Rita Karin
Known for Acting · 15 credits
- Born
- 1919-10-24
- Died
- 1993-09-10
- Place of birth
- 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
TV Shows (3)
Movies (12)
Sophie's Choice
1982
as Yetta
The Pickle
1993
as Grandmother
Matilda
1978
as Spectator
He Said, She Said
1991
as Mrs. Spepk
The Big Fix
1978
as Aunt Sonya
Up the Sandbox
1972
as Mrs. Grossbard (uncredited)
Enemies, a Love Story
1989
as Mrs. Schreier
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
1971
as Mrs. Goldfarb
Kojak The Belarus File
1985
Starstruck
1981
as Mrs. Reuben
Nicky's World
1974
as Mrs. Mylonas
Age Isn't Everything
1991
as Flo
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. With 15 credits spanning from 1971 to 1993, Rita Karin has appeared in 12 films and 3 TV shows.
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Most Popular Rita Karin Movies
- Sophie's Choice (1982) — as Yetta
- The Pickle (1993) — as Grandmother
- Matilda (1978) — as Spectator
- He Said, She Said (1991) — as Mrs. Spepk
- The Big Fix (1978) — as Aunt Sonya
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