Rita Karin

Actress Born 1919 Wilno, Wilenskie, Poland [now Vilnius, Lithuania] 6 Movies

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.

Rita Karin's screen work to date leans strongly toward Comedy and Drama, a consistent thread across her credits so far.

Rita Karin's most notable role to date came in Sophie's Choice (1982), where she played Yetta. She also appeared in He Said, She Said (1991) as Mrs. Spepk. Most recently appeared in Enemies, a Love Story (1989) as Mrs. Schreier.

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