"Poltergeist" star Zelda Rubinstein has died, aged 76. The actress, who played spirit talker Tangina in Steven Spielberg's cult 1982 film, was hospitalized in Los Angeles in December after two of her major organs failed.

Internet reports suggested the petite star was close to death after she was reportedly taken off her life support machine, but friends and family insisted Rubinstein was on the mend earlier this month.

Her agent, Eric Stevens, has now confirmed she passed away of natural causes at Barlow Respiratory Hospital in Los Angeles on Wednesday.

He tells RadarOnline.com, "S...

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