Acting
Zelda Rubinstein
Born 1933-05-28
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Department: 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.
Known For
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Poltergeist
1982
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Sixteen Candles
1984
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Hey Arnold!
1996
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Tales from the Crypt
1989
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Goof Troop
1992
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Poltergeist II: The Other Side
1986
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Southland Tales
2007
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Poltergeist III
1988
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Darkwing Duck
1991
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Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
2006
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (47 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Commitment to Life | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2023 |
 | USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland | Self | Movie | 2008 |
 | Southland Tales | Dr. Katarina Kuntzler | Movie | 2007 |
 | Cages | Liz | Movie | 2007 |
 | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon | Mrs. Collinwood | Movie | 2006 |
 | The Wild Card | Mrs. Stanfield | Movie | 2004 |
 | Wishcraft | Medical Examiner | Movie | 2002 |
 | The Flintstones: On the Rocks | Psychiatrist (voice) | Movie | 2002 |
| Where Are They Now? | Self | TV Series | 1999 | |
 | Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights | Micha | Movie | 1998 |
 | Little Witches | Mother Clodah | Movie | 1996 |
 | Hey Arnold! | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1996 |
 | The Pretender | Pawn Shop Lady | TV Series | 1996 |
 | E! True Hollywood Story | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Lover's Knot | Woman in Clinic | Movie | 1996 |
 | Poltergeist: The Legacy | Christina | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Caroline in the City | Phyllis | TV Series | 1995 |
 | Timemaster | Betting Clerk | Movie | 1995 |
 | National Lampoon's Last Resort | Old Hermit | Movie | 1994 |
 | Acting on Impulse | Nosy Lady | Movie | 1993 |
 | Picket Fences | Ginny Weedon | TV Series | 1992 |
 | Goof Troop | Madame Zeldarina (voice) | TV Series | 1992 |
 | Martin | Nurse Froyd | TV Series | 1992 |
 | Stormy Weathers | Rosamund | Movie | 1992 |
 | The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw | Butterfingers O'Malley | Movie | 1991 |
 | Darkwing Duck | Darkwing Duck's Mother / Negaduck's Mother (voice) | TV Series | 1991 |
 | Guilty as Charged | Edna | Movie | 1991 |
 | Shades of L.A. | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1990 |
 | Tales from the Crypt | Nora | TV Series | 1989 |
 | Teen Witch | Madame Serina | Movie | 1989 |
 | Poltergeist III | Tangina Barrons | Movie | 1988 |
 | The Dancing Princesses | Old Woman | Movie | 1987 |
 | Anguish | Alice Pressman, the Mother | Movie | 1987 |
 | The Mouse and the Motorcycle | Ralph's Mother (voice) | Movie | 1986 |
 | Poltergeist II: The Other Side | Tangina Barrons | Movie | 1986 |
 | Sixteen Candles | Organist | Movie | 1984 |
 | Jennifer Slept Here | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1983 |
 | Reading Rainbow | Self - Narrator (voice) | TV Series | 1983 |
 | The Unpredictable Pudgy! | Herself | Movie | 1983 |
 | Frances | Mental Patient | Movie | 1982 |
 | Matt Houston | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1982 |
 | Faerie Tale Theatre | The Old Woman | TV Series | 1982 |
 | Poltergeist | Tangina Barrons | Movie | 1982 |
 | Under the Rainbow | Iris | Movie | 1981 |
 | The Flintstone Comedy Show | Atrocia Frankenstone | TV Series | 1980 |
 | The Frankenstones | Atrocia Frankenston (voice) | TV Series | 1980 |
 | Americathon | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1979 |