Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
5/28/1933
Place of Birth
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Also Known As
Zelda Rubenstein
Zelda Rubinstein
Biography
Zelda Rubinstein 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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Known For
Anguish
as Alice Pressman, the Mother
Wishcraft
as Medical Examiner
Americathon
Unknown Role
Little Witches
as Mother Clodah
The Wild Card
as Mrs. Stanfield
Poltergeist
as Tangina Barrons
Frances
as Mental Patient
Sixteen Candles
as Organist
Timemaster
as Betting Clerk
Stormy Weathers
as Rosamund
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
as Mrs. Collinwood
Southland Tales
as Dr. Katarina Kuntzler
Cages
as Liz
The Flintstones: On the Rocks
as Psychiatrist (voice)
The Mouse and the Motorcycle
as Ralph's Mother (voice)
Under the Rainbow
as Iris
The Dancing Princesses
as Old Woman
Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights
as Micha
Lover's Knot
as Woman in Clinic
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
as Butterfingers O'Malley