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Rita Karin

Born on 24 Oct 1919Place of birth: Wilno, Wilenskie, Poland [now Vilnius, Lithuania]Died on 10 Sep 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.