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Zelda May Rubinstein 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 two seasons. She also made guest appearances in the TV show Poltergeist: The Legacy (1996), as seer Christina, and was the voice of Skittles 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.
Born
Sunday, 28 May 1933
Died
Wednesday, 27 January 2010
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Commitment to Life | Self | 2023 |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Tangina | 2015 |
| Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | Tangina | 2007 |
| Cages | Liz | 2007 |
| Southland Tales | Dr. Katarina Kuntzler | 2006 |
| Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon | Mrs. Collinwood | 2006 |
| Unbeatable Harold | Bunny | 2006 |
| Angels with Angles | Zelda, God's Assistant | 2005 |
| The Wild Card | Mrs. Stanfield | 2004 |
| Wishcraft | Medical Examiner | 2002 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Commitment to Life | Self | 2023 |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Tangina | 2015 |
| Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | Tangina | 2007 |
| Cages | Liz | 2007 |
| Southland Tales | Dr. Katarina Kuntzler | 2006 |
| Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon | Mrs. Collinwood | 2006 |
| Unbeatable Harold | Bunny | 2006 |
| Angels with Angles | Zelda, God's Assistant | 2005 |
| The Wild Card | Mrs. Stanfield | 2004 |
| Wishcraft | Medical Examiner | 2002 |
| The Flintstones: On the Rocks | Psychiatrist / Psychiatrist (voice) | 2001 |
| Scariest Places on Earth | Narrator | 2000 |
| VH-1 Where Are They Now? | Self | 1999 |
| Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights | Micha | 1998 |
| Critics and Other Freaks | Theatre Director | 1997 |
| Little Witches | Mother Clodah | 1996 |
| The Pretender | Pawn Shop Lady | 1996 |
| Lover's Knot | Woman in Clinic | 1996 |
| Hey Arnold! | Patty's Mother | 1996 |
| Poltergeist: The Legacy | Christina | 1996 |
| The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper | (voice) (as Zelda Rubenstein) | 1996 |
| Caroline in the City | Phyllis | 1995 |
| Timemaster | Betting Clerk | 1995 |
| Last Resort | Old Hermit | 1994 |
| Acting on Impulse | Nosy lady | 1993 |
| Picket Fences | Ginny Weedon | 1992 |
| Goof Troop | Madame Zeldarina | 1992 |
| Martin | Nurse Froyd | 1992 |
| Stormy Weathers | Rosamund | 1992 |
| The Addams Family | Party Goer | 1991 |
| The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw | Butterfingers O'Malley | 1991 |
| Darkwing Duck | Darkwing Duck's Mother / Negaduck's Mother | 1991 |
| Guilty as Charged | Edna | 1991 |
| The Horror Hall of Fame | Self - Presenter | 1990 |
| The Trials of Rosie O'Neill | Elvira Nivens | 1990 |
| Tales from the Crypt | Nora | 1989 |
| Teen Witch | Madame Serena / Madame Serina | 1989 |
| Poltergeist III | Tangina Barrons / Tangina | 1988 |
| Anguish | Mother / Alice Pressman, the Mother | 1987 |
| Sable | Sister Glory | 1987 |
| The Tortellis | Cookie Detzer | 1987 |
| Poltergeist II: The Other Side | Tangina Barrons | 1986 |
| CBS Storybreak | (voice) | 1985 |
| Mr. Belvedere | Murphy | 1985 |
| Sixteen Candles | Organist | 1984 |
| Jennifer Slept Here | Madame Wanda | 1983 |
| Whiz Kids | Madame Zerleena | 1983 |
| Reading Rainbow | Self | 1983 |
| Frances | Mental Patient | 1983 |
| Matt Houston | Flower Girl | 1982 |
| The Gary Coleman Show | Additional Voices | 1982 |
| Faerie Tale Theatre | The Old Woman | 1982 |
| Poltergeist | Tangina / Tangina Barrons | 1982 |
| Under the Rainbow | Iris | 1981 |
| The Flintstone Comedy Show | Atrocia Frankenstone | 1980 |
| Americathon | Act | 1979 |
| ABC Weekend Specials | Ralph's Mother | 1977 |
