Actor info
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Name :
Zelda Rubinstein
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Born :
May 28, 1933 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA (76 years at death)
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Died :
January 27, 2010
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Known for :
Acting
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Gender :
Female
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Film career :
28 films (1979–2023)
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Also known as :
Zelda Rubenstein
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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.
Notable films
- Southland Tales (2007) as Dr. Katarina Kuntzler
- Teen Witch (1989) as Madame Serina
- Poltergeist III (1988) as Tangina Barrons
- Sixteen Candles (1984) as Organist
- Poltergeist (1982) as Tangina Barrons
