Zelda Rubinstein
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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
Credits
Poltergeist (1982)
as Tangina Barrons
Sixteen Candles (1984)
as Organist
Wishcraft (2002)
as Medical Examiner
Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)
as Tangina Barrons
Southland Tales (2007)
as Dr. Katarina Kuntzler
Teen Witch (1989)
as Madame Serina
Anguish (1987)
as Alice Pressman, the Mother
Poltergeist III (1988)
as Tangina Barrons
Commitment to Life (2023)
as Self (archive footage)
USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland (2008)
as Self
Americathon (1979)
Actor
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006)
as Mrs. Collinwood
Frances (1982)
as Mental Patient
The Flintstones: On the Rocks (2002)
as Psychiatrist (voice)
Cages (2007)
as Liz
The Unpredictable Pudgy! (1983)
as Herself
Lover's Knot (1996)
as Woman in Clinic
Under the Rainbow (1981)
as Iris
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw (1991)
as Butterfingers O'Malley
Acting on Impulse (1993)
as Nosy Lady
Guilty as Charged (1991)
as Edna
The Mouse and the Motorcycle (1986)
as Ralph's Mother (voice)
National Lampoon's Last Resort (1994)
as Old Hermit
Little Witches (1996)
as Mother Clodah
Stormy Weathers (1992)
as Rosamund
The Dancing Princesses (1987)
as Old Woman
Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights (1998)
as Micha
Timemaster (1995)
as Betting Clerk
The Wild Card (2004)
as Mrs. Stanfield