Rita Karin
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1919-10-24 – 1993-09-10
Place of birth: Wilno, Wilenskie, Poland [now Vilnius, Lithuania]
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
Starstruck
1981Mrs. Reuben
The Pickle
1993Grandmother
Sophie's Choice
1982Yetta
He Said, She Said
1991Mrs. Spepk
Age Isn't Everything
1991Flo
Enemies, a Love Story
1989Mrs. Schreier
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
1971Mrs. GoldfarbNicky's World
1974Mrs. Mylonas
The Big Fix
1978Aunt Sonya
Up the Sandbox
1972Mrs. Grossbard (uncredited)
Kojak The Belarus File
1985