Zelda Rubinstein

Biography

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

Caroline in the City

The Pretender

Hey Arnold!

Tales from the Crypt

Martin

Matt Houston

Reading Rainbow

Faerie Tale Theatre

All Movies (28)

• Commitment to Life2023 · as Self (archive footage)
• USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland2008 · as Self
• Southland Tales2007 · as Dr. Katarina Kuntzler
• Cages2007 · as Liz
• Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon2006 · as Mrs. Collinwood
• The Wild Card2004 · as Mrs. Stanfield
• Wishcraft2002 · as Medical Examiner
• The Flintstones: On the Rocks2002 · as Psychiatrist (voice)
• Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights1998 · as Micha
• Little Witches1996 · as Mother Clodah
• Lover's Knot1996 · as Woman in Clinic
• Timemaster1995 · as Betting Clerk
• National Lampoon's Last Resort1994 · as Old Hermit
• Acting on Impulse1993 · as Nosy Lady
• Stormy Weathers1992 · as Rosamund
• The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw1991 · as Butterfingers O'Malley
• Guilty As Charged1991 · as Edna
• Teen Witch1989 · as Madame Serina
• Poltergeist III1988 · as Tangina Barrons
• The Dancing Princesses1987 · as Old Woman
• Anguish1987 · as Alice Pressman, the Mother
• The Mouse and the Motorcycle1986 · as Ralph's Mother (voice)
• Poltergeist II: The Other Side1986 · as Tangina Barrons
• Sixteen Candles1984 · as Organist
• Frances1982 · as Mental Patient
• Poltergeist1982 · as Tangina Barrons
• Under the Rainbow1981 · as Iris
• Americathon1979

All TV Shows (17)

• Where Are They Now?1999 · as Self
• Hey Arnold!1996
• The Pretender1996 · as Pawn Shop Lady
• E! True Hollywood Story1996
• Poltergeist: The Legacy1996 · as Christina
• Caroline in the City1995 · as Phyllis
• Picket Fences1992 · as Ginny Weedon
• Goof Troop1992 · as Madame Zeldarina (voice)
• Martin1992 · as Nurse Froyd
• Shades of L.A.1990
• Tales from the Crypt1989 · as Nora
• Jennifer Slept Here1983
• Reading Rainbow1983 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• Matt Houston1982
• Faerie Tale Theatre1982 · as The Old Woman
• The Flintstone Comedy Show1980 · as Atrocia Frankenstone
• The Frankenstones1980 · as Atrocia Frankenston (voice)