Rita Karin
Born:October 24, 1919
Place of Birth:Wilno, Wilenskie, Poland [now Vilnius, Lithuania]
Died:September 10, 1993
Known For:Acting
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.
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