Zelda Rubinstein

Acting

Zelda Rubinstein

1933-05-28 · 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.

Movies & TV shows

46 credits

TV

Hey Arnold!

1996

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Tales from the Crypt

1989 · Nora

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TV

The Pretender

1996 · Pawn Shop Lady

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Caroline in the City

1995 · Phyllis

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Martin

1992 · Nurse Froyd

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Goof Troop

1992 · Madame Zeldarina (voice)

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Picket Fences

1992 · Ginny Weedon

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Matt Houston

1982

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Faerie Tale Theatre

1982 · The Old Woman

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Reading Rainbow

1983 · Self - Narrator (voice)

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The Flintstone Comedy Show

1980 · Atrocia Frankenstone

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Where Are They Now?

1999 · Self

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MOVIE

Poltergeist

1982 · Tangina Barrons

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Poltergeist: The Legacy

1996 · Christina

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Sixteen Candles

1984 · Organist

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Southland Tales

2007 · Dr. Katarina Kuntzler

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Shades of L.A.

1990

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Poltergeist II: The Other Side

1986 · Tangina Barrons

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The Frankenstones

1980 · Atrocia Frankenston (voice)

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Poltergeist III

1988 · Tangina Barrons

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Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon

2006 · Mrs. Collinwood

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Teen Witch

1989 · Madame Serina

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TV

E! True Hollywood Story

1996

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Anguish

1987 · Alice Pressman, the Mother

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Commitment to Life

2023 · Self (archive footage)

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Wishcraft

2002 · Medical Examiner

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Frances

1982 · Mental Patient

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Jennifer Slept Here

1983

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The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw

1991 · Butterfingers O'Malley

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Americathon

1979

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Little Witches

1996 · Mother Clodah

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Under the Rainbow

1981 · Iris

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Guilty as Charged

1991 · Edna

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USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland

2008 · Self

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The Flintstones: On the Rocks

2002 · Psychiatrist (voice)

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Lover's Knot

1996 · Woman in Clinic

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The Dancing Princesses

1987 · Old Woman

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National Lampoon's Last Resort

1994 · Old Hermit

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The Mouse and the Motorcycle

1986 · Ralph's Mother (voice)

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Acting on Impulse

1993 · Nosy Lady

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Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights

1998 · Micha

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Stormy Weathers

1992 · Rosamund

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Timemaster

1995 · Betting Clerk

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The Unpredictable Pudgy!

1983 · Herself

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The Wild Card

2004 · Mrs. Stanfield

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Cages

2007 · Liz

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