Tamlyn Tomita net worth, personal life, career, husband, biography

Tamlyn Tomita is the Japanese-American actress who is famous for her role in the movie ‘Karate Kid Part’ II. Tomita also made an appearance in the movie ‘Come to See the Paradise’, where she played the lead role. She got involved in other movies like ‘Tekken’, ‘Four Rooms’ and these movies were a huge success.

Apart from his career in movies, Tomita has been quite a successful name in TV shows. However, she made guest appearances mostly with supporting roles. For her hard work and dedication throughout her career, Tamlyn has won numerous awards. Most notably, she won the FantaSci Film Fest Jury Prize for Best Actress for her role in Real Artist.

TAMLYN TOMITA: EARLY CHILDHOOD AND EDUCATION

Tamlyn Naomi Tomita was born on January 27, 1966. The Japanese-born child was born to parents Shiro and Asako. Her father was a sergeant with the LA Police Department. While at the department, he served for the first Asian task force.

For her education, Tamlyn went to Granada Hills High School in the San Fernando Valley in the same city. After graduating from high school, she enrolled at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) with a major in history.

Growing up, Tomita was a beautiful young woman with an interest in show business. So, in 1984, she was able to win the title of 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 continued to release her single and even her album.

TAMLYN TOMITA: CAREER

Tomita made her acting debut for the 1986 martial arts drama film “The Karate Kid Part II” where she was one of the main characters. The famous film was directed by John G Avildsen. The film was a huge commercial success, just like its predecessor. Then, after almost 4 years, she got a chance to play the female lead in the drama film ‘Come to See the Paradise’. Unlike Karate Kid, this film was a disaster from a commercial standpoint, but his performance nonetheless received critical acclaim.

She was then in the movie ‘The Joy Luck Club’ (1993), and the director was Wayne Wang. The film was able to earn about three times its budget and pushed Tomita to great heights. The film was about the relationship between Chinese-American women and their mothers.

Tamlyn Tomita has also worked in the television industry and her television work includes a recurring role on the television series “Santa Barbara”. The late 1980s show was a huge hit and won multiple Emmy Awards. Throughout his career, Tomita has starred in many different TV shows. She, however, appeared as a guest supporting actress. Currently she is preparing for r upcoming series titled ‘The Good Doctor Season 2 ‘

TOMLYN TOMITA: PERSONAL LIFE

Tamlyn is a very private star who likes to keep her personal life very secret, but in 2006 there were rumors that she was in a relationship with fellow Asian native Gray Wantabe. This started circulating after they were together in the 2006 movie ‘Only the Brave’. However, it turned out that these were just rumors.

Currently, looking at her Instagram account, we found out that Tomita is married. We couldn’t find the name of this lucky guy, but he’s definitely a white American. If you take a quick tour of her account, you will find that she has posted a number of photos with this man.

TOMLYN TOMITA: FORTUNE

Over 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 in this industry for many years now and with the work she continues to do on the big and small screens as well as her singing career, she has been able to accumulate a huge chunk of money. In 2018, the net worth of this famous Japanese American actress was around $3 million.