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Rita Karin

Acting24th October 1919(died at 73)Wilno, Wilenskie, Poland [now Vilnius, Lithuania]15 titles

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.

Born

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

Died

10th September 1993

Known for

Acting

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Known for

Filmography

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