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 Museum in Washington, D.C.

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Known For

ABC Afterschool Special

ABC Afterschool Special

1972 • as Mrs. Reuben

Kate & Allie

Kate & Allie

1984

Sophie's Choice

Sophie's Choice

1982 • as Yetta

He Said, She Said

He Said, She Said

1991 • as Mrs. Spepk

The Big Fix

The Big Fix

1978 • as Aunt Sonya

The Pickle

The Pickle

1993 • as Grandmother

Filmography

1993

The Pickle
The Pickle
as Grandmother
Movie - Released: 4/30/1993

1991

He Said, She Said
He Said, She Said
as Mrs. Spepk
Movie - Released: 2/22/1991
Age Isn't Everything
Age Isn't Everything
as Flo
Movie - Released: 1/2/1991

1989

Enemies, a Love Story
Enemies, a Love Story
as Mrs. Schreier
Movie - Released: 12/13/1989
Chicken Soup
Chicken Soup
as Bea Fisher
TV - Released: 9/12/1989

1985

Kojak: The Belarus File
Kojak: The Belarus File
Movie - Released: 2/16/1985

1984

Kate & Allie
Kate & Allie
TV - Released: 3/19/1984

1982

Sophie's Choice
Sophie's Choice
as Yetta
Movie - Released: 12/8/1982

1981

Starstruck
Starstruck
as Mrs. Reuben
Movie - Released: 10/14/1981

1978

The Big Fix
The Big Fix
as Aunt Sonya
Movie - Released: 10/6/1978
Matilda
Matilda
as Spectator
Movie - Released: 6/22/1978

1974

Movie
Nicky's World
as Mrs. Mylonas
Movie - Released: 4/19/1974

1972

Up the Sandbox
Up the Sandbox
as Mrs. Grossbard (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/21/1972
ABC Afterschool Special
ABC Afterschool Special
as Mrs. Reuben
TV - Released: 10/4/1972

1971

The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
as Mrs. Goldfarb
Movie - Released: 12/22/1971