Tamlyn Tomita
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Biography
Born in Okinawa, Japan in 1966 and raised in California, Tamlyn Tomita's first foray into entertainment came when she was crowned the Los Angeles Nisei Week Queen at age 18. Her new title came with a trip to Hawaii, where she auditioned for and won her first film role as Kumiko in "The Karate Kid Part II" (1987). She memorably played Ming Li on two seasons of the soap opera "Santa Barbara" (NBC, 1984-1993) in 1987 and Lt. Cmdr. Laurel Takashima in the TV movie "Babylon 5: The Gathering" (PTEN, 1993) in 1993. Tomita would also appear in the segment of the comedy "Four Rooms" (1995) entitled "The Misbehavers," directed by Robert Rodriguez, as well as the acclaimed comedy-drama "Living Out Loud" (1998) and the disaster film "The Day After Tomorrow" (2004). Eventually, Tomita found a great number of opportunities in television, playing recurring roles like Jenny Dodge on the series "24" (Fox, 2001-2010) and Ishi on "Heroes" (NBC, 2006-2010). She would also play memorable characters on "Law & Order: L.A." (2010-11) and "Teen Wolf" (MTV, 2011-) before signing on to play Allegra Aoki on the medical drama "The Good Doctor" (ABC, 2017-).
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Life Events
1986
Feature acting debut, "The Karate Kid Part II" playing Ralph Macchio's love interest, Kumiko
1987
TV acting debut in an episode of "Tour of Duty"
1987
Had a recurring role on the NBC daytime serial, "Santa Barbara"
1990
First film in a lead role, "Come See the Paradise"
1993
Played Waverly in the critically acclaimed "The Joy Luck Club"
1995
Appeared in 'The Misbehavers,' the Robert Rodriguez segment of the film, "Four Rooms"
1996
TV series debut as a regular, "The Burning Zone" (UPN)
2002
Cast on the Fox series, "24" as the Press Secretary to President David Palmer
2004
Cast in Roland Emmerich' s "The Day After Tomorrow"
2007
Played the recurring role of Ishi on "Heroes"
2010
Played the recurring role of Dr. Ellen Yu on "Law & Order: L.A."
2014
Played the recurring role of Noshiko Yukimura on "Teen Wolf"
2017
Took on the role of Allegra Aoki on "The Good Doctor"
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