Rita Karin
Born October 24, 1919 (Age: 106)
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Wilno, Wilenskie, Poland [now Vilnius, Lithuania]
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.
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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Filmography
He Said, She Said
1991
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as Mrs. Spepk
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Age: 71
Enemies, a Love Story
1989
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as Mrs. Schreier
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Age: 70
Sophie's Choice
1982
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as Yetta
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Age: 63
The Big Fix
1978
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as Aunt Sonya
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Age: 58
No Image
Nicky's World
1974
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as Mrs. Mylonas
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Age: 54
Up the Sandbox
1972
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as Mrs. Grossbard (uncredited)
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Age: 53