Tamlyn Tomita is the actress of Japanese American descent who is famous for her portrayal in the “Karate Kid Part” II movie. Tomita has also made an appearance in the film ‘Come to See the Paradise’, where she played the lead role. She has been involving herself in other films like “Tekken”, “Four Rooms” and these movies were a massive success.
Apart from her career in movies, Tomita has been a pretty successful name in TV shows. She, however, has been making guest appearances mostly with supporting roles. For her hard work and dedication throughout the career, Tamlyn has been able to win many awards. More notably, she has won the Jury Award at the FantaSci Film Fest for Best Actress for her role in Real Artist.
Tamlyn Tomita: Early Life and Education
Tamlyn Naomi Tomita was born on the 27th of January in 1966. The kid of Japanese descent was born to parents Shiro and Asako. Her father was a sergeant in the LA Police department. He during his time at the department served for the first Asian Taskforce.
For her education, Tamlyn went to the Granada Hills High School in San Fernando Valley, in the same city. After completing her high school, she enrolled at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)with a major in history.
Growing up, Tomita was a beautiful young lady who had interests in show business. So, In 1984, she was able to win the title of the Queen at the Nisei Week Pageant in Los Angeles. Next year, she was able to receive the title of Miss Nikkei International. After some relative success, Tamlyn went on to release her single and even her album.
Tamlyn Tomita: Career
Tomita made her debut in acting for the 1986 martial arts drama film ‘The Karate Kid Part II’ where she was one of the lead characters. The famous movie was directed by John G Avildsen. The film was commercially a massive success, much like its predecessor. Next, after almost 4 years, she was given the chance to play the female lead in the drama film ‘Come to See the Paradise’. Unlike Karate Kid, this film was a disaster looking at the commercial side of things but her performance none the less was critically acclaimed.
She was next in the film ‘The Joy Luck Club’ (1993), and the director was Wayne Wang. The film was able to earn around three times its budget and took Tomita to the heights. The movie was about the relationships between Chinese-American women and their mothers.
Tamlyn Tomita has also been working on the TV industry and her works on television include a recurring role in the TV series ‘Santa Barbara’. The late 1980s show was a huge success and were able to win several Emmy Awards. Throughout her career, Tomita has been acting in many different TV shows. She, however, has been appearing as a guest supporting actress. Currently, she is preparing for her next series called “The Good Doctor Season 2“.
Tomlyn Tomita: Personal Life
Tamlyn has been a very private star who likes to keep her personal life very secret however in 2006 there were rumors about her being in a relationship with fellow Asian native Grey Wantabe. This began circulating after they were together in 2006 film “Only the Brave.” However, as it turned out, these were just rumors.
Currently, looking at her Instagram account, we have found out that Tomita is married. We could not find the name of this lucky man, but he definitely is a white American. If you take a small tour of her account, you will find that she has posted a good number of photos with this man.
Tomlyn Tomita: Net Worth
Throughout the years, Tomlyn has been a big name in the film industry. In 1991, this beautiful lady was selected by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world.
Tomita won the Asian American International Film Festival Award in 2001. She has been working in this industry for many years now and with the work she keeps doing in small and big screens as well as her singing career, she has been able to accumulate a huge chunk of money. As of 2018, the net worth of this famous Japanese American actress is around $3 million.
