Rita Karin

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.

Known For

Sophie's Choice

as Yetta

He Said, She Said

as Mrs. Spepk

Enemies, a Love Story

as Mrs. Schreier

The Big Fix

as Aunt Sonya

The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight

as Mrs. Goldfarb

Kate & Allie

Up the Sandbox

as Mrs. Grossbard (uncredited)

ABC Afterschool Special

as Mrs. Reuben

The Pickle

as Grandmother

Matilda

as Spectator