Rita Karin

Rita Karin

1919-10-24 in Wilno, Wilenskie, Poland [now Vilnius, Lithuania] - 1993-09-10

 

Rita Karin

1919-10-24 in Wilno, Wilenskie, Poland [now Vilnius, Lithuania] - 1993-09-10

 

Department: Acting

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.

Department: Acting

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.

The Pickle

Acting

Grandmother

4.7
Apr 1993

He Said, She Said

Acting

Mrs. Spepk

5.8
Feb 1991

Age Isn't Everything

Acting

Flo

2.0
Jan 1991

Enemies, a Love Story

Acting

Mrs. Schreier

6.2
Dec 1989

Kojak The Belarus File

Acting

6.0
Feb 1985

Sophie's Choice

Acting

Yetta

7.3
Dec 1982

Starstruck

Acting

Mrs. Reuben

Oct 1981

The Big Fix

Acting

Aunt Sonya

5.7
Oct 1978

Matilda

Acting

Spectator

5.2
Jun 1978

Nicky's World

Acting

Mrs. Mylonas

Apr 1974

Up the Sandbox

Acting

Mrs. Grossbard (uncredited)

5.8
Dec 1972

The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight

Acting

Mrs. Goldfarb

5.0
Dec 1971
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