Personal Info
Birthday
October 24, 1919
Place of Birth
Wilno, Wilenskie, Poland [now Vilnius, Lithuania]
Known For
Acting
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.
Acting Filmography (14)
5.0
The Pickle
Movie1993
5.9
He Said, She Said
Movie1991
No Backdrop
3.0
Age Isn't Everything
Movie1991
6.2
Enemies, a Love Story
Movie1989
No Backdrop
7.5
Chicken Soup
TV Series1989
No Backdrop
6.8
Kojak: The Belarus File
Movie1985
6.0
Kate & Allie
TV Series1984
7.3
Sophie's Choice
Movie1982
No Backdrop
8.0
Starstruck
Movie1981
5.8
The Big Fix
Movie1978
5.7
Matilda
Movie1978
5.9
Up the Sandbox
Movie1972
6.5
ABC Afterschool Special
TV Series1972
5.2
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
Movie1971