Birthday:
Oct 24, 1919
Place of Birth: Wilno, Wilenskie, Poland [now Vilnius, Lithuania]
Place of Birth: Wilno, Wilenskie, Poland [now Vilnius, Lithuania]
Rita Karin
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.
Filmography
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Starstruck | Mrs. Reuben | 1981 |
| The Pickle | Grandmother | 1993 |
| Sophie's Choice | Yetta | 1982 |
| He Said, She Said | Mrs. Spepk | 1991 |
| Age Isn't Everything | Flo | 1991 |
| Enemies, a Love Story | Mrs. Schreier | 1989 |
| The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight | Mrs. Goldfarb | 1971 |
| Nicky's World | Mrs. Mylonas | 1974 |
| The Big Fix | Aunt Sonya | 1978 |
| Up the Sandbox | Mrs. Grossbard (uncredited) | 1972 | Series | Cast | Year |
| ABC Afterschool Special | Mrs. Reuben | 1972 |
| Chicken Soup | Bea Fisher | 1989 |
| Kate & Allie | 1984 |
