Zelda Rubinstein
Birthday: 1933-05-28
Deathday: 2010-01-27
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender: Female
Owned By: Unowned
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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2007-11-14 | Southland Tales | Dr. Katarina Kuntzler |
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2007-03-22 | Cages | Liz |
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2006-08-29 | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon | Mrs. Collinwood |
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2004-05-27 | The Wild Card | Mrs. Stanfield |
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2002-09-25 | Wishcraft | Medical Examiner |
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2002-01-02 | The Flintstones: On the Rocks | Psychiatrist (voice) |
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1998-06-11 | Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights | Micha |
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1996-12-23 | Little Witches | Mother Clodah |
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1996-07-12 | Lover's Knot | Woman in Clinic |
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1995-01-01 | Timemaster | Betting Clerk |
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1994-04-29 | National Lampoon's Last Resort | Old Hermit |
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1993-07-10 | Acting on Impulse | Nosy Lady |
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1992-05-04 | Stormy Weathers | Rosamund |
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1991-11-03 | The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw | Butterfingers O'Malley |
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1991-04-19 | Guilty As Charged | Edna |
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1989-04-28 | Teen Witch | Madame Serina |
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1988-06-10 | Poltergeist III | Tangina Barrons |
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1987-11-14 | The Dancing Princesses | Old Woman |
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1987-03-23 | Anguish | Alice Pressman, the Mother |
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1986-11-08 | The Mouse and the Motorcycle | Ralph's Mother (voice) |
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1986-05-23 | Poltergeist II: The Other Side | Tangina Barrons |
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1984-05-04 | Sixteen Candles | Organist |
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1982-12-03 | Frances | Mental Patient |
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1982-06-04 | Poltergeist | Tangina Barrons |
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1981-07-31 | Under the Rainbow | Iris |
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1979-08-10 | Americathon |