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Zelda Rubinstein

Zelda Rubinstein

Actor·1933–2010·Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

7 horror credits

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.

Actor7 films

Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon

Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon

Mrs. Collinwood

2006 3.3
Wishcraft

Wishcraft

Medical Examiner

2002
Little Witches

Little Witches

Mother Clodah

1996
Poltergeist III

Poltergeist III

Tangina Barrons

1988 3.0
Anguish

Anguish

Alice Pressman, the Mother

1987 3.5
Poltergeist II: The Other Side

Poltergeist II: The Other Side

Tangina Barrons

1986 2.8
Poltergeist

Poltergeist

Tangina Barrons

1982 4.1