Rita Karin
female
Born on October 24, 1919 (105 years old)
Passed Away on September 10, 1993
From Wilno, Wilenskie, Poland [now Vilnius, Lithuania]
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.
