Zelda Rubinstein
Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography 45
Movies (28)
Commitment to Life2023Self (archive footage)
USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland2008Self
Southland Tales2007Dr. Katarina Kuntzler
Cages2007Liz
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon2006Mrs. Collinwood
The Wild Card2004Mrs. Stanfield
Wishcraft2002Medical Examiner
The Flintstones: On the Rocks2002Psychiatrist (voice)
Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights1998Micha
Little Witches1996Mother Clodah
Lover's Knot1996Woman in Clinic
Timemaster1995Betting Clerk
National Lampoon's Last Resort1994Old Hermit
Acting on Impulse1993Nosy Lady
Stormy Weathers1992Rosamund
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw1991Butterfingers O'Malley
Guilty As Charged1991Edna
Teen Witch1989Madame Serina
Poltergeist III1988Tangina Barrons
The Dancing Princesses1987Old Woman
Anguish1987Alice Pressman, the Mother
The Mouse and the Motorcycle1986Ralph's Mother (voice)
Poltergeist II: The Other Side1986Tangina Barrons
Sixteen Candles1984Organist
Frances1982Mental Patient
Poltergeist1982Tangina Barrons
Under the Rainbow1981Iris
Americathon1979
Shows (17)
- Where Are They Now?1999Self
Hey Arnold!1996
The Pretender1996Pawn Shop Lady
E! True Hollywood Story1996
Poltergeist: The Legacy1996Christina
Caroline in the City1995Phyllis
Picket Fences1992Ginny Weedon
Goof Troop1992Madame Zeldarina (voice)
Martin1992Nurse Froyd
Shades of L.A.1990
Tales from the Crypt1989Nora
Jennifer Slept Here1983
Reading Rainbow1983Self - Narrator (voice)
Matt Houston1982
Faerie Tale Theatre1982The Old Woman
The Flintstone Comedy Show1980Atrocia Frankenstone
The Frankenstones1980Atrocia Frankenston (voice)