Rita Karin starred alongside which female actress who played a Polish immigrant in the 1982 movie "Sophie's Choice"?
Rita Karin 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". Her voice can be heard singing children's songs from the camps in the Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C.
Karin Stanek Karin Stanek (August 18, 1943 or 1946 – February 15, 2011) was a Polish beat music singer, a member of the band Czerwono-Czarni. She has been known for her charismatic performances and expressive onstage persona, and referred to as one of the symbols of Polish beat music. In the 1960s she was one of the most popular singers in Poland, achieving success with hits like "Malowana lala", "Chłopiec z gitarą" and "Jedziemy autostopem". In the 1970s she emigrated to Germany, where continued recording. Karin Stanek died in early 2011 from pneumonia.