Zelda Rubinstein
Born May 28, 1933 (Age: 92)
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
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.
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Filmography
Southland Tales
2007
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as Dr. Katarina Kuntzler
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Age: 74
Cages
2007
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as Liz
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Age: 73
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
2006
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as Mrs. Collinwood
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Age: 73
Wishcraft
2002
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as Medical Examiner
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Age: 69
The Flintstones: On the Rocks
2002
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as Psychiatrist (voice)
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Age: 68
Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights
1998
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as Micha
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Age: 65
Little Witches
1996
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as Mother Clodah
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Age: 63
Lover's Knot
1996
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as Woman in Clinic
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Age: 63
Acting on Impulse
1993
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as Nosy Lady
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Age: 60
Stormy Weathers
1992
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as Rosamund
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Age: 58
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
1991
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as Butterfingers O'Malley
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Age: 58
Guilty As Charged
1991
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as Edna
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Age: 57
Teen Witch
1989
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as Madame Serina
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Age: 55
Poltergeist III
1988
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as Tangina Barrons
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Age: 55
The Dancing Princesses
1987
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as Old Woman
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Age: 54
Anguish
1987
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as Alice Pressman, the Mother
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Age: 53
Poltergeist II: The Other Side
1986
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as Tangina Barrons
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Age: 52
Sixteen Candles
1984
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as Organist
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Age: 50
Frances
1982
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as Mental Patient
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Age: 49
Poltergeist
1982
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as Tangina Barrons
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Age: 49
Under the Rainbow
1981
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as Iris
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Age: 48