Zelda Rubinstein
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1933-05-28 – 2010-01-27
Place of birth: 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
1982Tangina Barrons
Poltergeist III
1988Tangina Barrons
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
2006Mrs. Collinwood
Poltergeist II: The Other Side
1986Tangina Barrons
Teen Witch
1989Madame Serina
Little Witches
1996Mother Clodah
Cages
2007Liz
Anguish
1987Alice Pressman, the Mother
Sixteen Candles
1984Organist
The Mouse and the Motorcycle
1986Ralph's Mother (voice)
USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland
2008Self
Stormy Weathers
1992Rosamund
Frances
1982Mental Patient
Guilty As Charged
1991Edna
Under the Rainbow
1981Iris
Timemaster
1995Betting Clerk
Lover's Knot
1996Woman in Clinic
Acting on Impulse
1993Nosy Lady
Southland Tales
2007Dr. Katarina Kuntzler