Rita Karin

Profile info

Known forActing
GenderFemale
Birthday24 October 1919
Died10 September 1993 (age 73)
Place of birthWilno, Wilenskie, Poland [now Vilnius, Lithuania]
Known credits15

Biography

She was a Polish-born American actress best known for her role as Jackie Mason's mother on the 1989 TV series Chicken Soup. Also appeared at the beginning of Sophie's Choice as Yetta, Sophie's (Meryl Streep) landlady. Her voice can be heard singing children's songs from the camps in the Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C.

The Pickle
The Pickle
1993 · Grandmother
He Said, She Said
He Said, She Said
1991 · Mrs. Spepk
Age Isn't Everything
Age Isn't Everything
1991 · Flo
Enemies, a Love Story
Enemies, a Love Story
1989 · Mrs. Schreier
Chicken Soup
Chicken Soup
1989 · Bea Fisher
Kojak: The Belarus File
Kojak: The Belarus File
1985
Kate & Allie
Kate & Allie
1984
Sophie's Choice
Sophie's Choice
1982 · Yetta
Starstruck
Starstruck
1981 · Mrs. Reuben
The Big Fix
The Big Fix
1978 · Aunt Sonya
Matilda
Matilda
1978 · Spectator
Nicky's World
1974 · Mrs. Mylonas
Up the Sandbox
Up the Sandbox
1972 · Mrs. Grossbard (uncredited)
ABC Afterschool Special
ABC Afterschool Special
1972 · Mrs. Reuben
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
1971 · Mrs. Goldfarb
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