Rita Karin
12 movies · 3 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Oct 24, 1919
- Died
- Sep 10, 1993 (age 73)
- Place of birth
- Wilno, Wilenskie, Poland [now Vilnius, Lithuania]
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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Rita Karin: movies and TV shows
Acting (15)
- 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
- 1985
- 1984
- 1982 Sophie's Choice
as Yetta
- 1981 Starstruck
as Mrs. Reuben
- 1978 The Big Fix
as Aunt Sonya
- 1978 Matilda
as Spectator
- 1974 Nicky's World
as Mrs. Mylonas
- 1972 Up the Sandbox
as Mrs. Grossbard (uncredited)
- 1972
- 1971 The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
as Mrs. Goldfarb