Zelda Rubinstein
Acting·May 28, 1933·† January 27, 2010 — 76 years old·Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
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2023Commitment to LifeSelf (archive footage)2008USIDent TV: Surveilling the SouthlandSelf2007Southland TalesDr. Katarina Kuntzler2007CagesLiz2006Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie VernonMrs. Collinwood2004The Wild CardMrs. Stanfield2002WishcraftMedical Examiner2002The Flintstones: On the RocksPsychiatrist (voice)1999Where Are They Now?TVSelf1998Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark KnightsMicha1996Little WitchesMother Clodah1996Hey Arnold!TV1996The PretenderTVPawn Shop Lady1996E! True Hollywood StoryTV1996Lover's KnotWoman in Clinic1996Poltergeist: The LegacyTVChristina1995Caroline in the CityTVPhyllis1995TimemasterBetting Clerk1994National Lampoon's Last ResortOld Hermit1993Acting on ImpulseNosy Lady1992Picket FencesTVGinny Weedon1992Goof TroopTVMadame Zeldarina (voice)1992MartinTVNurse Froyd1992Stormy WeathersRosamund1991The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the DrawButterfingers O'Malley1991Guilty As ChargedEdna1990Shades of L.A.TV1989Tales from the CryptTVNora1989Teen WitchMadame Serina1988Poltergeist IIITangina Barrons1987The Dancing PrincessesOld Woman1987AnguishAlice Pressman, the Mother1986The Mouse and the MotorcycleRalph's Mother (voice)1986Poltergeist II: The Other SideTangina Barrons1984Sixteen CandlesOrganist1983Jennifer Slept HereTV1983Reading RainbowTVSelf - Narrator (voice)1982FrancesMental Patient1982Matt HoustonTV1982Faerie Tale TheatreTVThe Old Woman1982PoltergeistTangina Barrons1981Under the RainbowIris1980The Flintstone Comedy ShowTVAtrocia Frankenstone1980The FrankenstonesTVAtrocia Frankenston (voice)1979Americathon