Sophie's Choice
1983
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Rita Karin (born Rita Karpinowicz; October 24, 1919 – September 10, 1993) 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.
Actress: Sophie's Choice. Rita Karin was born on 24 October 1919 in Warsaw, Poland. She was an actress, known for Sophie's Choice (1982), He Said, She Said (1991) and Enemies, A Love Story (1989). She was married to Norbert Horowitz. She died on 10 September 1993 in New York City, New York, USA.
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- Warsaw, Poland
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- New York City, New York, USA
Sep 14, 1993 · Rita Karin, a stage, film and television actress who performed in both Yiddish and English, died on Friday at her home in Manhattan. She was 73. She had been ill with pneumonia, but no cause of...
Rita Karin (born Rita Karpinowicz; October 24, 1919 – September 10, 1993) 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.
Mini Bio. Rita Karin was born on October 24, 1919 in Warsaw, Poland. She was an actress, known for Sophie's Choice (1982), He Said, She Said (1991) and Enemies, A Love Story (1989). She was married to Norbert Horowitz. She died on September 10, 1993 in New York City, New York, USA.
- October 24, 1919
- September 10, 1993
Rita Karin. 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 ...
Actress Rita Karin was born and raised in Poland. Both of her parents were killed during the Holocaust. At that time she was studying in the Moscow State Jewish theater. In 1945, she moved to Germany where she narrated a documentary about American troops freeing concentration camp prisoners, The Mills of Death for the U.S. Information Agency.
