Acting
Rita Karin
- Born
- 1919-10-24 · Wilno, Wilenskie, Poland [now Vilnius, Lithuania]
- Died
- 1993-09-10
- Filmography
- 15 titles on TMDB
About Rita Karin
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.
Backdrop from Sophie's Choice
Films & television
12 titles
Aunt Sonya
Mrs. Spepk
Mrs. Goldfarb
Mrs. Schreier
Grandmother
Spectator
Mrs. Grossbard (uncredited)
Mrs. Reuben
Mrs. Mylonas
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