Rita Karin

Acting

Rita Karin

Born October 24, 1919Wilno, Wilenskie, Poland [now Vilnius, Lithuania]15 credits

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

The Pickle
1993The Pickle
as GrandmotherMovie
He Said, She Said
1991He Said, She Said
as Mrs. SpepkMovie
Enemies, a Love Story
1989Enemies, a Love Story
as Mrs. SchreierMovie
Chicken Soup
1989Chicken Soup
as Bea FisherTV
Sophie's Choice
1982Sophie's Choice
as YettaMovie
Starstruck
1981Starstruck
as Mrs. ReubenMovie
The Big Fix
1978The Big Fix
as Aunt SonyaMovie
Matilda
1978Matilda
as SpectatorMovie
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1974Nicky's World
as Mrs. MylonasMovie
Up the Sandbox
1972Up the Sandbox
as Mrs. Grossbard (uncredited)Movie