Acting credits
44
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Zelda Rubinstein
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 28Series: 16
TMDB ID: 10091
IMDb ID: nm0748289
Known for: Acting
Born: May 28, 1933
Died: January 27, 2010
Age: 76
Place of birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1979 - 2023
Years active: 45
Average TMDB rating: 6.56
Wikidata: Q187345
Also known as
Zelda Rubenstein
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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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Zelda Rubinstein.
as Self (archive footage)
Commitment to Life
2023 • Movie
as Self
USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland
2008 • Movie
as Dr. Katarina Kuntzler
Southland Tales
2007 • Movie
as Liz
Cages
2007 • Movie
as Mrs. Collinwood
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
2006 • Movie
as Mrs. Stanfield
The Wild Card
2004 • Movie
as Medical Examiner
Wishcraft
2002 • Movie
as Psychiatrist (voice)
The Flintstones: On the Rocks
2002 • Movie
as Micha
Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights
1998 • Movie
as Mother Clodah
Little Witches
1996 • Movie
as Woman in Clinic
Lover's Knot
1996 • Movie
as Betting Clerk
Timemaster
1995 • Movie
as Old Hermit
National Lampoon's Last Resort
1994 • Movie
as Nosy Lady
Acting on Impulse
1993 • Movie
as Rosamund
Stormy Weathers
1992 • Movie
as Butterfingers O'Malley
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
1991 • Movie
as Edna
Guilty As Charged
1991 • Movie
as Madame Serina
Teen Witch
1989 • Movie
as Tangina Barrons
Poltergeist III
1988 • Movie
as Old Woman
The Dancing Princesses
1987 • Movie
as Alice Pressman, the Mother
Anguish
1987 • Movie
as Ralph's Mother (voice)
The Mouse and the Motorcycle
1986 • Movie
as Tangina Barrons
Poltergeist II: The Other Side
1986 • Movie
as Organist
Sixteen Candles
1984 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Zelda Rubinstein.
1 eps
Hey Arnold!
1996 • Series
as Pawn Shop Lady • 1 eps
The Pretender
1996 • Series
1 eps
E! True Hollywood Story
1996 • Series
as Christina • 1 eps
Poltergeist: The Legacy
1996 • Series
as Phyllis • 1 eps
Caroline in the City
1995 • Series
as Ginny Weedon • 44 eps
Picket Fences
1992 • Series
as Madame Zeldarina (voice) • 1 eps
Goof Troop
1992 • Series
as Nurse Froyd • 1 eps
Martin
1992 • Series
1 eps
Shades of L.A.
1990 • Series
as Nora • 1 eps
Tales from the Crypt
1989 • Series
1 eps
Jennifer Slept Here
1983 • Series
as Self - Narrator (voice) • 1 eps
Reading Rainbow
1983 • Series
1 eps
Matt Houston
1982 • Series
as The Old Woman • 1 eps
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982 • Series
as Atrocia Frankenstone • 126 eps
The Flintstone Comedy Show
1980 • Series
as Atrocia Frankenston (voice) • 11 eps
The Frankenstones
1980 • Series