Zelda Rubinstein
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 28, 1933
- Died
- January 27, 2010
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
Commitment to Life 2023
as Self (archive footage)
USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland 2008
as Self
Southland Tales 2007
as Dr. Katarina Kuntzler
Cages 2007
as Liz
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon 2006
as Mrs. Collinwood
The Wild Card 2004
as Mrs. Stanfield
Wishcraft 2002
as Medical Examiner
The Flintstones: On the Rocks 2002
as Psychiatrist (voice)
Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights 1998
as Micha
Little Witches 1996
as Mother Clodah
Lover's Knot 1996
as Woman in Clinic
Timemaster 1995
as Betting Clerk
National Lampoon's Last Resort 1994
as Old Hermit
Acting on Impulse 1993
as Nosy Lady
Stormy Weathers 1992
as Rosamund
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw 1991
as Butterfingers O'Malley
Guilty as Charged 1991
as Edna
Teen Witch 1989
as Madame Serina
Poltergeist III 1988
as Tangina Barrons
The Dancing Princesses 1987
as Old Woman
Anguish 1987
as Alice Pressman, the Mother
The Mouse and the Motorcycle 1986
as Ralph's Mother (voice)
Poltergeist II: The Other Side 1986
as Tangina Barrons
Sixteen Candles 1984
as Organist
The Unpredictable Pudgy! 1983
as Herself
Frances 1982
as Mental Patient
Poltergeist 1982
as Tangina Barrons
Under the Rainbow 1981
as Iris
Americathon 1979
Actor
Credits from TMDB.