Zelda Rubinstein

Born: 1933-05-28, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Died: 2010-01-27

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.

Filmography

• Hey Arnold! (1996)
• The Pretender (1996)
• Goof Troop (1992)
• Martin (1992)
• Tales from the Crypt (1989)
• Darkwing Duck (1991)
• Matt Houston (1982)
• Picket Fences (1992)
• Faerie Tale Theatre (1982)
• The Flintstone Comedy Show (1980)
• Poltergeist (1982)
• Poltergeist: The Legacy (1996)
• Sixteen Candles (1984)
• The Frankenstones (1980)
• Southland Tales (2007)
• Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)
• Poltergeist III (1988)
• Teen Witch (1989)
• Wishcraft (2002)
• Angustia (1987)
• E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
• Frances (1982)
• Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006)
• National Lampoon's Last Resort (1994)
• Americathon (1979)
• Little Witches (1996)
• Under the Rainbow (1981)
• Cages (2007)
• Lover's Knot (1996)
• The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw (1991)