Rita Karin
Acting1919-10-24 - 1993-09-10Wilno, Wilenskie, Poland [now Vilnius, Lithuania]Female

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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Known For
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Starstruck poster
Starstruck
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Chicken Soup poster
Chicken Soup
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Sophie's Choice poster
Sophie's Choice
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Kojak The Belarus File poster
Kojak The Belarus File
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ABC Afterschool Special poster
ABC Afterschool Special
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Enemies, a Love Story poster
Enemies, a Love Story
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Kate & Allie poster
Kate & Allie
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Up the Sandbox poster
Up the Sandbox
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He Said, She Said poster
He Said, She Said
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The Big Fix poster
The Big Fix
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Matilda poster
Matilda
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The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight poster
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
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Quick Facts
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Acting

Born

1919-10-24

Place of Birth

Wilno, Wilenskie, Poland [now Vilnius, Lithuania]

Also Known As

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Behind the Camera
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