Zelda Rubinstein
ActingZelda 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.
Known For
Poltergeist
Tangina Barrons
Sixteen Candles
Organist
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
Mrs. Collinwood
Anguish
Alice Pressman, the Mother
Frances
Mental Patient
Southland Tales
Dr. Katarina Kuntzler
Poltergeist II: The Other Side
Tangina Barrons
Teen Witch
Madame Serina
Poltergeist III
Tangina Barrons
Americathon
Filmography — Acting
Poltergeist
Tangina Barrons
Sixteen Candles
Organist
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
Mrs. Collinwood
Anguish
Alice Pressman, the Mother
Frances
Mental Patient
Southland Tales
Dr. Katarina Kuntzler
Poltergeist II: The Other Side
Tangina Barrons
Teen Witch
Madame Serina
Poltergeist III
Tangina Barrons
Americathon
Wishcraft
Medical Examiner
Guilty As Charged
Edna
Timemaster
Betting Clerk
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
Butterfingers O'Malley
The Mouse and the Motorcycle
Ralph's Mother (voice)
Lover's Knot
Woman in Clinic
Under the Rainbow
Iris
Little Witches
Mother Clodah
The Flintstones: On the Rocks
Psychiatrist (voice)
The Wild Card
Mrs. Stanfield
Acting on Impulse
Nosy Lady
National Lampoon's Last Resort
Old Hermit
Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights
Micha
Stormy Weathers
Rosamund
USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland
Self
Cages
Liz
The Dancing Princesses
Old Woman