Rita Karin

Acting1919–1993Wilno, Wilenskie, Poland [now Vilnius, Lithuania]

Biography

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 ForActing

GenderFemale

Birthday1919-10-24

Age73 years old at death

Date of Death† 1993-09-10

Place of BirthWilno, Wilenskie, Poland [now Vilnius, Lithuania]