Acting credits
43
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Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Zelda Rubinstein
Acting
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Movies: 27Series: 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 - 2008
Years active: 30
Average TMDB rating: 6.48
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
Movie credits linked with Zelda Rubinstein.
USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland
as Self
2008 Movie
5.2
Southland Tales
as Dr. Katarina Kuntzler
2007 Movie
3.3
Cages
as Liz
2007 Movie
6.5
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
as Mrs. Collinwood
2006 Movie
3.2
The Wild Card
as Mrs. Stanfield
2004 Movie
5.0
Wishcraft
as Medical Examiner
2002 Movie
6.5
The Flintstones: On the Rocks
as Psychiatrist (voice)
2002 Movie
2.8
Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights
as Micha
1998 Movie
3.9
Little Witches
as Mother Clodah
1996 Movie
4.0
Lover's Knot
as Woman in Clinic
1996 Movie
3.9
Timemaster
as Betting Clerk
1995 Movie
3.8
National Lampoon's Last Resort
as Old Hermit
1994 Movie
3.8
Acting on Impulse
as Nosy Lady
1993 Movie
4.7
Stormy Weathers
as Rosamund
1992 Movie
4.6
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
as Butterfingers O'Malley
1991 Movie
3.9
Guilty As Charged
as Edna
1991 Movie
6.0
Teen Witch
as Madame Serina
1989 Movie
5.3
Poltergeist III
as Tangina Barrons
1988 Movie
6.0
The Dancing Princesses
as Old Woman
1987 Movie
6.3
Anguish
as Alice Pressman, the Mother
1987 Movie
5.3
The Mouse and the Motorcycle
as Ralph's Mother (voice)
1986 Movie
6.0
Poltergeist II: The Other Side
as Tangina Barrons
1986 Movie
6.8
Sixteen Candles
as Organist
1984 Movie
6.9
Frances
as Mental Patient
1982 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Zelda Rubinstein.
7.5
Where Are They Now?
as Self • 1 eps
1999 Series
8.0
Hey Arnold!
1 eps
1996 Series
7.3
The Pretender
as Pawn Shop Lady • 1 eps
1996 Series
8.1
E! True Hollywood Story
1 eps
1996 Series
6.2
Poltergeist: The Legacy
as Christina • 1 eps
1996 Series
6.4
Caroline in the City
as Phyllis • 1 eps
1995 Series
7.4
Picket Fences
as Ginny Weedon • 44 eps
1992 Series
7.6
Martin
as Nurse Froyd • 1 eps
1992 Series
6.0
Shades of L.A.
1 eps
1990 Series
8.0
Tales from the Crypt
as Nora • 1 eps
1989 Series
5.0
Jennifer Slept Here
1 eps
1983 Series
8.4
Reading Rainbow
as Self - Narrator (voice) • 1 eps
1983 Series
6.2
Matt Houston
1 eps
1982 Series
8.1
Faerie Tale Theatre
as The Old Woman • 1 eps
1982 Series
6.7
The Flintstone Comedy Show
as Atrocia Frankenstone • 126 eps
1980 Series
The Frankenstones
as Atrocia Frankenston (voice) • 11 eps
1980 Series