Full actor profile
Rita Karin
Acting
15 known credits
0.5 popularity score 73 years
Biography
About 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.
Career at a glance
Rita Karin across film and television
15credited titles
12movie credits
3TV credits
1971–1993screen career span
Notable work
Recent movies and TV shows
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