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Rita Karin
Acting
Born October 24, 1919 · Wilno, Wilenskie, Poland [now Vilnius, Lithuania]
Died September 10, 1993
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.
Filmography9 titles
Sophie's Choice
1982as Yetta
1982as Yetta
Enemies, a Love Story
1989as Mrs. Schreier
1989as Mrs. Schreier
Kate & Allie
1984
1984
He Said, She Said
1991as Mrs. Spepk
1991as Mrs. Spepk
Up the Sandbox
1972as Mrs. Grossbard (uncredited)
1972as Mrs. Grossbard (uncredited)
The Big Fix
1978as Aunt Sonya
1978as Aunt Sonya
Matilda
1978as Spectator
1978as Spectator
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
1971as Mrs. Goldfarb
1971as Mrs. Goldfarb
The Pickle
1993as Grandmother
1993as Grandmother