Rita Karin
An image from Enemies, a Love Story, one of the productions that also features Rita Karin.
Rita Karin

Rita Karin

October 24, 1919 — Wilno, Wilenskie, Poland [now Vilnius, Lithuania]

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.

Sophie's Choice

Sophie's Choice

1982

He Said, She Said

He Said, She Said

1991

Enemies, a Love Story

Enemies, a Love Story

1989

Age Isn't Everything

Age Isn't Everything

1991

Chicken Soup

Chicken Soup

1989