Rita Karin

Rita Karin

Actor

Wilno, Wilenskie, Poland [now Vilnius, Lithuania]
October 24, 1919

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.

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Representative Works

Sophie's Choice
Sophie's Choice
7.3
/ English
The Big Fix
The Big Fix
5.9
/ English
He Said, She Said
He Said, She Said
5.9
/ English
Matilda
Matilda
5.7
/ English
The Pickle
The Pickle
5.0
/ English
Enemies, a Love Story
Enemies, a Love Story
6.2
/ English
Up the Sandbox
Up the Sandbox
5.9
/ English
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
5.2
/ English
Age Isn't Everything
Age Isn't Everything
2.7
/ English
Nicky's World
Nicky's World
9.0
/ English
Kojak: The Belarus File
Kojak: The Belarus File
6.8
/ English
Starstruck
Starstruck
8.0
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Sophie's Choice
1982Nominee

Best Performance

Sophie's Choice

The Big Fix
1978Nominee

Best Performance

The Big Fix

He Said, She Said
1991Nominee

Best Performance

He Said, She Said

Career Highlights

Matilda
1978Highlight

Best Performance

Matilda

The Pickle
1993Highlight

Best Performance

The Pickle

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