Zelda Rubinstein: Poltergeist's Tangina Dies at 76

Zelda Rubinstein was an American actress. Born on May 28, 1933, in Pittsburgh, she was only about four feet three inches tall and worked as a lab technician before acting.

She is best known as the psychic Tangina Barrons in Poltergeist (1982), who told the family, "This house is clean." She reprised the role in two sequels and appeared in Sixteen Candles, Anguish and TV shows including Picket Fences.

She was an activist for people of short stature and for AIDS awareness. Rubinstein died in Los Angeles on January 27, 2010, at age 76.

Achievements: Played Tangina in the Poltergeist films.

Birth: May 28, 1933 - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Profession: Actress.

Interesting Facts: She campaigned for AIDS awareness.