Acting, 1933
Zelda Rubinstein
Born May 28, 1933, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, Died Jan 27, 2010 (76)
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.
Filmography
40 titles- 2023
Commitment to LifeSelf (archive footage)Movie - 2008
USIDent TV: Surveilling the SouthlandSelfMovie - 2007
Southland TalesDr. Katarina KuntzlerIMDb 5.3Movie - 2007
CagesLizIMDb 4.8Movie - 2006
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie VernonMrs. CollinwoodIMDb 6.4Movie - 2002
WishcraftMedical ExaminerIMDb 5.2Movie - 2002
The Flintstones: On the RocksPsychiatrist (voice)IMDb 6.6Movie - 1999Where Are They Now?SelfIMDb 6.7Show
- 1996
Hey Arnold!IMDb 8.0Show - 1996
The PretenderPawn Shop LadyIMDb 7.4Show - 1996
Poltergeist: The LegacyChristinaIMDb 6.3Show - 1996
E! True Hollywood StoryIMDb 8.1Show - 1996
Lover's KnotWoman in ClinicIMDb 5.3Movie - 1995
Caroline in the CityPhyllisIMDb 6.5Show - 1994
National Lampoon's Last ResortOld HermitIMDb 4.0Movie - 1992
MartinNurse FroydIMDb 7.5Show - 1992
Picket FencesGinny WeedonIMDb 7.4Show - 1992
Goof TroopMadame Zeldarina (voice)IMDb 6.7Show - 1991
Darkwing DuckDarkwing Duck's Mother / Negaduck's Mother (voice)IMDb 7.4Show - 1991
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the DrawButterfingers O'MalleyIMDb 4.8Movie - 1991
Guilty as ChargedEdnaIMDb 4.1Movie - 1990
Shades of L.A.IMDb 7.0Show - 1989
Tales from the CryptNoraIMDb 8.0Show - 1989
Teen WitchMadame SerinaIMDb 6.1Movie - 1988
Poltergeist IIITangina BarronsIMDb 5.2Movie - 1987
AnguishAlice Pressman, the MotherIMDb 6.3Movie - 1986
Poltergeist II: The Other SideTangina BarronsIMDb 6.0Movie - 1986
The Mouse and the MotorcycleRalph's Mother (voice)IMDb 5.7Movie - 1984
Sixteen CandlesOrganistIMDb 6.7Movie - 1983
Reading RainbowSelf - Narrator (voice)IMDb 8.4Show - 1983
Jennifer Slept HereIMDb 6.5Show - 1983
The Unpredictable Pudgy!HerselfMovie - 1982
Matt HoustonIMDb 6.3Show - 1982
Faerie Tale TheatreThe Old WomanIMDb 8.1Show - 1982
PoltergeistTangina BarronsIMDb 7.2Movie - 1982
FrancesMental PatientIMDb 6.9Movie - 1981
Under the RainbowIrisIMDb 5.1Movie - 1980
The Flintstone Comedy ShowAtrocia FrankenstoneIMDb 7.3Show - 1980
The FrankenstonesAtrocia Frankenston (voice)Show - 1979
AmericathonIMDb 3.6Movie