Rita Karin
Known for: Acting
Born: October 24, 1919
Died: September 10, 1993
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
Sophie's Choice
1982
Age Isn't Everything
1991
Enemies, a Love Story
1989
Starstruck
1981
He Said, She Said
1991
The Pickle
1993
Nicky's World
1974
Kate & Allie
1984
ABC Afterschool Special
1972
Kojak: The Belarus File
1985
Chicken Soup
1989
The Big Fix
1978
Matilda
1978
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
1971
Up the Sandbox
1972