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