Zelda Rubinstein
Zelda Rubenstein
About the person
Career:
Acting
Date of birth:1933-05-28
Place of birth:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender:Female
Popularity:1
Date of death2010-01-27
76Biography
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
Rating by year
- Commitment to LifeSelf (archive footage)2023-02-100.00
- USIDent TV: Surveilling the SouthlandSelf2008-03-180.00
- Southland TalesDr. Katarina Kuntzler2007-11-145.2613
- CagesLiz2007-03-224.84
- Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie VernonMrs. Collinwood2006-08-296.5516
- The Wild CardMrs. Stanfield2004-05-274.36
- WishcraftMedical Examiner2002-09-255.245
- The Flintstones: On the RocksPsychiatrist (voice)2002-01-026.619
- Where Are They Now?Self1999-06-077.52
- Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark KnightsMicha1998-06-114.05
- Little WitchesMother Clodah1996-12-234.236
- Hey Arnold!1996-10-078.0984
- The PretenderPawn Shop Lady1996-09-197.4217
- E! True Hollywood Story1996-08-218.280
- Lover's KnotWoman in Clinic1996-07-125.33
- Poltergeist: The LegacyChristina1996-04-216.237
- Caroline in the CityPhyllis1995-09-216.633
- TimemasterBetting Clerk1995-01-014.49
- National Lampoon's Last ResortOld Hermit1994-04-294.024
- Acting on ImpulseNosy Lady1993-07-104.86
- Picket FencesGinny Weedon1992-09-187.555
- Goof TroopMadame Zeldarina (voice)1992-09-056.7166
- MartinNurse Froyd1992-08-277.5136
- Stormy WeathersRosamund1992-05-045.54
- The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the DrawButterfingers O'Malley1991-11-034.810
- Guilty As ChargedEdna1991-04-194.116
- Shades of L.A.1990-10-107.02
- Tales from the CryptNora1989-06-108.0990
- Teen WitchMadame Serina1989-04-286.0194
- Poltergeist IIITangina Barrons1988-06-105.3554
- The Dancing PrincessesOld Woman1987-11-146.52
- AnguishAlice Pressman, the Mother1987-03-236.3153
- The Mouse and the MotorcycleRalph's Mother (voice)1986-11-085.79
- Poltergeist II: The Other SideTangina Barrons1986-05-236.0763
- Sixteen CandlesOrganist1984-05-046.82,227
- Jennifer Slept Here1983-10-216.52
- Reading RainbowSelf - Narrator (voice)1983-06-068.348
- FrancesMental Patient1982-12-036.9123
- Matt Houston1982-09-266.328
- Faerie Tale TheatreThe Old Woman1982-09-118.124
- PoltergeistTangina Barrons1982-06-047.23,352
- Under the RainbowIris1981-07-315.143
- The Flintstone Comedy ShowAtrocia Frankenstone1980-11-227.124
- The FrankenstonesAtrocia Frankenston (voice)1980-11-220.00
- Americathon1979-08-103.714