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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.
Born
Friday, 24 October 1919
Died
Friday, 10 September 1993
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Pickle | Grandmother | 1993 |
| Tribeca | Millie | 1993 |
| He Said, She Said | Mrs. Spepk | 1991 |
| Age Isn't Everything | Flo | 1991 |
| Enemies, A Love Story | Mrs. Schreier | 1989 |
| Chicken Soup | Bea Fisher | 1989 |
| Gideon Oliver | Mrs. Milch | 1989 |
| Starting from Scratch | Mrs. Runkelman | 1988 |
| Kojak: The Belarus File | Mrs. Fitzev | 1985 |
| Brass | Mrs. Dietz | 1985 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Pickle | Grandmother | 1993 |
| Tribeca | Millie | 1993 |
| He Said, She Said | Mrs. Spepk | 1991 |
| Age Isn't Everything | Flo | 1991 |
| Enemies, A Love Story | Mrs. Schreier | 1989 |
| Chicken Soup | Bea Fisher | 1989 |
| Gideon Oliver | Mrs. Milch | 1989 |
| Starting from Scratch | Mrs. Runkelman | 1988 |
| Kojak: The Belarus File | Mrs. Fitzev | 1985 |
| Brass | Mrs. Dietz | 1985 |
| Kate & Allie | Rose | 1984 |
| Sophie's Choice | Yetta | 1982 |
| The Big Fix | Aunt Sonya | 1978 |
| Matilda | Spectator | 1978 |
| Up the Sandbox | Mrs. Grossbard | 1972 |
| ABC Afterschool Specials | Mrs. Reuben | 1972 |
| The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight | Mrs. Goldfarb | 1971 |
| Lang ist der Weg | (as Rita Carpinowiz) | 1948 |
