Acting

Rita Karin

Born 1919-10-24 · Wilno, Wilenskie, Poland [now Vilnius, Lithuania]Died 1993-09-103 series13 films

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.

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Acting

1989Chicken SoupBea Fisher12 ep.
1984Kate & Allie1 ep.
1972ABC Afterschool SpecialMrs. Reuben1 ep.

Guest appearances

1984Kate & Allie1 ep.
1981ABC Afterschool SpecialMrs. Reuben1 ep.