Zelda Rubinstein
Acting
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Acting Credits
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
Filmography
Commitment to Life
2023
as Self (archive footage)
USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland
2008
as Self
Cages
2007
as Liz
Southland Tales
2007
as Dr. Katarina Kuntzler
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
2006
as Mrs. Collinwood
The Wild Card
2004
as Mrs. Stanfield
Wishcraft
2002
as Medical Examiner
The Flintstones: On the Rocks
2002
as Psychiatrist (voice)
Where Are They Now?
1999
as Self
Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights
1998
as Micha
Little Witches
1996
as Mother Clodah
Lover's Knot
1996
as Woman in Clinic
Hey Arnold!
1996
The Pretender
1996
as Pawn Shop Lady
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Poltergeist: The Legacy
1996
as Christina
Timemaster
1995
as Betting Clerk
Caroline in the City
1995
as Phyllis
National Lampoon's Last Resort
1994
as Old Hermit
Acting on Impulse
1993
as Nosy Lady
Stormy Weathers
1992
as Rosamund
Martin
1992
as Nurse Froyd
Picket Fences
1992
as Ginny Weedon
Goof Troop
1992
as Madame Zeldarina (voice)
Guilty as Charged
1991
as Edna
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
1991
as Butterfingers O'Malley
Darkwing Duck
1991
as Darkwing Duck's Mother / Negaduck's Mother (voice)
Shades of L.A.
1990
Teen Witch
1989
as Madame Serina
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Nora
Poltergeist III
1988
as Tangina Barrons
Anguish
1987
as Alice Pressman, the Mother
The Dancing Princesses
1987
as Old Woman
Poltergeist II: The Other Side
1986
as Tangina Barrons
The Mouse and the Motorcycle
1986
as Ralph's Mother (voice)
Sixteen Candles
1984
as Organist
The Unpredictable Pudgy!
1983
as Herself
Jennifer Slept Here
1983
Reading Rainbow
1983
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Poltergeist
1982
as Tangina Barrons
Frances
1982
as Mental Patient
Matt Houston
1982
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
as The Old Woman
Under the Rainbow
1981
as Iris
The Flintstone Comedy Show
1980
as Atrocia Frankenstone
The Frankenstones
1980
as Atrocia Frankenston (voice)
Americathon
1979