Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
October 24, 1919
Died
September 10, 1993
Age
73
Place of Birth
Wilno, Wilenskie, Poland [now Vilnius, Lithuania]
Popularity
0.9
Rita Karin
Acting
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.
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Known For
6.1
Kate & Allie
1984 · TV
6.5
ABC Afterschool Special
1972 · TV
7.3
Sophie's Choice
1982 · Movie
6.2
Enemies, a Love Story
1989 · Movie
5.9
He Said, She Said
1991 · Movie
7.5
Chicken Soup
1989 · TV
5.8
The Big Fix
1978 · Movie
5.7
Matilda
1978 · Movie
5.2
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
1971 · Movie
5.9
Up the Sandbox
1972 · Movie
5.0
The Pickle
1993 · Movie
6.8
Kojak: The Belarus File
1985 · Movie
Filmography
1993
The Pickle
Movie · Grandmother
5.0
1991
He Said, She Said
Movie · Mrs. Spepk
5.9
1991
Age Isn't Everything
Movie · Flo
2.7
1989
Enemies, a Love Story
Movie · Mrs. Schreier
6.2
1989
Chicken Soup
TV · Bea Fisher
7.5
1985
Kojak: The Belarus File
Movie
6.8
1984
Kate & Allie
TV
6.1
1982
Sophie's Choice
Movie · Yetta
7.3
1981
Starstruck
Movie · Mrs. Reuben
8.0
1978
The Big Fix
Movie · Aunt Sonya
5.8
1978
Matilda
Movie · Spectator
5.7
1974
Nicky's World
Movie · Mrs. Mylonas
9.0
1972
Up the Sandbox
Movie · Mrs. Grossbard (uncredited)
5.9
1972
ABC Afterschool Special
TV · Mrs. Reuben
6.5
1971
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
Movie · Mrs. Goldfarb
5.2