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Rita Karin
Actor
Born October 24, 1919Died September 10, 1993 (73 years)
Rita Karin was a Polish-born American actress best known for her role as Jackie Mason's mother on the 1989 TV series Chicken Soup. She also appeared as Meryl Streep's Brooklyn landlady who appears at the beginning of Sophie's Choice. Her voice can be heard singing children's songs from the camps in the Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C.
Filmography
| 1994 | Full Cycle · as Gram |
| 1993 | The Pickle · as Grandmother |
| 1993 | Tribeca (TV Series) · as Millie |
| 1991 | He Said, She Said · as Mrs. Spepk |
| 1991 | Age Isn't Everything · as Flo |
| 1989 | Enemies, A Love Story · as Mrs. Schreier |
| 1989 | Chicken Soup (TV Series) · as Bea Fisher |
| 1989 | Gideon Oliver (TV Series) · as Mrs. Milch |
| 1988 | Starting From Scratch (TV Series) · as Mrs. Runkelman |
| 1985 | Brass · as Mrs. Dietz |
| 1985 | Kojak: The Belarus File · as Mrs. Fitzev |
| 1984 | Kate & Allie (TV Series) · as Rose |
| 1982 | Sophie's Choice · as Yetta |
| 1978 | The Big Fix · as Aunt Sonya |
| 1978 | Matilda · as Spectator |
| 1972 | Up the Sandbox · as Mrs. Grossbard |
| 1972 | The ABC Afterschool Special (TV Series) · as Mrs. Reuben |
| 1971 | The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight · as Mrs. Goldfarb |
| 1948 | Lang ist der Weg · as Cast |