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Rita Karin

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.

Born

Oct 24, 1919

Wilno, Wilenskie, Poland [now Vilnius, Lithuania]

Died

Sep 10, 1993

Known For

Acting

Movies

12 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.3

Known For

Sophie's Choice
Sophie's Choice
1982 • as Yetta
★ 7.3
He Said, She Said
He Said, She Said
1991 • as Mrs. Spepk
★ 5.9
Enemies, a Love Story
Enemies, a Love Story
1989 • as Mrs. Schreier
★ 6.2
The Pickle
The Pickle
1993 • as Grandmother
★ 5.0
Matilda
Matilda
1978 • as Spectator
★ 5.7
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
1971 • as Mrs. Goldfarb
★ 5.2
The Big Fix
The Big Fix
1978 • as Aunt Sonya
★ 5.9
Up the Sandbox
Up the Sandbox
1972 • as Mrs. Grossbard (uncredited)
★ 5.9
Age Isn't Everything
Age Isn't Everything
1991 • as Flo
★ 2.7
Starstruck
Starstruck
1981 • as Mrs. Reuben
★ 8.0
movie
Nicky's World
1974 • as Mrs. Mylonas
★ 9.0