Zelda Rubinstein
26 movies · 16 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 28, 1933
- Died
- Jan 27, 2010 (age 76)
- Place of birth
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Also known as
- Zelda Rubenstein
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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
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★ 7.2 Poltergeist
1982 · Film
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★ 6.7 Sixteen Candles
1984 · Film
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★ 8.0 Tales from the Crypt
1989 · TV
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★ 8.0 Hey Arnold!
1996 · TV
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★ 6.0 Poltergeist II: The Other Side
1986 · Film
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★ 5.3 Southland Tales
2007 · Film
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★ 5.2 Poltergeist III
1988 · Film
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★ 6.4 Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
2006 · Film
Zelda Rubinstein: movies and TV shows
Acting (42)
- 2007 Southland Tales
as Dr. Katarina Kuntzler
- 2007 Cages
as Liz
- 2006 Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
as Mrs. Collinwood
- 2004 The Wild Card
as Mrs. Stanfield
- 2002 Wishcraft
as Medical Examiner
- 2002 The Flintstones: On the Rocks
as Psychiatrist (voice)
- 1998
- 1996 Little Witches
as Mother Clodah
- 1996
- 1996
- 1996
- 1996 Lover's Knot
as Woman in Clinic
- 1996
- 1995
- 1995 Timemaster
as Betting Clerk
- 1994 National Lampoon's Last Resort
as Old Hermit
- 1993 Acting on Impulse
as Nosy Lady
- 1992
- 1992
- 1992
- 1992 Stormy Weathers
as Rosamund
- 1991 The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
as Butterfingers O'Malley
- 1991
- 1991 Guilty as Charged
as Edna
- 1990
- 1989
- 1989 Teen Witch
as Madame Serina
- 1988 Poltergeist III
as Tangina Barrons
- 1987 The Dancing Princesses
as Old Woman
- 1987 Anguish
as Alice Pressman, the Mother
- 1986 The Mouse and the Motorcycle
as Ralph's Mother (voice)
- 1986 Poltergeist II: The Other Side
as Tangina Barrons
- 1984 Sixteen Candles
as Organist
- 1983
- 1982 Frances
as Mental Patient
- 1982
- 1982
- 1982 Poltergeist
as Tangina Barrons
- 1981 Under the Rainbow
as Iris
- 1980
- 1980
- 1979
Talk shows and appearances (5)
- 2023
- 2008
- 1999 Where Are They Now?
1 episode
- 1983 Reading Rainbow
1 episode
- 1983