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Zelda Rubinstein

Acting · Born May 28, 1933 · 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 with Zelda Rubinstein

• Poltergeist (1982) — Tangina Barrons
• Sixteen Candles (1984) — Organist
• Teen Witch (1989) — Madame Serina
• Southland Tales (2007) — Dr. Katarina Kuntzler
• Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986) — Tangina Barrons
• Poltergeist III (1988) — Tangina Barrons
• The Unpredictable Pudgy! (1983) — Herself
• The Flintstones: On the Rocks (2002) — Psychiatrist (voice)
• Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006) — Mrs. Collinwood
• Anguish (1987) — Alice Pressman, the Mother
• Frances (1982) — Mental Patient
• Wishcraft (2002) — Medical Examiner

TV shows with Zelda Rubinstein

• Picket Fences (1992) — Ginny Weedon
• The Flintstone Comedy Show (1980) — Atrocia Frankenstone
• The Frankenstones (1980) — Atrocia Frankenston (voice)