Acting
Rita Karin
Wilno, Wilenskie, Poland [now Vilnius, Lithuania]Born 1919
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.
11
Films
3
TV Shows
Known For
14 Credits
ABC Afterschool Special
as Mrs. Reuben
1972
Kate & Allie
1984
Sophie's Choice
as Yetta
1982
He Said, She Said
as Mrs. Spepk
1991
Chicken Soup
as Bea Fisher
1989
Up the Sandbox
as Mrs. Grossbard (uncredited)
1972
The Pickle
as Grandmother
1993
Enemies, a Love Story
as Mrs. Schreier
1989
The Big Fix
as Aunt Sonya
1978
Kojak The Belarus File
1985
Matilda
as Spectator
1978
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
as Mrs. Goldfarb
1971