Zelda Rubinstein
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1933-05-28
Day of Death
2010-01-27 (76 years old)
Place of Birth
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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
Acting
(2008)
(2007)
Southland Tales
as Dr. Katarina Kuntzler
(2006)
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
as Mrs. Collinwood
(2005)
Cages
as Liz
(2002)
The Flintstones: On the Rocks
as Psychiatrist (voice)
(2002)
Wishcraft
as Medical Examiner
(1998)
(1996)
Little Witches
as Mother Clodah
(1996)
Lover's Knot
as Woman in Clinic
(1995)
Timemaster
as Betting Clerk
(1994)
National Lampoon's Last Resort
as Old Hermit
(1993)
Acting on Impulse
as Nosy Lady
(1992)
Stormy Weathers
as Rosamund
(1991)
The Gambler Returns: The Luck Of The Draw
as Butterfingers O'Malley
(1991)
Guilty As Charged
as Edna
(1989)
Teen Witch
as Madame Serina
(1988)
Poltergeist III
as Tangina Barrons
(1987)
Anguish
as Alice Pressman, the Mother
(1987)
The Dancing Princesses
as Old Woman
(1986)
Poltergeist II: The Other Side
as Tangina Barrons
(1986)
The Mouse and the Motorcycle
as Ralph's Mother (voice)
(1984)
Sixteen Candles
as Organist
(1982)
Poltergeist
as Tangina Barrons
(1982)
Frances
as Mental Patient
(1981)
Under the Rainbow
as Iris
(1979)