Cast
Zelda Rubinstein
Acting
Cast
Zelda Rubinstein
Known for
Acting
Born
1933-05-28
From
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Died
2010-01-27
Also known as Zelda Rubenstein
Biography
Zelda Rubinstein (May 28, 1933 â 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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7.2
MOVIE1982
Poltergeist
as Tangina Barrons
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MOVIE1984
Sixteen Candles
as Organist
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MOVIE2007
Southland Tales
as Dr. Katarina Kuntzler
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5.2
MOVIE1988
Poltergeist III
as Tangina Barrons
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MOVIE1986
Poltergeist II: The Other Side
as Tangina Barrons
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6.3
MOVIE1987
Anguish
as Alice Pressman, the Mother
MOVIE2023
Commitment to Life
as Self (archive footage)
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6.6
MOVIE2002
The Flintstones: On the Rocks
as Psychiatrist (voice)
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6.5
MOVIE2006
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
as Mrs. Collinwood
MOVIE2008
USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland
as Self
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3.7
MOVIE1979
Americathon
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6.9
MOVIE1982
Frances
as Mental Patient
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4.1
MOVIE1996
Little Witches
as Mother Clodah
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5.5
MOVIE1992
Stormy Weathers
as Rosamund
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6.0
MOVIE1989
Teen Witch
as Madame Serina
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4.8
MOVIE1991
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
as Butterfingers O'Malley
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5.2
MOVIE2002
Wishcraft
as Medical Examiner
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4.8
MOVIE1993
Acting on Impulse
as Nosy Lady
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5.7
MOVIE1986
The Mouse and the Motorcycle
as Ralph's Mother (voice)
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6.5
MOVIE1987
The Dancing Princesses
as Old Woman
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5.3
MOVIE1996
Lover's Knot
as Woman in Clinic
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4.1
MOVIE1991
Guilty As Charged
as Edna
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MOVIE1981
Under the Rainbow
as Iris
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4.0
MOVIE1994
National Lampoon's Last Resort
as Old Hermit
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4.0
MOVIE1998
Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights
as Micha
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5.0
MOVIE1995
Timemaster
as Betting Clerk
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4.8
MOVIE2007
Cages
as Liz
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MOVIE2004
The Wild Card
as Mrs. Stanfield