Zelda Rubinstein

ActingBorn 1933-05-28Died 2010-01-27 (76)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.

Zelda Rubinstein

Known For

Reading Rainbow

E! True Hollywood Story

Faerie Tale Theatre

Hey Arnold!

Tales from the Crypt

Martin

Where Are They Now?

Picket Fences

The Pretender

Poltergeist

Filmography

USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland

Southland Tales

Cages

Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon

The Wild Card

Wishcraft

The Flintstones: On the Rocks

Where Are They Now?

Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights

Little Witches

Hey Arnold!

The Pretender

E! True Hollywood Story

Lover's Knot

Poltergeist: The Legacy

Caroline in the City

Timemaster

National Lampoon's Last Resort

Acting on Impulse

Picket Fences

Martin

Stormy Weathers

The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw

Guilty As Charged

Shades of L.A.

Tales from the Crypt

Teen Witch

Poltergeist III

The Dancing Princesses

Anguish

The Mouse and the Motorcycle

Poltergeist II: The Other Side

Sixteen Candles

Jennifer Slept Here

Reading Rainbow

Frances

Matt Houston

Faerie Tale Theatre

Poltergeist

Under the Rainbow

The Flintstone Comedy Show

The Frankenstones

Americathon