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.
Acted in
The Pickle
1993
as Grandmother
He Said, She Said
1991
as Mrs. Spepk
Age Isn't Everything
1991
as Flo
Enemies, a Love Story
1989
as Mrs. Schreier
Chicken Soup
1989
as Bea Fisher
Kate & Allie
1984
Sophie's Choice
1982
as Yetta
Starstruck
1981
as Mrs. Reuben
The Big Fix
1978
as Aunt Sonya
Nicky's World
1974
as Mrs. Mylonas
Up the Sandbox
1972
as Mrs. Grossbard (uncredited)
ABC Afterschool Special
1972
as Mrs. Reuben
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
1971
as Mrs. Goldfarb