Rita Karin

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 Mu…

Filmography

ABC Afterschool Special
ABC Afterschool Special
1972 · TV
as Mrs. Reuben
Kate & Allie
Kate & Allie
1984 · TV
Sophie's Choice
Sophie's Choice
1982 · Movie
as Yetta
He Said, She Said
He Said, She Said
1991 · Movie
as Mrs. Spepk
Enemies, a Love Story
Enemies, a Love Story
1989 · Movie
as Mrs. Schreier
Matilda
Matilda
1978 · Movie
as Spectator
Chicken Soup
Chicken Soup
1989 · TV
as Bea Fisher
The Pickle
The Pickle
1993 · Movie
as Grandmother
Up the Sandbox
Up the Sandbox
1972 · Movie
as Mrs. Grossbard (uncredited)
The Big Fix
The Big Fix
1978 · Movie
as Aunt Sonya
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
1971 · Movie
as Mrs. Goldfarb
Kojak: The Belarus File
Kojak: The Belarus File
1985 · Movie
Age Isn't Everything
Age Isn't Everything
1991 · Movie
as Flo
Starstruck
Starstruck
1981 · Movie
as Mrs. Reuben