Rita Karin

Rita Karin

10/24/1919 – 9/10/1993Wilno, Wilenskie, Poland [now Vilnius, Lithuania]

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.

Filmography (15 titles)

The Pickle5.0Movie

The Pickle

Grandmother · 1993

He Said, She Said5.9Movie

He Said, She Said

Mrs. Spepk · 1991

Age Isn't Everything3.0Movie

Age Isn't Everything

Flo · 1991

Enemies, a Love Story6.2Movie

Enemies, a Love Story

Mrs. Schreier · 1989

Chicken Soup7.5Show

Chicken Soup

Bea Fisher · 1989

Kojak: The Belarus File6.8Movie

Kojak: The Belarus File

1985

Kate & Allie6.0Show

Kate & Allie

1984

Sophie's Choice7.3Movie

Sophie's Choice

Yetta · 1982

Starstruck8.0Movie

Starstruck

Mrs. Reuben · 1981

The Big Fix5.8Movie

The Big Fix

Aunt Sonya · 1978

Matilda5.7Movie

Matilda

Spectator · 1978

9.0Movie

Nicky's World

Mrs. Mylonas · 1974

Up the Sandbox5.9Movie

Up the Sandbox

Mrs. Grossbard (uncredited) · 1972

ABC Afterschool Special6.5Show

ABC Afterschool Special

Mrs. Reuben · 1972

The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight5.2Movie

The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight

Mrs. Goldfarb · 1971