Person

Zelda Rubinstein

Acting · 1933–2010 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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.

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  Hey Arnold!

  1996

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  Tales from the Crypt

  Nora

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  The Pretender

  Pawn Shop Lady

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  Caroline in the City

  Phyllis

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  Martin

  Nurse Froyd

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  Goof Troop

  Madame Zeldarina (voice)

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  Matt Houston

  1982

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  Picket Fences

  Ginny Weedon

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  Faerie Tale Theatre

  The Old Woman

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  Poltergeist

  Tangina Barrons

• 2023Commitment to LifeSelf (archive footage)
• 2008USIDent TV: Surveilling the SouthlandSelf
• 2007Southland TalesDr. Katarina Kuntzler
• 2007CagesLiz
• 2006Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie VernonMrs. Collinwood
• 2004The Wild CardMrs. Stanfield
• 2002WishcraftMedical Examiner
• 2002The Flintstones: On the RocksPsychiatrist (voice)
• 1999Where Are They Now?Self
• 1998Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark KnightsMicha
• 1996Little WitchesMother Clodah
• 1996Hey Arnold!
• 1996The PretenderPawn Shop Lady
• 1996E! True Hollywood Story
• 1996Lover's KnotWoman in Clinic
• 1996Poltergeist: The LegacyChristina
• 1995Caroline in the CityPhyllis
• 1995TimemasterBetting Clerk
• 1994National Lampoon's Last ResortOld Hermit
• 1993Acting on ImpulseNosy Lady
• 1992Picket FencesGinny Weedon
• 1992Goof TroopMadame Zeldarina (voice)
• 1992MartinNurse Froyd
• 1992Stormy WeathersRosamund
• 1991The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the DrawButterfingers O'Malley
• 1991Guilty As ChargedEdna
• 1990Shades of L.A.
• 1989Tales from the CryptNora
• 1989Teen WitchMadame Serina
• 1988Poltergeist IIITangina Barrons
• 1987The Dancing PrincessesOld Woman
• 1987AnguishAlice Pressman, the Mother
• 1986The Mouse and the MotorcycleRalph's Mother (voice)
• 1986Poltergeist II: The Other SideTangina Barrons
• 1984Sixteen CandlesOrganist
• 1983Jennifer Slept Here
• 1983Reading RainbowSelf - Narrator (voice)
• 1982FrancesMental Patient
• 1982Matt Houston
• 1982Faerie Tale TheatreThe Old Woman
• 1982PoltergeistTangina Barrons
• 1981Under the RainbowIris
• 1980The Flintstone Comedy ShowAtrocia Frankenstone
• 1980The FrankenstonesAtrocia Frankenston (voice)
• 1979Americathon