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BornOctober 24, 1919
DiedSeptember 10, 1993 (age 73)
Place of birthWilno, Wilenskie, Poland [now Vilnius, Lithuania]
Film credits12
Rita Karin
DeceasedKnown for Acting
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.
Filmography
The Pickle
1993
as Grandmother
He Said, She Said
1991
as Mrs. Spepk
Age Isn't Everything
1991
as Flo
Enemies, a Love Story
1989
as Mrs. Schreier
Kojak: The Belarus File
1985
Sophie's Choice
1982
as Yetta
Starstruck
1981
as Mrs. Reuben
The Big Fix
1978
as Aunt Sonya
Matilda
1978
as Spectator
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Nicky's World
1974
as Mrs. Mylonas
Up the Sandbox
1972
as Mrs. Grossbard (uncredited)
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
1971
as Mrs. Goldfarb