ACTOR · FROM WILNO, LITHUANIA]
Rita Karin
1919–199315 credits since 1971
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ABOUT RITA
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.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born24 October 1919
Died10 September 1993
BirthplaceWilno, Lithuania]
Known forActing
On Cineora9 of 15 titles
Known for
The titles people know Rita from.
Movie
MovieCareer
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 9
- Average IMDb
- 6.1
- Highest rated
- Sophie's ChoiceIMDb 7.5
- Working since
- 1971
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 1990s
3 titles · IMDb 5.1 on average
Movieas Grandmother
Movieas Mrs. Spepk
as Flo
The 1980s
6 titles · IMDb 7.0 on averageMovieas Mrs. Schreier
as Bea Fisher · 12 episodes
Series1 episode
Movieas Yetta
as Mrs. Reuben
The 1970s
6 titles · IMDb 6.0 on average
Movieas Aunt Sonya
as Spectator
Nicky's World
Not on Cineoraas Mrs. Mylonas
Movieas Mrs. Grossbard (uncredited)
Seriesas Mrs. Reuben · 1 episode
Movieas Mrs. Goldfarb
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Rita’s titles.
