Zelda Rubinstein

Actor

Born May 28, 1933 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Died January 27, 2010.

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.

Acting

Southland Tales
Film, 2007
as Dr. Katarina Kuntzler
Cages
Film, 2007
as Liz
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
Film, 2006
as Mrs. Collinwood
The Wild Card
Film, 2004
as Mrs. Stanfield
Wishcraft
Film, 2002
as Medical Examiner
The Flintstones: On the Rocks
Film, 2002
as Psychiatrist (voice)
Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights
Film, 1998
as Micha
Little Witches
Film, 1996
as Mother Clodah
Hey Arnold!
TV series, 1996
1 episode
The Pretender
TV series, 1996
as Pawn Shop Lady
E! True Hollywood Story
TV series, 1996
1 episode
Lover's Knot
Film, 1996
as Woman in Clinic
Poltergeist: The Legacy
TV series, 1996
as Christina
Caroline in the City
TV series, 1995
as Phyllis
Timemaster
Film, 1995
as Betting Clerk
National Lampoon's Last Resort
Film, 1994
as Old Hermit
Acting on Impulse
Film, 1993
as Nosy Lady
Picket Fences
TV series, 1992
as Ginny Weedon
Goof Troop
TV series, 1992
as Madame Zeldarina (voice)
Martin
TV series, 1992
as Nurse Froyd
Stormy Weathers
Film, 1992
as Rosamund
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
Film, 1991
as Butterfingers O'Malley
Darkwing Duck
TV series, 1991
as Darkwing Duck's Mother / Negaduck's Mother (voice)
Guilty as Charged
Film, 1991
as Edna
Shades of L.A.
TV series, 1990
1 episode
Tales from the Crypt
TV series, 1989
as Nora
Teen Witch
Film, 1989
as Madame Serina
Poltergeist III
Film, 1988
as Tangina Barrons
The Dancing Princesses
Film, 1987
as Old Woman
Anguish
Film, 1987
as Alice Pressman, the Mother