Zelda Rubinstein
Born
May 28, 1933
Died
January 27, 2010 (76 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Zelda Rubinstein 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.
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Known For
USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland
Self
2008
Southland Tales
Dr. Katarina Kuntzler
2007
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
Mrs. Collinwood
2006
Cages
Liz
2005
Wishcraft
Medical Examiner
2002
The Flintstones: On the Rocks
Psychiatrist (voice)
2002
Where Are They Now?
Self · (1 episode)
1999
Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights
Micha
1998
Little Witches
Mother Clodah
1996
Hey Arnold!
(1 episode)
1996
The Pretender
Pawn Shop Lady · (1 episode)
1996
E! True Hollywood Story
(1 episode)
1996
Lover's Knot
Woman in Clinic
1996
Poltergeist: The Legacy
Christina · (1 episode)
1996
Caroline in the City
Phyllis · (1 episode)
1995
Timemaster
Betting Clerk
1995
National Lampoon's Last Resort
Old Hermit
1994
Acting on Impulse
Nosy Lady
1993
Picket Fences
Ginny Weedon · (22 episodes)
1992
Martin
(1 episode)
1992
Stormy Weathers
Rosamund
1992
The Gambler: The Luck Of The Draw
Butterfingers O'Malley
1991
Guilty As Charged
Edna
1991
Shades of L.A.
(1 episode)
1990
Tales from the Crypt
Nora · (1 episode)
1989
Teen Witch
Madame Serina
1989
Poltergeist III
Tangina Barrons
1988
The Dancing Princesses
Old Woman
1987
Anguish
Alice Pressman, the Mother
1987
The Mouse and the Motorcycle
Ralph's Mother (voice)
1986
Poltergeist II: The Other Side
Tangina Barrons
1986
Sixteen Candles
Organist
1984
Jennifer Slept Here
(1 episode)
1983
Reading Rainbow
Self - Narrator (voice) · (1 episode)
1983
Frances
Mental Patient
1982
Matt Houston
(1 episode)
1982
Faerie Tale Theatre
The Old Woman · (1 episode)
1982
Poltergeist
Tangina Barrons
1982
Under the Rainbow
Iris
1981
The Flintstone Comedy Show
Atrocia Frankenstone · (126 episodes)
1980
The Frankenstones
Atrocia Frankenston (voice) · (11 episodes)
1980
Americathon
1979