Zelda Rubinstein
ActingAlso Known As
Zelda Rubenstein
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.
Movies
(27 total)
Poltergeist
as Tangina Barrons
Sixteen Candles
as Organist
Poltergeist II: The Other Side
as Tangina Barrons
Southland Tales
as Dr. Katarina Kuntzler
Poltergeist III
as Tangina Barrons
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
as Mrs. Collinwood
Teen Witch
as Madame Serina
Anguish
as Alice Pressman, the Mother
Frances
as Mental Patient
Wishcraft
as Medical Examiner
Under the Rainbow
as Iris
Little Witches
as Mother Clodah
National Lampoon's Last Resort
as Old Hermit
The Flintstones: On the Rocks
as Psychiatrist (voice)
Guilty As Charged
as Edna
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
as Butterfingers O'Malley
The Mouse and the Motorcycle
as Ralph's Mother (voice)
Timemaster
as Betting Clerk
Acting on Impulse
as Nosy Lady
TV Shows
(16 total)
Tales from the Crypt
as Nora
The Pretender
as Pawn Shop Lady
Martin
as Nurse Froyd
Picket Fences
as Ginny Weedon
Reading Rainbow
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Poltergeist: The Legacy
as Christina
Caroline in the City
as Phyllis
Faerie Tale Theatre
as The Old Woman
The Flintstone Comedy Show
as Atrocia Frankenstone
Where Are They Now?
as Self
The Frankenstones
as Atrocia Frankenston (voice)