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.

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TV Series

ABC Afterschool Special

ABC Afterschool Special

6.429
Chicken Soup

Chicken Soup

5
Kate & Allie

Kate & Allie

5.9

Movies

Starstruck

Starstruck

0
The Pickle

The Pickle

4.8
Sophie's Choice

Sophie's Choice

7.329
He Said, She Said

He Said, She Said

5.9
Age Isn't Everything

Age Isn't Everything

2
Enemies, a Love Story

Enemies, a Love Story

6.3
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight

The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight

5
Nicky's World

Nicky's World

0
The Big Fix

The Big Fix

5.7
Up the Sandbox

Up the Sandbox

5.775
Kojak The Belarus File

Kojak The Belarus File

6
Matilda

Matilda

5.2