Zelda Rubinstein
Acting
Born: 1933-05-28 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
Known For
Poltergeist
Tangina Barrons
Sixteen Candles
Organist
Tales from the Crypt
Nora
Hey Arnold!
Poltergeist II: The Other Side
Tangina Barrons
Southland Tales
Dr. Katarina Kuntzler
Poltergeist III
Tangina Barrons
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
Mrs. Collinwood
Darkwing Duck
Darkwing Duck's Mother / Negaduck's Mother (voice)
The Pretender
Pawn Shop Lady
Teen Witch
Madame Serina
Goof Troop
Madame Zeldarina (voice)
Anguish
Alice Pressman, the Mother
Martin
Nurse Froyd
Frances
Mental Patient
E! True Hollywood Story
Picket Fences
Ginny Weedon
Reading Rainbow
Self - Narrator (voice)
Wishcraft
Medical Examiner
Under the Rainbow
Iris
Poltergeist: The Legacy
Christina
Little Witches
Mother Clodah
Caroline in the City
Phyllis
The Flintstone Comedy Show
Atrocia Frankenstone
Matt Houston
National Lampoon's Last Resort
Old Hermit
Faerie Tale Theatre
The Old Woman
The Flintstones: On the Rocks
Psychiatrist (voice)
Guilty as Charged
Edna
Americathon
Timemaster
Betting Clerk
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
Butterfingers O'Malley
The Mouse and the Motorcycle
Ralph's Mother (voice)
Acting on Impulse
Nosy Lady
The Wild Card
Mrs. Stanfield
Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights
Micha
Cages
Liz
Stormy Weathers
Rosamund
Lover's Knot
Woman in Clinic