Rita Karin

Born: 24th of October 1919

Died: 10th of September 1993 (aged 73)

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.

Rita Karin's Filmography

Sophie's Choice

Sophie's Choice

  •   Movie
  • 1982
Yetta