Rita Karin
Acting
1919-10-24 · Wilno, Wilenskie, Poland [now Vilnius, Lithuania]
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.
movieThe Pickle
as Grandmother · 1993 · 5.0
movieHe Said, She Said
as Mrs. Spepk · 1991 · 5.9
movieAge Isn't Everything
as Flo · 1991 · 3.0
movieEnemies, a Love Story
as Mrs. Schreier · 1989 · 6.2
tvChicken Soup
as Bea Fisher · 1989 · 7.5
movieKojak: The Belarus File
as · 1985 · 6.8
tvKate & Allie
as · 1984 · 6.0
movieSophie's Choice
as Yetta · 1982 · 7.3
movieStarstruck
as Mrs. Reuben · 1981 · 8.0
movieThe Big Fix
as Aunt Sonya · 1978 · 5.8
movieMatilda
as Spectator · 1978 · 5.7
movieNicky's World
as Mrs. Mylonas · 1974 · 9.0
movieUp the Sandbox
as Mrs. Grossbard (uncredited) · 1972 · 5.9
tvABC Afterschool Special
as Mrs. Reuben · 1972 · 6.5
movieThe Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
as Mrs. Goldfarb · 1971 · 5.2