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Rita Karin
Actor

Rita Karin

Born October 24, 1919 in Wilno, Wilenskie, Poland [now Vilnius, Lithuania]

Died September 10, 1993

3 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.

Filmography 3

He Said, She Said (1991) movie poster
He Said, She Said1991
Enemies, a Love Story (1989) movie poster
Enemies, a Love Story1989
Sophie's Choice (1982) movie poster
Sophie's Choice1982