise. In 1993, she was part of the excellent ensemble cast in the generation-gap drama The_Joy_Luck_Club, based on the novel by Amy_Tan. Other films include the Hawaiian-set romantic drama Picture_Bride, the clever comedy drama Four_Rooms, the horror thriller Killing_Jar, and the independent relationship comedy Hundred_Percent. On television, she found work in the sci-fi movie Babylon_5:_The_Gathering and landed reoccurring roles on The Burning Zone JAG, and 24. She also can be seen in Greg_Pak's little-seen but critically praised digital video project Robot_Stories and Roland_Emmerich's 2004 sci-fi disaster film The_Day_After_Tomorrow. Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi
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