1982Nominee
Best Performance
Poltergeist
Zelda Rubinstein
Actor
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
May 28, 1933
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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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1984Nominee
Best Performance
Sixteen Candles
2007Nominee
Best Performance
Southland Tales
Career Highlights
1986Highlight
Best Performance
Poltergeist II: The Other Side
1988Highlight
Best Performance
Poltergeist III