Rita Karin
Born: 1919-10-24
Birthplace: 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
The Pickle
Matilda
He Said, She Said
Starstruck
Up the Sandbox
The Big Fix
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
Enemies, a Love Story
Kojak: The Belarus File
Top Movie Credits
Sophie's Choice
Yetta
The Pickle
Grandmother
Matilda
Spectator
He Said, She Said
Mrs. Spepk
Starstruck
Mrs. Reuben
Up the Sandbox
Mrs. Grossbard (uncredited)
The Big Fix
Aunt Sonya
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
Mrs. Goldfarb
Enemies, a Love Story
Mrs. Schreier