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Zelda Rubinstein

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Zelda Rubinstein: Biography

Zelda Rubinstein
  • Birth Place: Pittsburgh, PA
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 05/28/1933, Gemini
  • Date of Death: 01/27/2010
  • Profession: Actor
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Zelda Rubinstein Fast Facts:
  • At 4-foot-3, was the only little person in her family.
  • After college, became a medical-lab technician in a blood bank.
  • After nearly 20 years in the medical field, decided to become an actor; made her film debut in Under the Rainbow (1981) portraying a Munchkin.
  • First major part was in the role of Tangina Barrons in Poltergeist (1982), later reprising the role in the two sequels.
  • Founded the Michael Dunn Memorial Repertory Theater Company, a nonprofit group whose actors were all little people.
  • Was a vocal public advocate for AIDS education and the rights of little people.
  • Zelda Rubinstein Relationships:
  • Ray Tatar - Ex-significant Other
  • College:
  • University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; attended University of California, Berkeley, CA
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