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Rita Karin

Acting

Rita Karin

1919-10-24 – 1993-09-10 · 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.

Known for

Starstruck poster

Starstruck

Chicken Soup poster

Chicken Soup

Sophie's Choice poster

Sophie's Choice

Kojak: The Belarus File poster

Kojak: The Belarus File

ABC Afterschool Special poster

ABC Afterschool Special

Enemies, a Love Story poster

Enemies, a Love Story

Kate & Allie poster

Kate & Allie

Up the Sandbox poster

Up the Sandbox

He Said, She Said poster

He Said, She Said

The Big Fix poster

The Big Fix

Matilda poster

Matilda

The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight poster

The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight

The Pickle poster

The Pickle

Age Isn't Everything poster

Age Isn't Everything

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