Actor profile

Zelda Rubinstein

28th May 1933 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Acting

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.

28 Movies 17 TV Shows 45 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Commitment to Life poster

Commitment to Life 10th February 2023 as Self (archive footage)

USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland poster

USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland 18th March 2008 as Self

Southland Tales poster

Southland Tales 14th November 2007 as Dr. Katarina Kuntzler

Cages poster

Cages 22nd March 2007 as Liz

Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon poster

Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon 29th August 2006 as Mrs. Collinwood

The Wild Card poster

The Wild Card 27th May 2004 as Mrs. Stanfield

Wishcraft poster

Wishcraft 25th September 2002 as Medical Examiner

The Flintstones: On the Rocks poster

The Flintstones: On the Rocks 2nd January 2002 as Psychiatrist (voice)

Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights poster

Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights 11th June 1998 as Micha

Little Witches poster

Little Witches 23rd December 1996 as Mother Clodah

Lover's Knot poster

Lover's Knot 12th July 1996 as Woman in Clinic

Timemaster poster

Timemaster 1st January 1995 as Betting Clerk

National Lampoon's Last Resort poster

National Lampoon's Last Resort 29th April 1994 as Old Hermit

Acting on Impulse poster

Acting on Impulse 10th July 1993 as Nosy Lady

Stormy Weathers poster

Stormy Weathers 4th May 1992 as Rosamund

The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw poster

The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw 3rd November 1991 as Butterfingers O'Malley

Guilty As Charged poster

Guilty As Charged 19th April 1991 as Edna

Teen Witch poster

Teen Witch 28th April 1989 as Madame Serina

Poltergeist III poster

Poltergeist III 10th June 1988 as Tangina Barrons

The Dancing Princesses poster

The Dancing Princesses 14th November 1987 as Old Woman

Anguish poster

Anguish 23rd March 1987 as Alice Pressman, the Mother

The Mouse and the Motorcycle poster

The Mouse and the Motorcycle 8th November 1986 as Ralph's Mother (voice)

Poltergeist II: The Other Side poster

Poltergeist II: The Other Side 23rd May 1986 as Tangina Barrons

Sixteen Candles poster

Sixteen Candles 4th May 1984 as Organist

Frances poster

Frances 3rd December 1982 as Mental Patient

Poltergeist poster

Poltergeist 4th June 1982 as Tangina Barrons

Under the Rainbow poster

Under the Rainbow 31st July 1981 as Iris

Americathon poster

Americathon 10th August 1979

Where Are They Now? 7th June 1999 as Self

Hey Arnold! poster

Hey Arnold! 7th October 1996

The Pretender poster

The Pretender 19th September 1996 as Pawn Shop Lady

E! True Hollywood Story poster

E! True Hollywood Story 21st August 1996

Poltergeist: The Legacy poster

Poltergeist: The Legacy 21st April 1996 as Christina

Caroline in the City poster

Caroline in the City 21st September 1995 as Phyllis

Picket Fences poster

Picket Fences 18th September 1992 as Ginny Weedon

Goof Troop poster

Goof Troop 5th September 1992 as Madame Zeldarina (voice)

Martin poster

Martin 27th August 1992 as Nurse Froyd

Shades of L.A. poster

Shades of L.A. 10th October 1990

Tales from the Crypt poster

Tales from the Crypt 10th June 1989 as Nora

Jennifer Slept Here poster

Jennifer Slept Here 21st October 1983

Reading Rainbow poster

Reading Rainbow 6th June 1983 as Self - Narrator (voice)

Matt Houston poster

Matt Houston 26th September 1982

Faerie Tale Theatre poster

Faerie Tale Theatre 11th September 1982 as The Old Woman

The Flintstone Comedy Show poster

The Flintstone Comedy Show 22nd November 1980 as Atrocia Frankenstone

The Frankenstones poster

The Frankenstones 22nd November 1980 as Atrocia Frankenston (voice)