Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
October 24, 1919
Died
September 10, 1993 (age 73)
Place of Birth
Wilno, Wilenskie, Poland [now Vilnius, Lithuania]
Rita Karin
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
TV
ABC Afterschool Special
Mrs. Reuben
1972
TV
Kate & Allie
1984
Film
Sophie's Choice
Yetta
1982
TV
Chicken Soup
Bea Fisher
1989
Film
He Said, She Said
Mrs. Spepk
1991
Film
Up the Sandbox
Mrs. Grossbard (uncredited)
1972
Film
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
Mrs. Goldfarb
1971
Film
Kojak The Belarus File
1985
Film
The Pickle
Grandmother
1993
Film
Enemies, a Love Story
Mrs. Schreier
1989
Film
The Big Fix
Aunt Sonya
1978
Film
Matilda
Spectator
1978
Film
Starstruck
Mrs. Reuben
1981
Film
Age Isn't Everything
Flo
1991
Film
Nicky's World
Mrs. Mylonas
1974
Filmography
1993FilmThe Pickleas Grandmother1991FilmHe Said, She Saidas Mrs. Spepk1991FilmAge Isn't Everythingas Flo1989FilmEnemies, a Love Storyas Mrs. Schreier1989TVChicken Soupas Bea Fisher1985FilmKojak The Belarus File1984TVKate & Allie1982FilmSophie's Choiceas Yetta1981FilmStarstruckas Mrs. Reuben1978FilmThe Big Fixas Aunt Sonya1978FilmMatildaas Spectator1974FilmNicky's Worldas Mrs. Mylonas1972FilmUp the Sandboxas Mrs. Grossbard (uncredited)1972TVABC Afterschool Specialas Mrs. Reuben1971FilmThe Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straightas Mrs. Goldfarb