Rita Karin
Birth Date
10/24/1919 (Age 73)Birth Place
Wilno, Wilenskie, Poland [now Vilnius, Lithuania]Death Date
9/10/1993Departments
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.
Known For
ActingGender
FemaleTotal Credits
2Best Known For
Yetta
Mrs. Grossbard (uncredited)
Frequent Collaborators
Alan J. Pakula
2 films together
Meryl Streep
1 film together
Néstor Almendros
1 film together
Kevin Kline
1 film together
Marvin Hamlisch
1 film together
Peter MacNicol
1 film together
