Rita Karin
Acting
October 24, 1919 — September 10, 1993Wilno, 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.
Known for
Acting15
movieThe Pickle
1993
Grandmother
movieHe Said, She Said
1991
Mrs. Spepk
movieEnemies, a Love Story
1989
Mrs. Schreier
tvChicken Soup
1989
Bea Fisher
movieStarstruck
1981
Mrs. Reuben
movieThe Big Fix
1978
Aunt Sonya
movieMatilda
1978
Spectator
Nicky's World
movieNicky's World
1974
Mrs. Mylonas
movieUp the Sandbox
1972
Mrs. Grossbard (uncredited)
tvABC Afterschool Special
1972
Mrs. Reuben
movieThe Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
1971
Mrs. Goldfarb