Zelda Rubinstein

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1933-05-28 (77 years old)

Deathday

2010-01-27

Place of Birth

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Zelda Rubinstein

Biography

Zelda Rubinstein 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. CC - en.wikipedia.org

Acting

1982

Poltergeist

as Tangina Barrons

1988

Poltergeist III

as Tangina Barrons

1986

1989

Teen Witch

as Madame Serina

1996

Little Witches

as Mother Clodah

2005

Cages

as Liz

1987

Anguish

as Alice Pressman, the Mother

1984

Sixteen Candles

as Organist

1986

The Mouse and the Motorcycle

as Ralph's Mother (voice)

1992

Stormy Weathers

as Rosamund

1982

Frances

as Mental Patient

1995

Timemaster

as Betting Clerk

1996

Lover's Knot

as Woman in Clinic

1993

Acting on Impulse

as Nosy Lady

2007

Southland Tales

as Dr. Katarina Kuntzler

2002

Wishcraft

as Medical Examiner

1987

2002

The Flintstones: On the Rocks

as Psychiatrist (voice)

1991

The Gambler: The Luck Of The Draw

as Butterfingers O'Malley

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