Rita Karin

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

14

Gender

Female

Birthday

1919-10-24

Deathday

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

Sophie's Choice
7.3%

Sophie's Choice

Dec 8, 1982

He Said, She Said
5.9%

He Said, She Said

Feb 22, 1991

Enemies, a Love Story
6.3%

Enemies, a Love Story

Dec 13, 1989

The Big Fix
5.7%

The Big Fix

Oct 6, 1978

Kate & Allie
5.9%

Kate & Allie

Mar 19, 1984

Up the Sandbox
5.8%

Up the Sandbox

Dec 21, 1972

The Pickle
4.8%

The Pickle

Apr 30, 1993

Age Isn't Everything
2.0%

Age Isn't Everything

Jan 2, 1991

Kojak: The Belarus File
6.0%

Kojak: The Belarus File

Feb 16, 1985

Chicken Soup
5.0%

Chicken Soup

Sep 12, 1989

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Acting

1993
The Pickle as Grandmother
1991
He Said, She Said as Mrs. Spepk
1991
Age Isn't Everything as Flo
1989
Enemies, a Love Story as Mrs. Schreier
1989
Chicken Soup as Bea Fisher
1985
Kojak: The Belarus File
1984
Kate & Allie
1982
Sophie's Choice as Yetta
1981
Starstruck as Mrs. Reuben
1978
The Big Fix as Aunt Sonya
1974
Nicky's World as Mrs. Mylonas
1972
Up the Sandbox as Mrs. Grossbard (uncredited)
1972
ABC Afterschool Special as Mrs. Reuben
1971
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight as Mrs. Goldfarb
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