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Rita Karin

Acting
Born: October 24, 1919 in 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.

All Credits15 Titles

Film

12 Titles
Sophie's Choice
7.3
FILM
Sophie's Choice1982
The Pickle
5.0
FILM
The Pickle1993
Matilda
5.7
FILM
Matilda1978
He Said, She Said
5.9
FILM
He Said, She Said1991
Up the Sandbox
5.9
FILM
Up the Sandbox1972
The Big Fix
5.8
FILM
The Big Fix1978
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
5.2
FILM
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight1971
Enemies, a Love Story
6.2
FILM
Enemies, a Love Story1989
Nicky's World
9.0
FILM
Nicky's World1974
Kojak The Belarus File
6.8
FILM
Kojak The Belarus File1985
Age Isn't Everything
3.0
FILM
Age Isn't Everything1991
Starstruck
8.0
FILM
Starstruck1981

Series

3 Titles
Kate & Allie
6.0
SERIES
Kate & Allie1984–
ABC Afterschool Special
6.5
SERIES
ABC Afterschool Special1972–
Chicken Soup
7.5
SERIES
Chicken Soup1989–
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