Zelda Rubinstein
Acting
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 'Christina' and was the voice ofSkittles candies in their long-running 'Taste the Rainbow' ad campaign. Rubinstein was also known for her outspoken activism for little people and her early participation in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
Known for
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movieCommitment to Life
2023
Self (archive footage)
movieSouthland Tales
2007
Dr. Katarina Kuntzler
movieBehind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
2006
Mrs. Collinwood
movieThe Wild Card
2004
Mrs. Stanfield
movieWishcraft
2002
Medical Examiner
movieThe Flintstones: On the Rocks
2002
Psychiatrist (voice)
movieLittle Witches
1996
Mother Clodah
tvThe Pretender
1996
Pawn Shop Lady
movieLover's Knot
1996
Woman in Clinic
tvPoltergeist: The Legacy
1996
Christina
tvCaroline in the City
1995
Phyllis
movieTimemaster
1995
Betting Clerk
movieNational Lampoon's Last Resort
1994
Old Hermit
movieActing on Impulse
1993
Nosy Lady
tvPicket Fences
1992
Ginny Weedon
tvGoof Troop
1992
Madame Zeldarina (voice)
tvMartin
1992
Nurse Froyd
movieStormy Weathers
1992
Rosamund
movieThe Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
1991
Butterfingers O'Malley
movieTeen Witch
1989
Madame Serina
moviePoltergeist III
1988
Tangina Barrons
movieThe Dancing Princesses
1987
Old Woman
movieAnguish
1987
Alice Pressman, the Mother
movieThe Mouse and the Motorcycle
1986
Ralph's Mother (voice)
moviePoltergeist II: The Other Side
1986
Tangina Barrons
movieSixteen Candles
1984
Organist
tvReading Rainbow
1983
Self - Narrator (voice)
movieFrances
1982
Mental Patient
tvFaerie Tale Theatre
1982
The Old Woman
moviePoltergeist
1982
Tangina Barrons
tvThe Flintstone Comedy Show
1980
Atrocia Frankenstone
tvThe Frankenstones
1980
Atrocia Frankenston (voice)
