Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
October 24, 1919
Place of Birth:
Wilno, Wilenskie, Poland [now Vilnius, Lithuania]
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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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | The Pickle | Grandmother |
| 1991 | He Said, She Said | Mrs. Spepk |
| 1991 | Age Isn't Everything | Flo |
| 1989 | Enemies, a Love Story | Mrs. Schreier |
| 1985 | Kojak The Belarus File | |
| 1982 | Sophie's Choice | Yetta |
| 1981 | Starstruck | Mrs. Reuben |
| 1978 | The Big Fix | Aunt Sonya |
| 1978 | Matilda | Spectator |
| 1974 | Nicky's World | Mrs. Mylonas |
| 1972 | Up the Sandbox | Mrs. Grossbard (uncredited) |
| 1971 | The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight | Mrs. Goldfarb |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Chicken Soup | Bea Fisher |
| 1984 | Kate & Allie | |
| 1972 | ABC Afterschool Special | Mrs. Reuben |