Rita Karin
Rita Karin
Acting
- Born:
- 1919-10-24
- Died:
- 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
Filmography
The Pickle
5.01993
He Said, She Said
5.91991
Age Isn't Everything
2.71991
Enemies, a Love Story
6.21989
Chicken Soup
7.51989
Kojak: The Belarus File
6.81985
Kate & Allie
6.21984
Sophie's Choice
7.31982
Starstruck
8.01981
The Big Fix
5.91978
Matilda
5.71978
Nicky's World
Nicky's World
9.01974
Up the Sandbox
5.91972
ABC Afterschool Special
6.51972
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
5.21971