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Rita Karin

Rita Karin

1919-10-24 / 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.

Appearances

ABC Afterschool Special
ABC Afterschool Special (1972)
Kate & Allie
Kate & Allie (1984)
Chicken Soup
Chicken Soup (1989)