Known For
Acting
Birthday
May 28, 1933
Place of Birth
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Also Known As
- Zelda Rubenstein
Zelda Rubinstein
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.
Known For - Movies
Poltergeist
as Tangina Barrons
Sixteen Candles
as Organist
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
as Mrs. Collinwood
Anguish
as Alice Pressman, the Mother
Frances
as Mental Patient
Southland Tales
as Dr. Katarina Kuntzler
Poltergeist II: The Other Side
as Tangina Barrons
Teen Witch
as Madame Serina
Poltergeist III
as Tangina Barrons
Americathon
Known For - TV Shows
The Pretender
as Pawn Shop Lady
Martin
as Nurse Froyd
Hey Arnold!
Tales from the Crypt
as Nora
Caroline in the City
as Phyllis
Faerie Tale Theatre
as The Old Woman
Reading Rainbow
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Matt Houston
Picket Fences
as Ginny Weedon
The Flintstone Comedy Show
as Atrocia Frankenstone