Zelda Rubinstein
Known for: Acting
Born: May 28, 1933
Died: January 27, 2010
Place of birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
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Filmography
29 movies · 18 TV shows, newest first
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Commitment to Life
2023
NR
USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland
2008
5.2
Southland Tales
2007
4.8
Cages
2007
6.4
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
2006
4.3
The Wild Card
2004
5.2
Wishcraft
2002
6.6
The Flintstones: On the Rocks
20027.5
Where Are They Now?
1999
4.0
Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights
1998
4.1
Little Witches
1996
8.0
Hey Arnold!
1996
7.4
The Pretender
1996
8.1
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
5.3
Lover's Knot
1996
6.2
Poltergeist: The Legacy
1996
6.6
Caroline in the City
1995
4.8
Timemaster
1995
4.0
National Lampoon's Last Resort
1994
4.8
Acting on Impulse
1993
7.4
Picket Fences
1992
6.7
Goof Troop
1992
7.5
Martin
1992
5.5
Stormy Weathers
1992
4.8
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
1991
7.4
Darkwing Duck
1991
4.1
Guilty as Charged
1991
7.0
Shades of L.A.
1990
8.0
Tales from the Crypt
1989
6.0
Teen Witch
1989
5.2
Poltergeist III
1988
6.5
The Dancing Princesses
1987
6.3
Anguish
1987
5.7
The Mouse and the Motorcycle
1986
6.0
Poltergeist II: The Other Side
1986
6.7
Sixteen Candles
1984
6.5
Jennifer Slept Here
1983
8.4
Reading Rainbow
1983
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The Unpredictable Pudgy!
1983
6.9
Frances
1982
6.3
Matt Houston
1982
8.1
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
7.2
Poltergeist
1982
5.1
Under the Rainbow
1981
7.3
The Flintstone Comedy Show
1980
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The Frankenstones
1980
3.6
Americathon
1979