RK
Rita Karin
Acting
October 24, 1919
Died September 10, 1993 (73 years old)
Wilno, Wilenskie, Poland [now Vilnius, Lithuania]
15
Acting Credits
Biography
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
The Pickle
1993
as Grandmother
5
He Said, She Said
1991
as Mrs. Spepk
5.9
Age Isn't Everything
1991
as Flo
2.7
Enemies, a Love Story
1989
as Mrs. Schreier
6.2
Chicken Soup
1989
as Bea Fisher
7.5
Kojak: The Belarus File
1985
6.8
Kate & Allie
1984
6.3
Sophie's Choice
1982
as Yetta
7.3
Starstruck
1981
as Mrs. Reuben
8
The Big Fix
1978
as Aunt Sonya
5.9
Matilda
1978
as Spectator
5.7
Nicky's World
1974
as Mrs. Mylonas
9
Up the Sandbox
1972
as Mrs. Grossbard (uncredited)
5.9
ABC Afterschool Special
1972
as Mrs. Reuben
6.5
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
1971
as Mrs. Goldfarb
5.2