Rita Karin

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

15

Gender

Female

Birthday

1919-10-24

Day of death

1993-09-10 (73 years old)

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

  • ABC Afterschool Special

    ABC Afterschool Special

  • Kojak The Belarus File

    Kojak The Belarus File

  • Kate & Allie

    Kate & Allie

  • Sophie's Choice

    Sophie's Choice

  • Matilda

    Matilda

  • The Pickle

    The Pickle

  • Starstruck

    Starstruck

  • He Said, She Said

    He Said, She Said

  • Enemies, a Love Story

    Enemies, a Love Story

  • The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight

    The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight

  • The Big Fix

    The Big Fix

  • Up the Sandbox

    Up the Sandbox

  • Nicky's World

    Nicky's World

  • Age Isn't Everything

    Age Isn't Everything

  • Chicken Soup

    Chicken Soup