Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1919-10-24
Day of Death
1993-09-10
Place of Birth
Wilno, Wilenskie, Poland [now Vilnius, Lithuania]
Rita Karin
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.
Filmography (12)
⭐ 5.0
Role:
Grandmother
The Pickle
1993
⭐ 5.9
Role:
Mrs. Spepk
He Said, She Said
1991
⭐ 3.0
Role:
Flo
Age Isn't Everything
1991
⭐ 6.2
Role:
Mrs. Schreier
Enemies, a Love Story
1989
⭐ 6.8
Role:
Unknown
Kojak The Belarus File
1985
⭐ 7.3
Role:
Yetta
Sophie's Choice
1982
⭐ 8.0
Role:
Mrs. Reuben
Starstruck
1981
⭐ 5.8
Role:
Aunt Sonya
The Big Fix
1978
⭐ 5.7
Role:
Spectator
Matilda
1978No Image
⭐ 9.0
Role:
Mrs. Mylonas
Nicky's World
1974
⭐ 5.9
Role:
Mrs. Grossbard (uncredited)
Up the Sandbox
1972
⭐ 5.2
Role:
Mrs. Goldfarb