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Rita Karin

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Rita Karin

Known for: Acting
Born: October 24, 1919
Died: September 10, 1993 · age 73
From: 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.

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§ Known for

Sophie's Choice

Sophie's Choice

1982 · Yetta

Chicken Soup

1989 · Bea Fisher

Starstruck

1981 · Mrs. Reuben

Kojak: The Belarus File

Kojak: The Belarus File

1985 · —

ABC Afterschool Special

ABC Afterschool Special

1972 · Mrs. Reuben

Matilda

1978 · Spectator

Kate & Allie

1984 · —

Enemies, a Love Story

Enemies, a Love Story

1989 · Mrs. Schreier

Up the Sandbox

1972 · Mrs. Grossbard (uncredited)

The Pickle

1993 · Grandmother

The Pickle

1993 · Grandmother

Age Isn't Everything

Age Isn't Everything

1991 · Flo

He Said, She Said

He Said, She Said

1991 · Mrs. Spepk

Chicken Soup

1989 · TV · Bea Fisher

Enemies, a Love Story

Enemies, a Love Story

1989 · Mrs. Schreier

Kojak: The Belarus File

Kojak: The Belarus File

1985

Kate & Allie

1984 · TV

Sophie's Choice

Sophie's Choice

1982 · Yetta

Starstruck

1981 · Mrs. Reuben

Matilda

1978 · Spectator

The Big Fix

1978 · Aunt Sonya

1974 · Mrs. Mylonas