Zelda Rubinstein
Born: 1933-05-28
• 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.
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
Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights
Little Witches
Lover's Knot
Timemaster
National Lampoon's Last Resort
Acting on Impulse
Stormy Weathers
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
Guilty As Charged
Teen Witch
Poltergeist III
The Dancing Princesses
Anguish
The Mouse and the Motorcycle
Poltergeist II: The Other Side
Sixteen Candles
Frances
Poltergeist
Under the Rainbow
Americathon