Acting · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA · Born May 28, 1933
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.
MovieCommitment to Life
2023
as Self (archive footage)
MovieUSIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland
2008
as Self
MovieSouthland Tales
2007
as Dr. Katarina Kuntzler
MovieCages
2007
as Liz
MovieBehind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
2006
as Mrs. Collinwood
MovieThe Wild Card
2004
as Mrs. Stanfield
MovieWishcraft
2002
as Medical Examiner
MovieThe Flintstones: On the Rocks
2002
as Psychiatrist (voice)
Where Are They Now?
1999
as Self
MovieSinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights
1998
as Micha
MovieLittle Witches
1996
as Mother Clodah
TVHey Arnold!
1996
TVThe Pretender
1996
as Pawn Shop Lady
TVE! True Hollywood Story
1996
MovieLover's Knot
1996
as Woman in Clinic
TVPoltergeist: The Legacy
1996
as Christina
TVCaroline in the City
1995
as Phyllis
MovieTimemaster
1995
as Betting Clerk
MovieNational Lampoon's Last Resort
1994
as Old Hermit
MovieActing on Impulse
1993
as Nosy Lady
TVPicket Fences
1992
as Ginny Weedon
TVGoof Troop
1992
as Madame Zeldarina (voice)
TVMartin
1992
as Nurse Froyd
MovieStormy Weathers
1992
as Rosamund
MovieThe Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
1991
as Butterfingers O'Malley
MovieGuilty As Charged
1991
as Edna
TVShades of L.A.
1990
TVTales from the Crypt
1989
as Nora
MovieTeen Witch
1989
as Madame Serina
MoviePoltergeist III
1988
as Tangina Barrons
MovieThe Dancing Princesses
1987
as Old Woman
MovieAnguish
1987
as Alice Pressman, the Mother
MovieThe Mouse and the Motorcycle
1986
as Ralph's Mother (voice)
MoviePoltergeist II: The Other Side
1986
as Tangina Barrons
MovieSixteen Candles
1984
as Organist
TVJennifer Slept Here
1983
TVReading Rainbow
1983
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MovieFrances
1982
as Mental Patient
TVMatt Houston
1982
TVFaerie Tale Theatre
1982
as The Old Woman
MoviePoltergeist
1982
as Tangina Barrons
MovieUnder the Rainbow
1981
as Iris
TVThe Flintstone Comedy Show
1980
as Atrocia Frankenstone
TVThe Frankenstones
1980
as Atrocia Frankenston (voice)
MovieAmericathon
1979
