6.4
ABC Afterschool Special
1972· TV Series
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
October 24, 1919(73)
Day of Death
September 10, 1993
Place of Birth
Wilno, Wilenskie, Poland [now Vilnius, Lithuania]
Rita Karin
Acting
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
5.9
Kate & Allie
1984· TV Series
7.3
Sophie's Choice
1982
5.8
6.2
5.8
Up the Sandbox
1972
5.2
Matilda
1978
4.7
The Pickle
1993
5.7
The Big Fix
1978
5.0
5.0
Chicken Soup
1989· TV Series
6.0
Filmography
- 1993MovieThe Pickleas Grandmother
- 1991MovieHe Said, She Saidas Mrs. Spepk
- 1991MovieAge Isn't Everythingas Flo
- 1989MovieEnemies, a Love Storyas Mrs. Schreier
- 1989TVChicken Soupas Bea Fisher
- 1985MovieKojak The Belarus File
- 1984TVKate & Allie
- 1982MovieSophie's Choiceas Yetta
- 1981MovieStarstruckas Mrs. Reuben
- 1978MovieThe Big Fixas Aunt Sonya
- 1978MovieMatildaas Spectator
- 1972MovieUp the Sandboxas Mrs. Grossbard (uncredited)
- 1972TVABC Afterschool Specialas Mrs. Reuben
- 1971MovieThe Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straightas Mrs. Goldfarb