Zelda RubinsteinNationality:
American Birthdate:
05/28/1933 Birthplace:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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biography
An actress who came to her career relatively late in life, Zelda Rubinstein has made two roles her own: a wise-mouthed psychic and a down-to-earth police dispatcher.Rubinstein worked for twenty years in medical labs before undergoing a "midlife crisis" and moving to Europe in the late 1970s. She lived in Siam, Denmark and Rome doing odd jobs until returning to the USA and an acting career in 1980.The 4'3" actress had a tough time being cast at first and did a lot of voice-over work (with one role as a Munchkin in "Under the Rainbow") before being cast as a no-nonsense psychic in the
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Milestone
Worked in blood banks as medical laboratory technologist in late 1960s and early 70s (dates approximate)
1980
Returned to school to study acting
1980
First TV credit, as voice actor on cartoon "Flintstone Family Adventures"
1981
Feature film debut "Under the Rainbow"
1982
Portrayed psychic Tangine Barrons in "Poltergeist," a role she reprised in two sequels
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