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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Poltergeist
as Tangina Barrons
1982
Poltergeist III
as Tangina Barrons
1988
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
as Mrs. Collinwood
2006
Poltergeist II: The Other Side
as Tangina Barrons
1986
Teen Witch
as Madame Serina
1989
Little Witches
as Mother Clodah
1996
Cages
as Liz
2007
Anguish
as Alice Pressman, the Mother
1987
Sixteen Candles
as Organist
1984
The Mouse and the Motorcycle
as Ralph's Mother (voice)
1986
USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland
as Self
2008
Stormy Weathers
as Rosamund
1992
Frances
as Mental Patient
1982
Guilty As Charged
as Edna
1991
Under the Rainbow
as Iris
1981
Timemaster
as Betting Clerk
1995
Lover's Knot
as Woman in Clinic
1996
Acting on Impulse
as Nosy Lady
1993
Southland Tales
as Dr. Katarina Kuntzler
2007
Wishcraft
as Medical Examiner
2002
TV Appearances
Martin
as Nurse Froyd
1992
Hey Arnold!
1996
The Pretender
as Pawn Shop Lady
1996
Tales from the Crypt
as Nora
1989
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Jennifer Slept Here
1983
Matt Houston
1982
Where Are They Now?
as Self
1999
Shades of L.A.
1990
Faerie Tale Theatre
as The Old Woman
1982
Reading Rainbow
as Self - Narrator (voice)
1983
Poltergeist: The Legacy
as Christina
1996