Rita Karin

1919-10-24 (105 years old) in Wilno, Wilenskie, Poland [now Vilnius, Lithuania]

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

Starstruck

Starstruck

The Pickle

The Pickle

Sophie's Choice

Sophie's Choice

He Said, She Said

He Said, She Said

Age Isn't Everything

Age Isn't Everything

Enemies, a Love Story

Enemies, a Love Story

The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight

The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight

Nicky's World

Nicky's World

The Big Fix

The Big Fix

Up the Sandbox

Up the Sandbox

Kate & Allie

Kate & Allie

ABC Afterschool Special

ABC Afterschool Special

Chicken Soup

Chicken Soup

Credits

1981-10-14 · Starstruck as Mrs. Reuben
1993-04-30 · The Pickle as Grandmother
1982-12-08 · Sophie's Choice as Yetta
1991-02-22 · He Said, She Said as Mrs. Spepk
1991-01-02 · Age Isn't Everything as Flo
1989-12-13 · Enemies, a Love Story as Mrs. Schreier
1971-12-22 · The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight as Mrs. Goldfarb
1974-04-19 · Nicky's World as Mrs. Mylonas
1978-10-06 · The Big Fix as Aunt Sonya
1972-12-21 · Up the Sandbox as Mrs. Grossbard (uncredited)
· Kate & Allie as
· ABC Afterschool Special as Mrs. Reuben
· Chicken Soup as Bea Fisher

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