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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: Acting

Born: Wilno, Wilenskie, Poland [now Vilnius, Lithuania], 1919-10-24

Died: 1993-09-10

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1971	The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight	Mrs. Goldfarb	50
2	1972	Up the Sandbox	Mrs. Grossbard (uncredited)	58
3	1974	Nicky's World	Mrs. Mylonas	0
4	1978	Matilda	Spectator	52
5	1978	The Big Fix	Aunt Sonya	57
6	1981	Starstruck	Mrs. Reuben	0
7	1982	Sophie's Choice	Yetta	73
8	1985	Kojak The Belarus File		60
9	1989	Enemies, a Love Story	Mrs. Schreier	63
10	1991	Age Isn't Everything	Flo	20
11	1991	He Said, She Said	Mrs. Spepk	59
12	1993	The Pickle	Grandmother	48

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1972	ABC Afterschool Special	Mrs. Reuben	64
2	1984	Kate & Allie		59
3	1989	Chicken Soup	Bea Fisher	50