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Rita Karin
American actress (1919-1993) · Poland · On the map · Actors · Died at 73
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.
Rita Karin is read about 17 times a day, in 10 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 24 August 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
1993Died10 September 1993
The PickleFilm, 1993Grandmother1991
Age Isn't EverythingFilm, Flo
He Said, She SaidFilm, 1991Mrs. Spepk1989
Chicken SoupSeries, Bea Fisher
Enemies, a Love StoryFilm, 1989Mrs. Schreier1985
Kojak: The Belarus FileFilm1984
Kate & AllieSeries1982
Sophie's ChoiceFilm, Yetta1981
StarstruckFilm, Mrs. Reuben1978
MatildaFilm, Spectator
The Big FixFilm, 1978Aunt Sonya1974Nicky's WorldFilm, Mrs. Mylonas1972
ABC Afterschool SpecialSeries, Mrs. Reuben
Up the SandboxFilm, 1972Mrs. Grossbard (uncredited)1971
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot StraightFilm, Mrs. Goldfarb1919Born24 October 1919
The PickleFilm, 1993Grandmother1991Age Isn't EverythingFilm, FloHe Said, She SaidFilm, 1991Mrs. Spepk1989Chicken SoupSeries, Bea FisherEnemies, a Love StoryFilm, 1989Mrs. Schreier1985Kojak: The Belarus FileFilm1984Kate & AllieSeries1982Sophie's ChoiceFilm, Yetta1981StarstruckFilm, Mrs. Reuben1978MatildaFilm, SpectatorThe Big FixFilm, 1978Aunt Sonya1974Nicky's WorldFilm, Mrs. Mylonas1972ABC Afterschool SpecialSeries, Mrs. ReubenUp the SandboxFilm, 1972Mrs. Grossbard (uncredited)1971The Gang That Couldn't Shoot StraightFilm, Mrs. Goldfarb1919Born24 October 1919People around Rita
Close ties
Paul Mazursky Directed Enemies, a Love Story and The Pickle
Robert Chartoff Produced Up the Sandbox (1972)
Richard Dreyfuss Produced The Big Fix (1978)
Alan J. Pakula Directed Sophie's Choice (1983)
Irvin Kershner Directed Up the Sandbox (1972)
Lionel Stander Also in Matilda (1979)
Elya Baskin Also in Enemies, a Love Story and The Pickle- Daniel Mann Directed Matilda (1979)
- Albert S. Ruddy Produced Matilda (1979)
Paul Benedict Also in Up the Sandbox (1972)
Phil Leeds Also in Enemies, a Love Story (1990)
John Rothman Also in The Pickle and Sophie's Choice
Jeremy Kagan Directed The Big Fix (1978)
Roger L. Simon Wrote The Big Fix and Enemies, a Love Story
Filmography 12
15 credits on file
Television 3
About this person
Her voice can be heard singing children's songs from the camps in the Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C.
Country
Poland
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1919 to 1993 · aged 73
