Zelda Rubinstein
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.
Acting
Movie
Poltergeist
as Tangina Barrons
1982
Movie
Sixteen Candles
as Organist
1984
TV
Tales from the Crypt
as Nora
1989
TV
Hey Arnold!
1996
Movie
Poltergeist II: The Other Side
as Tangina Barrons
1986
Movie
Southland Tales
as Dr. Katarina Kuntzler
2007
Movie
Poltergeist III
as Tangina Barrons
1988
Movie
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
as Mrs. Collinwood
2006
TV
The Pretender
as Pawn Shop Lady
1996
Movie
Teen Witch
as Madame Serina
1989
TV
Goof Troop
as Madame Zeldarina (voice)
1992
Movie
Anguish
as Alice Pressman, the Mother
1987
TV
Martin
as Nurse Froyd
1992
Movie
Frances
as Mental Patient
1982
TV
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
TV
Picket Fences
as Ginny Weedon
1992
TV
Reading Rainbow
as Self - Narrator (voice)
1983
Movie
Wishcraft
as Medical Examiner
2002
Movie
Under the Rainbow
as Iris
1981
TV
Poltergeist: The Legacy
as Christina
1996
Movie
Little Witches
as Mother Clodah
1996
TV
Caroline in the City
as Phyllis
1995
TV
Matt Houston
1982
Movie
National Lampoon's Last Resort
as Old Hermit
1994