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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.

Known for

The Pickle
The Pickle
1993 • Grandmother
He Said, She Said
He Said, She Said
1991 • Mrs. Spepk
Age Isn't Everything
Age Isn't Everything
1991 • Flo
Enemies, a Love Story
Enemies, a Love Story
1989 • Mrs. Schreier
Kojak The Belarus File
Kojak The Belarus File
1985
Sophie's Choice
Sophie's Choice
1982 • Yetta
Starstruck
Starstruck
1981 • Mrs. Reuben
The Big Fix
The Big Fix
1978 • Aunt Sonya

Full filmography

The Pickle
The Pickle
1993 • Grandmother
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He Said, She Said
He Said, She Said
1991 • Mrs. Spepk
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Enemies, a Love Story
Enemies, a Love Story
1989 • Mrs. Schreier
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Starstruck
Starstruck
1981 • Mrs. Reuben
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The Big Fix
The Big Fix
1978 • Aunt Sonya
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Matilda
Matilda
1978 • Spectator
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Nicky's World
1974 • Mrs. Mylonas
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Up the Sandbox
Up the Sandbox
1972 • Mrs. Grossbard (uncredited)
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