Rita Karin
Born
October 24, 1919
Died
September 10, 1993
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
Sophie's Choice
(1982)
Yetta
He Said, She Said
(1991)
Mrs. Spepk
Full Filmography
Acting
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
(1971)
Mrs. Goldfarb
Up the Sandbox
(1972)
Mrs. Grossbard (uncredited)
Nicky's World
(1974)
Mrs. Mylonas
The Big Fix
(1978)
Aunt Sonya
Starstruck
(1981)
Mrs. Reuben
Sophie's Choice
(1982)
Yetta
Enemies, a Love Story
(1989)
Mrs. Schreier
He Said, She Said
(1991)
Mrs. Spepk
Age Isn't Everything
(1991)
Flo
The Pickle
(1993)
Grandmother