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Rita Karin

Rita Karin

Acting

October 24, 1919 – September 10, 1993 (died at 73)
Wilno, Wilenskie, Poland [now Vilnius, Lithuania]
Female
12 Movies
3 TV Shows

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.

Sophie's Choice
Sophie's Choice

Sophie's Choice

1982 7.3

as Yetta

Age 63 (now 73)
He Said, She Said
He Said, She Said

He Said, She Said

1991 5.9

as Mrs. Spepk

Age 71 (now 73)
Enemies, a Love Story
Enemies, a Love Story

Enemies, a Love Story

1989 6.2

as Mrs. Schreier

Age 70 (now 73)
The Big Fix
The Big Fix

The Big Fix

1978 5.8

as Aunt Sonya

Age 58 (now 73)
The Pickle
The Pickle

The Pickle

1993 5.0

as Grandmother

Age 73
Age Isn't Everything
Age Isn't Everything

Age Isn't Everything

1991 3.0

as Flo

Age 71 (now 73)
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight

The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight

1971 5.2

as Mrs. Goldfarb

Age 52 (now 73)
Kojak: The Belarus File
Kojak: The Belarus File

Kojak: The Belarus File

1985 6.8
Age 65 (now 73)
Up the Sandbox
Up the Sandbox

Up the Sandbox

1972 5.9

as Mrs. Grossbard (uncredited)

Age 53 (now 73)
Kate & Allie
Kate & Allie

Kate & Allie

1984 6.0
Age 64 (now 73)
1 ep
Chicken Soup
Chicken Soup

Chicken Soup

1989 7.5

as Bea Fisher

Age 69 (now 73)
12 eps
ABC Afterschool Special
ABC Afterschool Special

ABC Afterschool Special

1972 6.5

as Mrs. Reuben

Age 52 (now 73)
1 ep
Matilda
Matilda

Matilda

1978 5.7

as Spectator

Age 58 (now 73)
Starstruck
Starstruck

Starstruck

1981 8.0

as Mrs. Reuben

Age 61 (now 73)
Nicky's World
NW

Nicky's World

1974 9.0

as Mrs. Mylonas

Age 54 (now 73)