Rita Karin
Acting
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: October 24, 1919 · Wilno, Wilenskie, Poland [now Vilnius, Lithuania]
Filmography (9)
The Pickle
1993
Actor: Grandmother
He Said, She Said
1991
Actor: Mrs. Spepk
Enemies, a Love Story
1989
Actor: Mrs. Schreier
TV
Kate & Allie
1984
Actor
Sophie's Choice
1982
Actor: Yetta
The Big Fix
1978
Actor: Aunt Sonya
Up the Sandbox
1972
Actor: Mrs. Grossbard (un…
TV
ABC Afterschool Special
1972
Actor: Mrs. Reuben
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
1971
Actor: Mrs. Goldfarb