Zelda Rubinstein

Zelda Rubinstein

Acting

Born:
1933-05-28
Died:
2010-01-27
Place of birth:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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

Filmography

Commitment to Life

Commitment to Life

2023Self (archive footage)
Movie
USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland

USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland

2008Self
Movie
Southland Tales

Southland Tales

5.32007Dr. Katarina Kuntzler
Movie
Cages

Cages

4.82007Liz
Movie
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon

Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon

6.42006Mrs. Collinwood
Movie
The Wild Card

The Wild Card

4.32004Mrs. Stanfield
Movie
Wishcraft

Wishcraft

5.22002Medical Examiner
Movie
The Flintstones: On the Rocks

The Flintstones: On the Rocks

6.62002Psychiatrist (voice)
Movie
Where Are They Now?

Where Are They Now?

6.71999Self
TV
Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights

Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights

4.01998Micha
Movie
Little Witches

Little Witches

4.11996Mother Clodah
Movie
Hey Arnold!

Hey Arnold!

8.01996
TV
The Pretender

The Pretender

7.41996Pawn Shop Lady
TV
E! True Hollywood Story

E! True Hollywood Story

8.11996
TV
Lover's Knot

Lover's Knot

5.31996Woman in Clinic
Movie
Poltergeist: The Legacy

Poltergeist: The Legacy

6.31996Christina
TV
Caroline in the City

Caroline in the City

6.51995Phyllis
TV
Timemaster

Timemaster

4.81995Betting Clerk
Movie
National Lampoon's Last Resort

National Lampoon's Last Resort

4.01994Old Hermit
Movie
Acting on Impulse

Acting on Impulse

4.61993Nosy Lady
Movie
Picket Fences

Picket Fences

7.41992Ginny Weedon
TV
Goof Troop

Goof Troop

6.71992Madame Zeldarina (voice)
TV
Martin

Martin

7.61992Nurse Froyd
TV
Stormy Weathers

Stormy Weathers

5.51992Rosamund
Movie
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw

The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw

4.81991Butterfingers O'Malley
Movie
Darkwing Duck

Darkwing Duck

7.41991Darkwing Duck's Mother / Negaduck's Mother (voice)
TV
Guilty as Charged

Guilty as Charged

4.11991Edna
Movie
Shades of L.A.

Shades of L.A.

7.01990
TV
Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

8.01989Nora
TV
Teen Witch

Teen Witch

6.11989Madame Serina
Movie
Poltergeist III

Poltergeist III

5.21988Tangina Barrons
Movie
The Dancing Princesses

The Dancing Princesses

6.51987Old Woman
Movie
Anguish

Anguish

6.31987Alice Pressman, the Mother
Movie
The Mouse and the Motorcycle

The Mouse and the Motorcycle

5.71986Ralph's Mother (voice)
Movie
Poltergeist II: The Other Side

Poltergeist II: The Other Side

6.01986Tangina Barrons
Movie
Sixteen Candles

Sixteen Candles

6.71984Organist
Movie
Jennifer Slept Here

Jennifer Slept Here

6.51983
TV
Reading Rainbow

Reading Rainbow

8.41983Self - Narrator (voice)
TV
The Unpredictable Pudgy!

The Unpredictable Pudgy!

1983Herself
Movie
Frances

Frances

6.91982Mental Patient
Movie
Matt Houston

Matt Houston

6.31982
TV
Faerie Tale Theatre

Faerie Tale Theatre

8.11982The Old Woman
TV
Poltergeist

Poltergeist

7.21982Tangina Barrons
Movie
Under the Rainbow

Under the Rainbow

5.11981Iris
Movie
The Flintstone Comedy Show

The Flintstone Comedy Show

7.41980Atrocia Frankenstone
TV
The Frankenstones

The Frankenstones

1980Atrocia Frankenston (voice)
TV
Americathon

Americathon

3.61979
Movie