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

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The Pretender

(1996) Pawn Shop Lady

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Poltergeist

(1982) Tangina Barrons

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Where Are They Now?

(1999) Self

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Poltergeist III

(1988) Tangina Barrons

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Poltergeist II: The Other Side

(1986) Tangina Barrons

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Anguish

(1987) Alice Pressman, the Mother

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Poltergeist: The Legacy

(1996) Christina

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Frances

(1982) Mental Patient

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2008	Self	USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland 2008-03-18 Movie
2007	Dr. Katarina Kuntzler	Southland Tales 2007-11-14 Movie
2006	Mrs. Collinwood	Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon 2006-08-29 Movie
2005	N/A	Cages 2005-10-07 Movie
2002	Medical Examiner	Wishcraft 2002-09-25 Movie
2001	Psychiatrist (voice)	The Flintstones: On the Rocks 2001-11-03 Movie
1999	Self	Where Are They Now? 1999-06-07 TV Show
1998	Micha	Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights 1998-06-11 Movie
1996	Mother Clodah	Little Witches 1996-12-23 Movie
	N/A	Hey Arnold! 1996-10-07 TV Show
	Pawn Shop Lady	The Pretender 1996-09-19 TV Show
	N/A	E! True Hollywood Story 1996-08-21 TV Show
	Woman in Clinic	Lover's Knot 1996-07-12 Movie
	Christina	Poltergeist: The Legacy 1996-04-21 TV Show
1995	Betting Clerk	Timemaster 1995-01-01 Movie
1994	Old Hermit	National Lampoon's Last Resort 1994-04-29 Movie
1993	Nosy Lady	Acting on Impulse 1993-07-10 Movie
1992	Ginny Weedon	Picket Fences 1992-09-18 TV Show
	N/A	Martin 1992-08-27 TV Show
	Rosamund	Stormy Weathers 1992-05-04 Movie
1991	Edna	Guilty As Charged 1991-04-19 Movie
1990	N/A	Shades of L.A. 1990-10-10 TV Show
1989	Nora	Tales from the Crypt 1989-06-10 TV Show
	Madame Serina	Teen Witch 1989-04-28 Movie
1988	Tangina Barrons	Poltergeist III 1988-06-10 Movie
1987	Old Woman	The Dancing Princesses 1987-11-14 Movie
	Alice Pressman, the Mother	Anguish 1987-11-10 Movie
1986	Ralph's Mother (voice) (as Zelda Rubenstein)	The Mouse and the Motorcycle 1986-11-07 Movie
	Tangina Barrons	Poltergeist II: The Other Side 1986-05-23 Movie
1984	Organist	Sixteen Candles 1984-05-04 Movie
1983	N/A	Jennifer Slept Here 1983-10-21 TV Show
1982	Mental Patient	Frances 1982-12-03 Movie
	N/A	Matt Houston 1982-09-26 TV Show
	Tangina Barrons	Poltergeist 1982-06-04 Movie
1981	Iris	Under the Rainbow 1981-07-31 Movie
1980	Atrocia Frankenstone	The Flintstone Comedy Show 1980-11-22 TV Show
Year	Character	Movie/Tv