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. CC - en.wikipedia.org

Known For

Poltergeist

Acting

1982

Poltergeist

as

Tangina Barrons

1988

Poltergeist III

as

Tangina Barrons

2006

Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon

as

Mrs. Collinwood

1986

Poltergeist II: The Other Side

as

Tangina Barrons

1989

Teen Witch

as

Madame Serina

1996

Little Witches

as

Mother Clodah

2005

Cages

as

Liz

1987

Anguish

as

Alice Pressman, the Mother

1984

Sixteen Candles

as

Organist

1986

The Mouse and the Motorcycle

as

Ralph's Mother (voice)

2008

USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland

as

Self

1992

Stormy Weathers

as

Rosamund

1982

Frances

as

Mental Patient

1991

Guilty As Charged

as

Edna

1981

Under the Rainbow

as

Iris

1995

Timemaster

as

Betting Clerk

1996

Lover's Knot

as

Woman in Clinic

1993

Acting on Impulse

as

Nosy Lady

2007

Southland Tales

as

Dr. Katarina Kuntzler

2002

Wishcraft

as

Medical Examiner

1987

The Dancing Princesses

as

Old Woman

2002

The Flintstones: On the Rocks

as

Psychiatrist (voice)

1998

Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights

as

Micha

1994

National Lampoon's Last Resort

as

Old Hermit

1991

The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw

as

Butterfingers O'Malley

1979

Americathon

as

2004

The Wild Card

as

Mrs. Stanfield

Martin

as

Hey Arnold!

as

The Pretender

as

Pawn Shop Lady

Tales from the Crypt

as

Nora

E! True Hollywood Story

as

Jennifer Slept Here

as

Matt Houston

as

Where Are They Now?

as

Self

Shades of L.A.

as

Faerie Tale Theatre

as

The Old Woman

Reading Rainbow

as

Self - Narrator (voice)

Poltergeist: The Legacy

as

Christina

Picket Fences

as

Ginny Weedon

The Flintstone Comedy Show

as

Atrocia Frankenstone

Caroline in the City

as

Phyllis

The Frankenstones

as

Atrocia Frankenston (voice)

Production

Crew

Directing