Rita Karin
Gender: Female
Birthday: 1919-10-24 - 1993-09-10
Place of Birth: Wilno, Wilenskie, Poland [now Vilnius, Lithuania]
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
1972ABC Afterschool Special
1984Kate & Allie
1982Sophie's Choice
1989Chicken Soup
1991He Said, She Said
1989Enemies, a Love Story
1993The Pickle
1978Matilda
1971The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
1978The Big Fix
1972Up the Sandbox
1985Kojak: The Belarus File
1991Age Isn't Everything
1981