Biography
Zelda May 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 two seasons. She also made guest appearances in the TV show Poltergeist: The Legacy (1996), as seer Christina, and was the voice of Skittles 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.
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Awards & recognition
- Golden Raspberry Award — Worst Supporting Actress · 1989 · nominated
- Golden Raspberry Award — Worst Supporting Actress · 1987 · nominated
Filmography29 titles
Reading Rainbow
Hey Arnold!
Tales from the Crypt
Martin
Picket Fences
The Pretender
Darkwing Duck
Poltergeist
Frances
Sixteen Candles
Goof Troop
Caroline in the City
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
Poltergeist: The Legacy
Teen Witch
Poltergeist II: The Other Side
The Mouse and the Motorcycle
Stormy Weathers
Lover's Knot
Southland Tales
Poltergeist III
Under the Rainbow
Wishcraft
Timemaster
Acting on Impulse
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
Little Witches
Guilty as Charged
Commitment to Life