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Zelda Rubinstein

Acting

Born May 28, 1933 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Died January 27, 2010

Also known as Zelda Rubenstein

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 AwardWorst Supporting Actress · 1989 · nominated
  • Golden Raspberry AwardWorst Supporting Actress · 1987 · nominated

Filmography26 titles

Reading Rainbow

1983as Self - Narrator (voice)

Hey Arnold!

1996

Tales from the Crypt

1989as Nora

Martin

1992as Nurse Froyd

Picket Fences

1992as Ginny Weedon

The Pretender

1996as Pawn Shop Lady

Poltergeist

1982as Tangina Barrons

Frances

1982as Mental Patient

Sixteen Candles

1984as Organist

Goof Troop

1992as Madame Zeldarina (voice)

Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon

2006as Mrs. Collinwood

Poltergeist: The Legacy

1996as Christina

Teen Witch

1989as Madame Serina

Poltergeist II: The Other Side

1986as Tangina Barrons

The Mouse and the Motorcycle

1986as Ralph's Mother (voice)

Stormy Weathers

1992as Rosamund

Lover's Knot

1996as Woman in Clinic

Southland Tales

2006as Dr. Katarina Kuntzler

Poltergeist III

1988as Tangina Barrons

Under the Rainbow

1981as Iris

Wishcraft

2002as Medical Examiner

Acting on Impulse

1993as Nosy Lady

The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw

1991as Butterfingers O'Malley

Timemaster

1995as Betting Clerk

Little Witches

1996as Mother Clodah

Commitment to Life

2023as Self (archive footage)