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