Zelda Rubinstein
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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Films (29)
Commitment to Life
2023 · Self (archive footage)
USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland
2008 · Self
Southland Tales
2007 · Dr. Katarina Kuntzler
Cages
2007 · Liz
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
2006 · Mrs. Collinwood
The Wild Card
2004 · Mrs. Stanfield
Wishcraft
2002 · Medical Examiner
The Flintstones: On the Rocks
2002 · Psychiatrist (voice)
Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights
1998 · Micha
Little Witches
1996 · Mother Clodah
Lover's Knot
1996 · Woman in Clinic
Timemaster
1995 · Betting Clerk
National Lampoon's Last Resort
1994 · Old Hermit
Acting on Impulse
1993 · Nosy Lady
Stormy Weathers
1992 · Rosamund
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
1991 · Butterfingers O'Malley
Guilty as Charged
1991 · Edna
Teen Witch
1989 · Madame Serina
Poltergeist III
1988 · Tangina Barrons
The Dancing Princesses
1987 · Old Woman
Anguish
1987 · Alice Pressman, the Mother
The Mouse and the Motorcycle
1986 · Ralph's Mother (voice)
Poltergeist II: The Other Side
1986 · Tangina Barrons
Sixteen Candles
1984 · Organist
The Unpredictable Pudgy!
1983 · Herself
Frances
1982 · Mental Patient
Poltergeist
1982 · Tangina Barrons
Under the Rainbow
1981 · Iris
Americathon
1979
Séries (18)
Where Are They Now?
1999 · Self
Hey Arnold!
1996
The Pretender
1996 · Pawn Shop Lady
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Poltergeist: The Legacy
1996 · Christina
Caroline in the City
1995 · Phyllis
Picket Fences
1992 · Ginny Weedon
Goof Troop
1992 · Madame Zeldarina (voice)
Martin
1992 · Nurse Froyd
Darkwing Duck
1991 · Darkwing Duck's Mother / Negaduck's Mother (voice)
Shades of L.A.
1990
Tales from the Crypt
1989 · Nora
Jennifer Slept Here
1983
Reading Rainbow
1983 · Self - Narrator (voice)
Matt Houston
1982
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982 · The Old Woman
The Flintstone Comedy Show
1980 · Atrocia Frankenstone
The Frankenstones
1980 · Atrocia Frankenston (voice)