Portrait of Zelda Rubinstein

Zelda Rubinstein

Acting

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. CC - en.wikipedia.org

Born: May 28, 1933

Place of Birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Filmography

2007
Southland Tales

as Dr. Katarina Kuntzler

2007
Cages

as Liz

2004
The Wild Card

as Mrs. Stanfield

2002
Wishcraft

as Medical Examiner

2002
The Flintstones: On the Rocks

as Psychiatrist (voice)

1996
Little Witches

as Mother Clodah

1996
The Pretender

as Pawn Shop Lady

1996
Lover's Knot

as Woman in Clinic

1996
1995
1995
Timemaster

as Betting Clerk

1993
Acting on Impulse

as Nosy Lady

1992
Picket Fences

as Ginny Weedon

1992
Martin

as Nurse Froyd

1992
Stormy Weathers

as Rosamund

1991
1989
Teen Witch

as Madame Serina

1988
Poltergeist III

as Tangina Barrons

1987
1987
Anguish

as Alice Pressman, the Mother

1986
The Mouse and the Motorcycle

as Ralph's Mother (voice)

1986
1984
Sixteen Candles

as Organist

1983
Reading Rainbow

as Self - Narrator (voice)

1982
Frances

as Mental Patient

1982
Faerie Tale Theatre

as The Old Woman

1982
Poltergeist

as Tangina Barrons

1980
The Flintstone Comedy Show

as Atrocia Frankenstone

1980
The Frankenstones

as Atrocia Frankenston (voice)