Striking Asian player of stage, TV and film who first made an impact as Dennis Quaid's wife in "Come See the Paradise" (1990), Alan Parker's WWII-era drama about Japanese relocation camps in the US. Tomita began on stage, appearing in West Coast productions of "Don Juan: A Meditation" and "The Winter Crane". (The latter won her a DRAMA-LOGUE Award.) She segued to film starting with "The Karate Kid Part II" (1986), as Ralph Macchio's Japanese girlfriend. Her TV credits include two telefilms about the Hiroshima bombing during WWII. Tomita followed up as one of the four American-born daughters to Chinese immigrants in the powerhouse Asian ensemble of "The Joy Luck Club" (1993). In 1996, she made her TV series debut in the environmental drama "The Burning Zone" (UPN).
Family
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Father: Shiro Tomita. deceased
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Mother: Asako Tomita.
Significant Others
Education
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Stanley Holden Dance Center
Milestones
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1986 Feature acting debut, The Karate Kid Part II playing Ralph Macchio s love interest
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1987 TV acting debut in an episode of Tour of Duty
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1990 First film in a lead role, Come See the Paradise
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1995 Appeared in The Misbehavers the Robert Rodriguez segment of the film, Four Rooms
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1996 TV series debut as a regular, The Burning Zone (UPN)
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2002 Cast on the Fox series, 24 as the Press Secretary to President David Palmer
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2004 Cast in Roland Emmerich s The Day After Tomorrow
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Co-founded the Antaeus Project in conjunction with The Mark Taper Forum and the Center Theater Group in LA
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Had a recurring role on the NBC daytime serial, Santa Barbara
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Moved to L.A. with her family