Acting
Zelda Rubinstein
Also Known As: Zelda Rubenstein
Birth Date
May 28, 1933
Death Date
January 27, 2010
(passed away at 76)
Place of Birth
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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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.
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Hey Arnold!
1996 • 1 episode
Tales from the Crypt
Nora
1989 • 1 episode
The Pretender
Pawn Shop Lady
1996 • 1 episode
Caroline in the City
Phyllis
1995 • 1 episode
Martin
Nurse Froyd
1992 • 1 episode
Darkwing Duck
Darkwing Duck's Mother / Negaduck's Mother (voice)
1991 • 1 episode
Goof Troop
Madame Zeldarina (voice)
1992 • 1 episode
Picket Fences
Ginny Weedon
1992 • 44 episodes
Matt Houston
1982 • 1 episode
Faerie Tale Theatre
The Old Woman
1982 • 1 episode
Reading Rainbow
Self - Narrator (voice)
1983 • 1 episode
The Flintstone Comedy Show
Atrocia Frankenstone
1980 • 126 episodes
Where Are They Now?
Self
1999 • 1 episode
Poltergeist
Tangina Barrons
1982
Poltergeist: The Legacy
Christina
1996 • 1 episode
Sixteen Candles
Organist
1984
Southland Tales
Dr. Katarina Kuntzler
2007
Shades of L.A.
1990 • 1 episode
Poltergeist II: The Other Side
Tangina Barrons
1986
The Frankenstones
Atrocia Frankenston (voice)
1980 • 11 episodes