Rita Karin

Rita Karin

Actor

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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Date of Birth: 24 Oct 1919 (106 years)

Place of Birth: Wilno, Wilenskie, Poland [now Vilnius

Filmography

Enemies, a Love Story

Enemies, a Love Story

1989EN