Rita Karin

Rita Karin

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.

The Pickle

The Pickle

1993

as Grandmother

He Said, She Said

He Said, She Said

1991

as Mrs. Spepk

Age Isn't Everything

Age Isn't Everything

1991

as Flo

Enemies, a Love Story

Enemies, a Love Story

1989

as Mrs. Schreier

Chicken Soup

Chicken Soup

1989

as Bea Fisher

Kojak: The Belarus File

Kojak: The Belarus File

1985

Kate & Allie

Kate & Allie

1984

Sophie's Choice

Sophie's Choice

1982

as Yetta

Starstruck

Starstruck

1981

as Mrs. Reuben

The Big Fix

The Big Fix

1978

as Aunt Sonya

Nicky's World

Nicky's World

1974

as Mrs. Mylonas

Up the Sandbox

Up the Sandbox

1972

as Mrs. Grossbard (uncredited)

ABC Afterschool Special

ABC Afterschool Special

1972

as Mrs. Reuben

The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight

The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight

1971

as Mrs. Goldfarb

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