Actor

Zelda Rubinstein

May 28, 1933 · 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.

Notable work

7.2
Poltergeist (1982)
as Tangina Barrons
6.8
Sixteen Candles (1984)
as Organist
8
Tales from the Crypt (1989)
as Nora
8
Hey Arnold! (1996)
cast
6
Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)
as Tangina Barrons
5.2
Poltergeist III (1988)
as Tangina Barrons
6.4
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006)
as Mrs. Collinwood

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