Rita Karin
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Oct 24, 1919
- Died
- Sep 10, 1993 (aged 73)
- Place of birth
- Wilno, Wilenskie, Poland [now Vilnius, Lithuania]
- Credits
- 15
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
MovieRated 5.0
The Pickle
1993Movie
Grandmother
MovieRated 5.9
He Said, She Said
1991Movie
Mrs. Spepk
MovieRated 2.7
Age Isn't Everything
1991Movie
Flo
MovieRated 6.2
Enemies, a Love Story
1989Movie
Mrs. Schreier
TVRated 7.5
Chicken Soup
1989TV
Bea Fisher
MovieRated 6.8
Kojak: The Belarus File
1985Movie
TVRated 6.2
Kate & Allie
1984TV
MovieRated 7.3
Sophie's Choice
1982Movie
Yetta
MovieRated 8.0
Starstruck
1981Movie
Mrs. Reuben
MovieRated 5.9
The Big Fix
1978Movie
Aunt Sonya
MovieRated 5.7
Matilda
1978Movie
Spectator
MovieRated 9.0
Nicky's World
1974Movie
Mrs. Mylonas
MovieRated 5.9
Up the Sandbox
1972Movie
Mrs. Grossbard (uncredited)
TVRated 6.5
ABC Afterschool Special
1972TV
Mrs. Reuben
MovieRated 5.2
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
1971Movie
Mrs. Goldfarb