Rita Karin
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.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
15
Gender
Female
Birthday
1919-10-24 (105 years old)
Place of Birth
Wilno, Wilenskie, Poland [now Vilnius, Lithuania]
Acting
1993
The Pickle as Grandmother1991
He Said, She Said as Mrs. Spepk1991
Age Isn't Everything as Flo1989
Chicken Soup as Bea Fisher1989
Enemies, a Love Story as Mrs. Schreier1985
Kojak The Belarus File as Not available1984
Kate & Allie as Not available1982
Sophie's Choice as Yetta1981
Starstruck as Mrs. Reuben1978
Matilda as Spectator1978
The Big Fix as Aunt Sonya1974
Nicky's World as Mrs. Mylonas1972
ABC Afterschool Special as Mrs. Reuben1972
Up the Sandbox as Mrs. Grossbard (uncredited)1971
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight as Mrs. Goldfarb