Actor
Zelda Rubinstein
93 years · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA · 29 films
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.
Best known for
Filmography 29
Commitment to Life
2023 · Self (archive footage)
On Kanopy
USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland
2008 · Self
Southland Tales
2007 · Dr. Katarina Kuntzler
On Hulu
Cages
2007 · Liz
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
2006 · Mrs. Collinwood
The Wild Card
2004 · Mrs. Stanfield
Wishcraft
2002 · Medical Examiner
On Plex
The Flintstones: On the Rocks
2002 · Psychiatrist (voice)
Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights
1998 · Micha
Little Witches
1996 · Mother Clodah
On Artiflix
Lover's Knot
1996 · Woman in Clinic
On Tubi TV
Timemaster
1995 · Betting Clerk
On Tubi TV
National Lampoon's Last Resort
1994 · Old Hermit
Acting on Impulse
1993 · Nosy Lady
On Tubi TV
Stormy Weathers
1992 · Rosamund
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
1991 · Butterfingers O'Malley
On Tubi TV
Guilty as Charged
1991 · Edna
On Tubi TV
Teen Witch
1989 · Madame Serina
On Kanopy
Poltergeist III
1988 · Tangina Barrons
On Tubi TV
The Dancing Princesses
1987 · Old Woman
Anguish
1987 · Alice Pressman, the Mother
On Full Moon Amazon Channel
The Mouse and the Motorcycle
1986 · Ralph's Mother (voice)
On Hoopla
Poltergeist II: The Other Side
1986 · Tangina Barrons
On Tubi TV
Sixteen Candles
1984 · Organist
On Hulu