Rita Karin
Known for Acting
- Born
- October 24, 1919
- Birthplace
- Wilno, Wilenskie, Poland [now Vilnius, Lithuania]
- Died
- September 10, 1993 (aged 73)
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.
Latest
The PickleGrandmother1993Rating: 5.0 out of 10
He Said, She SaidMrs. Spepk1991Rating: 5.9 out of 10
Age Isn't EverythingFlo1991Rating: 2.7 out of 10
Enemies, a Love StoryMrs. Schreier1989Rating: 6.2 out of 10
Chicken SoupBea Fisher1989SeriesRating: 7.5 out of 10
Kojak: The Belarus File1985Rating: 6.8 out of 10
Kate & Allie1984SeriesRating: 6.2 out of 10
Sophie's ChoiceYetta1982Rating: 7.3 out of 10
StarstruckMrs. Reuben1981Rating: 8.0 out of 10
The Big FixAunt Sonya1978Rating: 5.9 out of 10
MatildaSpectator1978Rating: 5.7 out of 10- Nicky's WorldMrs. Mylonas1974Rating: 9.0 out of 10
Up the SandboxMrs. Grossbard (uncredited)1972Rating: 5.9 out of 10
ABC Afterschool SpecialMrs. Reuben1972SeriesRating: 6.5 out of 10
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot StraightMrs. Goldfarb1971Rating: 5.2 out of 10
Known for
- Sophie's ChoiceYetta1982Rating: 7.3 out of 10
- He Said, She SaidMrs. Spepk1991Rating: 5.9 out of 10
- Enemies, a Love StoryMrs. Schreier1989Rating: 6.2 out of 10
- The Big FixAunt Sonya1978Rating: 5.9 out of 10
- The PickleGrandmother1993Rating: 5.0 out of 10
- The Gang That Couldn't Shoot StraightMrs. Goldfarb1971Rating: 5.2 out of 10
- Age Isn't EverythingFlo1991Rating: 2.7 out of 10
- Kate & Allie1984SeriesRating: 6.2 out of 10
- ABC Afterschool SpecialMrs. Reuben1972SeriesRating: 6.5 out of 10
- Up the SandboxMrs. Grossbard (uncredited)1972Rating: 5.9 out of 10
- Kojak: The Belarus File1985Rating: 6.8 out of 10
- MatildaSpectator1978Rating: 5.7 out of 10
Filmography
15 titles
