Rita Karin

Known for

Acting

Born

Oct 24, 1919

Died

Sep 10, 1993

From

Wilno, Wilenskie, Poland [now Vilnius, Lithuania]

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.

Credits

Sophie's Choice

19827.3out of 10

He Said, She Said

19915.9out of 10

Enemies, a Love Story

19896.2out of 10

The Big Fix

19785.9out of 10

Kate & Allie

19846.2out of 10

Up the Sandbox

19725.9out of 10

The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight

19715.2out of 10

ABC Afterschool Special

19726.5out of 10

The Pickle

19935.0out of 10

Age Isn't Everything

19912.7out of 10

Matilda

19785.7out of 10

Kojak: The Belarus File

19856.8out of 10

Chicken Soup

19897.5out of 10

Starstruck

19818.0out of 10

Nicky's World

19749.0out of 10