Acting
Zelda Rubinstein
Born 28 May 1933 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA · Died 27 January 2010
47 credits
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
Acting 47
- 2023Commitment to LifeFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2008USIDent TV: Surveilling the SouthlandFilmSelf
- 2007Southland TalesFilmDr. Katarina Kuntzler
- 2007CagesFilmLiz
- 2006Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie VernonFilmMrs. Collinwood
- 2004The Wild CardFilmMrs. Stanfield
- 2002WishcraftFilmMedical Examiner
- 2002The Flintstones: On the RocksFilmPsychiatrist (voice)
- 1999Where Are They Now?SeriesSelf
- 1998Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark KnightsFilmMicha
- 1996Hey Arnold!Series
- 1996The PretenderSeriesPawn Shop Lady
- 1996Poltergeist: The LegacySeriesChristina
- 1996E! True Hollywood StorySeries
- 1996Little WitchesFilmMother Clodah
- 1996Lover's KnotFilmWoman in Clinic
- 1995Caroline in the CitySeriesPhyllis
- 1995TimemasterFilmBetting Clerk
- 1994National Lampoon's Last ResortFilmOld Hermit
- 1993Acting on ImpulseFilmNosy Lady
- 1992MartinSeriesNurse Froyd
- 1992Goof TroopSeriesMadame Zeldarina (voice)
- 1992Picket FencesSeriesGinny Weedon
- 1992Stormy WeathersFilmRosamund
- 1991Darkwing DuckSeriesDarkwing Duck's Mother / Negaduck's Mother (voice)
- 1991Guilty as ChargedFilmEdna
- 1991The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the DrawFilmButterfingers O'Malley
- 1990Shades of L.A.Series
- 1989Tales from the CryptSeriesNora
- 1989Teen WitchFilmMadame Serina
- 1988Poltergeist IIIFilmTangina Barrons
- 1987AnguishFilmAlice Pressman, the Mother
- 1987The Dancing PrincessesFilmOld Woman
- 1986Poltergeist II: The Other SideFilmTangina Barrons
- 1986The Mouse and the MotorcycleFilmRalph's Mother (voice)
- 1984Sixteen CandlesFilmOrganist
- 1983Reading RainbowSeriesSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 1983Jennifer Slept HereSeries
- 1983The Unpredictable Pudgy!FilmHerself
- 1982PoltergeistFilmTangina Barrons
- 1982Matt HoustonSeries
- 1982Faerie Tale TheatreSeriesThe Old Woman
- 1982FrancesFilmMental Patient
- 1981Under the RainbowFilmIris
- 1980The Flintstone Comedy ShowSeriesAtrocia Frankenstone
- 1980The FrankenstonesSeriesAtrocia Frankenston (voice)
- 1979AmericathonFilm
Filmography from TMDB.