Zelda Rubinstein
Acting
Biography
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.
As actor 47
Darkwing Duck
1991
Hey Arnold!
1996
Tales from the Crypt
1989
The Pretender
1996
Martin
1992
Caroline in the City
1995
Picket Fences
1992
Goof Troop
1992
Matt Houston
1982
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
Reading Rainbow
1983
The Flintstone Comedy Show
1980
Where Are They Now?
1999
Poltergeist
1982
Poltergeist: The Legacy
1996
The Frankenstones
1980
Sixteen Candles
1984
Southland Tales
2007
Shades of L.A.
1990
Poltergeist II: The Other Side
1986
Poltergeist III
1988
Teen Witch
1989
National Lampoon's Last Resort
1994
Frances
1982
Anguish
1987
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Wishcraft
2002
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
2006
Jennifer Slept Here
1983
Commitment to Life
2023
Americathon
1979
Under the Rainbow
1981
The Flintstones: On the Rocks
2002
Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights
1998
Lover's Knot
1996
Acting on Impulse
1993
USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland
2008
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
1991
Guilty as Charged
1991
Little Witches
1996
The Unpredictable Pudgy!
1983
The Mouse and the Motorcycle
1986
Cages
2007
The Dancing Princesses
1987
Stormy Weathers
1992
The Wild Card
2004
Timemaster
1995