
Rita Karin
Born
October 24, 1919
Died
September 10, 1993 (73 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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

The Pickle
Grandmother
4.8
1993

He Said, She Said
Mrs. Spepk
5.9
1991

Age Isn't Everything
Flo
2.0
1991

Enemies, a Love Story
Mrs. Schreier
6.3
1989

Chicken Soup
Bea Fisher · (12 episodes)
5.0
1989

Kojak The Belarus File
6.0
1985

Kate & Allie
(1 episode)
5.9
1984

Sophie's Choice
Yetta
7.3
1982

Starstruck
Mrs. Reuben
0.0
1981

The Big Fix
Aunt Sonya
5.7
1978

Matilda
Spectator
5.2
1978
Nicky's World
Mrs. Mylonas
0.0
1974

Up the Sandbox
Mrs. Grossbard (uncredited)
5.8
1972

ABC Afterschool Special
Mrs. Reuben · (1 episode)
6.4
1972

The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
Mrs. Goldfarb
5.0
1971