Rita Karin
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.
Filmography
The Pickle
as Grandmother
The Pickle
as Grandmother
Age Isn't Everything
as Flo
Age Isn't Everything
as Flo
Enemies, a Love Story
as Mrs. Schreier
Enemies, a Love Story
as Mrs. Schreier
Sophie's Choice
as Yetta
Sophie's Choice
as Yetta
Starstruck
as Mrs. Reuben
Starstruck
as Mrs. Reuben
The Big Fix
as Aunt Sonya
The Big Fix
as Aunt Sonya
Matilda
as Spectator
Matilda
as Spectator
Nicky's World
as Mrs. Mylonas
Nicky's World
as Mrs. Mylonas
Up the Sandbox
as Mrs. Grossbard (uncredited)
Up the Sandbox
as Mrs. Grossbard (uncredited)
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
as Mrs. Goldfarb
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
as Mrs. Goldfarb