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Zelda Rubinstein
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American actress (1933-2010)
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Zelda Rubinstein was an American actor who worked in film, television, and voice acting. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1933, she was educated at the University of Pittsburgh and the University of California, Berkeley. She spoke and wrote in English. Her professional career spanned from 1980 until 2010.
Rubinstein had dwarfism. She died of a myocardial infarction in Los Angeles in 2010, which was classified as natural causes. During her career, she was nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress.
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Film & TV
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Zelda Rubinstein (May 28, 1933 – January 27, 2010) was an American actress and human rights activist, known as eccentric medium Tangina Barrons in the Poltergeist film series. Playing 'Ginny', she was a regular on David E. Kelley's Emmy Award winning television series Picket Fences for several seasons. She also made guest appearances in the TV show Poltergeist: The Legacy (1996), as seer…
Known for
- Commitment to Life — Self (archive footage)2023
- USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland — Self2008
- Cages — Liz2007
- Southland Tales — Dr. Katarina Kuntzler2007
- Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon — Mrs. Collinwood2006
- The Wild Card — Mrs. Stanfield2004
- Wishcraft — Medical Examiner2002
- The Flintstones: On the Rocks — Psychiatrist (voice)2002
- Where Are They Now? — Self1999
- Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights — Micha1998
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Zelda
- Family name
- Rubinstein
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Pittsburgh
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- voice actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- Zelda Rubinstein, 1985.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1933-05-28
- date of death
- 2010-01-27
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Zelda Rubinstein
- medical condition
- dwarfism
- start of work period
- 1980-00-00
- end of work period
- 2010-00-00
- nominated for
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress
- writing language
- English language
- Commons category
- Zelda Rubinstein
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