Tamlyn Tomita, precisely 5ft 2 ½ (158.8 cm) tall, is a petite Japanese-American actress whose compact stature enhances her captivating screen presence in both dramatic and action roles.
Her diminutive height perfectly suited the graceful Kumiko opposite Ralph Macchio in The Karate Kid Part II (1986), added vulnerability to Waverly in The Joy Luck Club (1993), and brought intensity to her portrayal of Noshiko Yukimura in Teen Wolf. She also shone as Dr. Liliana Krishom in Babylon 5: The Gathering (1993) and in The Day After Tomorrow (2004), where her small frame amplified the human scale against epic disasters.