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Rita Karin

Actor · 1919–1993 · Wilno, Wilenskie, Poland [now Vilnius, Lithuania]

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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.

Acted in 14

1990s

  1. 1993

    The Pickle

    Grandmother

  2. 1991

    He Said, She Said

    Mrs. Spepk

  3. Age Isn't Everything

    Flo

1980s

  1. 1989

    Enemies, a Love Story

    Mrs. Schreier

    71

  2. Chicken Soup

    Bea Fisher · 12 episodes

  3. 1985

    Kojak: The Belarus File

    Movie

  4. 1984

    Kate & Allie

    TV · 6 Seasons · Comedy · Drama

    67
  5. 1982

    Sophie's Choice

    Yetta

    73
  6. 1981

    Starstruck

    Mrs. Reuben

1970s

  1. 1978

    The Big Fix

    Aunt Sonya

  2. Matilda

    Spectator

  3. 1972

    Up the Sandbox

    Mrs. Grossbard (uncredited)

    60

  4. ABC Afterschool Special

    Mrs. Reuben · 1 episode

    69
  5. 1971

    The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight

    Mrs. Goldfarb