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.

Known For

The Pickle 1993 ★ 5.0
He Said, She Said 1991 ★ 5.9
Age Isn't Everything 1991 ★ 2.7
Enemies, a Love Story 1989 ★ 6.2
Chicken Soup 1989 ★ 7.5
Kojak: The Belarus File 1985 ★ 6.8
Kate & Allie 1984 ★ 6.1
Sophie's Choice 1982 ★ 7.3
Starstruck 1981 ★ 8.0
The Big Fix 1978 ★ 5.8
Matilda 1978 ★ 5.7
ABC Afterschool Special 1972 ★ 6.5
Up the Sandbox 1972 ★ 5.9
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight 1971 ★ 5.2