Rita Karin
Department: Acting
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
Starstruck
1981
The Pickle
1993
Sophie's Choice
1982
He Said, She Said
1991
Age Isn't Everything
1991
Enemies, a Love Story
1989
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
1971
Nicky's World
1974
The Big Fix
1978
Up the Sandbox
1972
Kojak The Belarus File
1985
Matilda
1978
ABC Afterschool Special
1972
Chicken Soup
1989
Kate & Allie
1984