Person

Rita Karin

Actor 1919-10-24 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.

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY

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Sophie's Choice

Sophie's Choice

1982 · Yetta

He Said, She Said

He Said, She Said

1991 · Mrs. Spepk

Enemies, a Love Story

Enemies, a Love Story

1989 · Mrs. Schreier

The Big Fix

The Big Fix

1978 · Aunt Sonya

Kate & Allie

Kate & Allie

1984 · TV

Up the Sandbox

Up the Sandbox

1972 · Mrs. Grossbard (uncredited)

The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight

The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight

1971 · Mrs. Goldfarb

ABC Afterschool Special

ABC Afterschool Special

1972 · Mrs. Reuben

The Pickle

The Pickle

1993 · Grandmother

Matilda

Matilda

1978 · Spectator

Age Isn't Everything

Age Isn't Everything

1991 · Flo

Kojak: The Belarus File

Kojak: The Belarus File

1985 · Movie

Chicken Soup

Chicken Soup

1989 · Bea Fisher

Starstruck

Starstruck

1981 · Mrs. Reuben

Nicky's World

1974 · Mrs. Mylonas