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
| Birth Location | Wilno, Wilenskie, Poland [now Vilnius, Lithuania] |
|---|---|
| Born | 1919-10-24 |
| Died | 1993-09-10 |
Movies
The Pickle
as Grandmother
1993
He Said, She Said
as Mrs. Spepk
1991
Age Isn't Everything
as Flo
1991
Enemies, a Love Story
as Mrs. Schreier
1989
Sophie's Choice
as Yetta
1982
Starstruck
as Mrs. Reuben
1981
The Big Fix
as Aunt Sonya
1978
Nicky's World
as Mrs. Mylonas
1974
Up the Sandbox
as Mrs. Grossbard (uncredited)
1972
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
as Mrs. Goldfarb
1971
Rita Karin hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows