Zelda Rubinstein

Zelda Rubinstein

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...

Known For

Poltergeist

as Tangina Barrons

Sixteen Candles

as Organist

Cast Credits

Southland Tales

as Dr. Katarina Kuntzler

Cages

as Liz

The Wild Card

as Mrs. Stanfield

Wishcraft

as Medical Examiner

The Flintstones: On the Rocks

as Psychiatrist (voice)

Little Witches

as Mother Clodah

Lover's Knot

as Woman in Clinic

Timemaster

as Betting Clerk

Acting on Impulse

as Nosy Lady

Stormy Weathers

as Rosamund

Teen Witch

as Madame Serina

Poltergeist III

as Tangina Barrons

Anguish

as Alice Pressman, the Mother

The Mouse and the Motorcycle

as Ralph's Mother (voice)

Sixteen Candles

as Organist

Frances

as Mental Patient

Poltergeist

as Tangina Barrons