Rita Karin
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Rita Karin

Oct 24, 1919 - Wilno, Wilenskie, Poland [now Vilnius, Lithuania]

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.

Credits

Cast

Media
Movie1981StarstruckMrs. Reuben
Movie1993The PickleGrandmother
Movie1982Sophie's ChoiceYetta
Movie1991He Said, She SaidMrs. Spepk
Movie1991Age Isn't EverythingFlo
Movie1989Enemies, a Love StoryMrs. Schreier
Movie1971The Gang That Couldn't Shoot StraightMrs. Goldfarb
Movie1974Nicky's WorldMrs. Mylonas
Movie1978The Big FixAunt Sonya
Movie1972Up the SandboxMrs. Grossbard (uncredited)
Movie1985Kojak The Belarus File
Movie1978MatildaSpectator
TV Show1972ABC Afterschool SpecialMrs. Reuben1
TV Show1984Kate & Allie1
TV Show1989Chicken SoupBea Fisher12

Crew

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