Biography
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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Filmography
all 41
Movies 24
TV Shows 17
self 4
Voice 2
Narrator 1
Self
USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland (2008)
Movie
Dr. Katarina Kuntzler
Southland Tales (2006)
Movie
4
Mrs. Collinwood
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006)
Movie
6
Liz
Cages (2005)
Movie
Medical Examiner
Wishcraft (2002)
Movie
Psychiatrist (voice)
The Flintstones: On the Rocks (2001)
Movie
Narrator
Scariest Places on Earth (2000)
TV
Self
Where Are They Now? (1999)
TV
Micha
Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights (1998)
Movie
Mother Clodah
Little Witches (1996)
Movie
4
Hey Arnold! (1996)
TV
7.8
Pawn Shop Lady
The Pretender (1996)
TV
6
E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
TV
Woman in Clinic
Lover's Knot (1996)
Movie
Christina
Poltergeist: The Legacy (1996)
TV
8
Betting Clerk
Timemaster (1995)
Movie
Old Hermit
National Lampoon's Last Resort (1994)
Movie
Nosy Lady
Acting on Impulse (1993)
Movie
Ginny Weedon
Picket Fences (1992)
TV
10
Martin (1992)
TV
6
Rosamund
Stormy Weathers (1992)
Movie
Edna
Guilty As Charged (1991)
Movie
Shades of L.A. (1990)
TV
Nora
Tales from the Crypt (1989)
TV
6.4
Madame Serina
Teen Witch (1989)
Movie
9
Tangina
Poltergeist III (1988)
Movie
5.43
Old Woman
The Dancing Princesses (1987)
Movie
Alice Pressman, the Mother
Anguish (1987)
Movie
Self
Win, Lose or Draw (1987)
TV
Ralph's Mother (voice) (as Zelda Rubenstein)
The Mouse and the Motorcycle (1986)
Movie
Tangina Barrons
Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)
Movie
5.83
Organist
Sixteen Candles (1984)
Movie
6.43
Madame Wanda
Jennifer Slept Here (1983)
TV
Herself - Narrator (voice)
Reading Rainbow (1983)
TV
6
Mental Patient
Frances (1982)
Movie
Matt Houston (1982)
TV
Additional Voices
The Gary Coleman Show (1982)
TV
The Old Woman
Faerie Tale Theatre (1982)
TV
Tangina Barrons
Poltergeist (1982)
Movie
5.76
Iris
Under the Rainbow (1981)
Movie
Atrocia Frankenstone
The Flintstone Comedy Show (1980)
TV
Ratings
Average 6.08
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1989
2008
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1933-05-28
Deathday2010-01-27 (76 years old)
Birth PlacePittsburgh, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsZelda Rubenstein
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