Person file · Acting
Zelda Rubinstein
Born 1933-05-28Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
Commitment to LifeSelf (archive footage)USIDent TV: Surveilling the SouthlandSelfSouthland TalesDr. Katarina KuntzlerCagesLizBehind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie VernonMrs. CollinwoodThe Wild CardMrs. StanfieldWishcraftMedical ExaminerThe Flintstones: On the RocksPsychiatrist (voice)Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark KnightsMichaLittle WitchesMother ClodahLover's KnotWoman in ClinicTimemasterBetting ClerkNational Lampoon's Last ResortOld HermitActing on ImpulseNosy LadyStormy WeathersRosamundThe Gambler Returns: The Luck of the DrawButterfingers O'MalleyGuilty as ChargedEdnaTeen WitchMadame SerinaPoltergeist IIITangina BarronsThe Dancing PrincessesOld WomanAnguishAlice Pressman, the MotherThe Mouse and the MotorcycleRalph's Mother (voice)Poltergeist II: The Other SideTangina BarronsSixteen CandlesOrganist