Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
May 28, 1933
Place of Birth:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Zelda Rubinstein
Biography
Zelda Rubinstein 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.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland | Self |
| 2007 | Cages | Liz |
| 2007 | Southland Tales | Dr. Katarina Kuntzler |
| 2006 | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon | Mrs. Collinwood |
| 2004 | The Wild Card | Mrs. Stanfield |
| 2002 | Wishcraft | Medical Examiner |
| 2002 | The Flintstones: On the Rocks | Psychiatrist (voice) |
| 1998 | Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights | Micha |
| 1996 | Little Witches | Mother Clodah |
| 1996 | Lover's Knot | Woman in Clinic |
| 1995 | Timemaster | Betting Clerk |
| 1994 | National Lampoon's Last Resort | Old Hermit |
| 1993 | Acting on Impulse | Nosy Lady |
| 1992 | Stormy Weathers | Rosamund |
| 1991 | Guilty As Charged | Edna |
| 1991 | The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw | Butterfingers O'Malley |
| 1989 | Teen Witch | Madame Serina |
| 1988 | Poltergeist III | Tangina Barrons |
| 1987 | Anguish | Alice Pressman, the Mother |
| 1987 | The Dancing Princesses | Old Woman |
| 1986 | Poltergeist II: The Other Side | Tangina Barrons |
| 1986 | The Mouse and the Motorcycle | Ralph's Mother (voice) |
| 1984 | Sixteen Candles | Organist |
| 1982 | Poltergeist | Tangina Barrons |
| 1982 | Frances | Mental Patient |
| 1981 | Under the Rainbow | Iris |
| 1979 | Americathon |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Where Are They Now? | Self |
| 1996 | Hey Arnold! | |
| 1996 | The Pretender | Pawn Shop Lady |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story | |
| 1996 | Poltergeist: The Legacy | Christina |
| 1995 | Caroline in the City | Phyllis |
| 1992 | Martin | Nurse Froyd |
| 1992 | Picket Fences | Ginny Weedon |
| 1990 | Shades of L.A. | |
| 1989 | Tales from the Crypt | Nora |
| 1983 | Jennifer Slept Here | |
| 1983 | Reading Rainbow | Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 1982 | Matt Houston | |
| 1982 | Faerie Tale Theatre | The Old Woman |
| 1980 | The Flintstone Comedy Show | Atrocia Frankenstone |
| 1980 | The Frankenstones | Atrocia Frankenston (voice) |