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