Rita Karin
Acting
Female
Born: October 24, 1919
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
Sophie's Choice
December 08, 1982
He Said, She Said
February 22, 1991
Enemies, a Love Story
December 13, 1989
The Big Fix
October 06, 1978
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
December 22, 1971
Kate & Allie
March 19, 1984
Up the Sandbox
December 21, 1972
ABC Afterschool Special
October 04, 1972
The Pickle
April 30, 1993
Matilda
June 22, 1978
Age Isn't Everything
January 02, 1991
Kojak The Belarus File
February 16, 1985