Zelda Rubinstein

Zelda Rubinstein

Actor May 28 (died age 76) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA 1960–2008 (48 year career)

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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. Rubin…

Known For

Poltergeist

Poltergeist

Tangina Barrons

Sixteen Candles

Sixteen Candles

Organist

Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon

Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon

Mrs. Collinwood

Poltergeist II: The Other Side

Poltergeist II: The Other Side

Tangina Barrons

Poltergeist III

Poltergeist III

Tangina Barrons

Southland Tales

Southland Tales

Dr. Katarina Kuntzler

Frances

Frances

Mental Patient

Teen Witch

Teen Witch

Madame Serina

Filmography

Acting (44)

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Movies (27)

USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland

USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland

as Self

Southland Tales

Southland Tales

as Dr. Katarina Kuntzler

Cages

Cages

as Liz

Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon

Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon

as Mrs. Collinwood

The Wild Card

The Wild Card

as Mrs. Stanfield

Wishcraft

Wishcraft

as Medical Examiner

The Flintstones: On the Rocks

The Flintstones: On the Rocks

as Psychiatrist (voice)

Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights

Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights

as Micha

Little Witches

Little Witches

as Mother Clodah

Lover's Knot

Lover's Knot

as Woman in Clinic

Timemaster

Timemaster

as Betting Clerk

National Lampoon's Last Resort

National Lampoon's Last Resort

as Old Hermit

Acting on Impulse

Acting on Impulse

as Nosy Lady

Stormy Weathers

Stormy Weathers

as Rosamund

The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw

The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw

as Butterfingers O'Malley

Guilty As Charged

Guilty As Charged

as Edna

Teen Witch

Teen Witch

as Madame Serina

Poltergeist III

Poltergeist III

as Tangina Barrons

The Dancing Princesses

The Dancing Princesses

as Old Woman

Anguish

Anguish

as Alice Pressman, the Mother

Poltergeist II: The Other Side

Poltergeist II: The Other Side

as Tangina Barrons

The Mouse and the Motorcycle

The Mouse and the Motorcycle

as Ralph's Mother (voice)

Sixteen Candles

Sixteen Candles

as Organist

Poltergeist

Poltergeist

as Tangina Barrons

Frances

Frances

as Mental Patient

Under the Rainbow

Under the Rainbow

as Iris

Americathon

Americathon

Television (17)

Where Are They Now?

Where Are They Now?

as Self

Hey Arnold!

Hey Arnold!

The Pretender

The Pretender

as Pawn Shop Lady

Poltergeist: The Legacy

Poltergeist: The Legacy

as Christina

E! True Hollywood Story

E! True Hollywood Story

Caroline in the City

Caroline in the City

as Phyllis

Martin

Martin

as Nurse Froyd

Picket Fences

Picket Fences

as Ginny Weedon

Shades of L.A.

Shades of L.A.

Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

as Nora

Reading Rainbow

Reading Rainbow

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Jennifer Slept Here

Jennifer Slept Here

Matt Houston

Matt Houston

Faerie Tale Theatre

Faerie Tale Theatre

as The Old Woman

The Flintstone Comedy Show

The Flintstone Comedy Show

as Atrocia Frankenstone

The Frankenstones

The Frankenstones

as Atrocia Frankenston (voice)

The Flintstones

The Flintstones

as Psychiatrist (voice)