Actor profile

Rita Karin

24th October 1919 Wilno, Wilenskie, Poland [now Vilnius, Lithuania] Acting

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.

11 Movies 3 TV Shows 15 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

The Pickle poster

The Pickle 30th April 1993 as Grandmother

He Said, She Said poster

He Said, She Said 22nd February 1991 as Mrs. Spepk

Age Isn't Everything poster

Age Isn't Everything 2nd January 1991 as Flo

Enemies, a Love Story poster

Enemies, a Love Story 13th December 1989 as Mrs. Schreier

Kojak: The Belarus File poster

Kojak: The Belarus File 16th February 1985

Sophie's Choice poster

Sophie's Choice 8th December 1982 as Yetta

Starstruck poster

Starstruck 14th October 1981 as Mrs. Reuben

The Big Fix poster

The Big Fix 6th October 1978 as Aunt Sonya

Matilda poster

Matilda 22nd June 1978 as Spectator

Up the Sandbox poster

Up the Sandbox 21st December 1972 as Mrs. Grossbard (uncredited)

The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight poster

The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight 22nd December 1971 as Mrs. Goldfarb

Chicken Soup poster

Chicken Soup 12th September 1989 as Bea Fisher

Kate & Allie poster

Kate & Allie 19th March 1984

ABC Afterschool Special poster

ABC Afterschool Special 4th October 1972 as Mrs. Reuben