Zelda Rubinstein

Zelda Rubinstein

Born: May 28, 1933
Died: January 27, 2010
in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Zelda Rubinstein 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 for Zelda Rubinstein...

USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland
Title: USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland
Character: Self
Released: March 18, 2008
Type: Movie
Making of the movie Southland Tales
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Southland Tales
Title: Southland Tales
Character: Dr. Katarina Kuntzler
Released: November 14, 2007
Type: Movie
Set in the futuristic landscape of Los Angeles on July 4, 2008, as it stands on the brink of social, economic and environmental disaster. Boxer Santaros is an action star who's stricken with amnesia. His life intertwines with Krysta Now, an adult film star developing her own reality television project, and Ronald Taverner, a Hermosa Beach police officer who holds the key to a vast conspiracy.
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Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
Title: Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
Character: Mrs. Collinwood
Released: March 16, 2006
Type: Movie
The next great psycho horror slasher has given a documentary crew exclusive access to his life as he plans his reign of terror over the sleepy town of Glen Echo, all the while deconstructing the conventions and archetypes of the horror genre for them.
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Cages
Title: Cages
Released: October 7, 2005
Type: Movie
An estranged family goes through the painful process of healing their wounds in this drama set in modern-day Singapore.
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Wishcraft
Title: Wishcraft
Character: Medical Examiner
Released: September 25, 2002
Type: Movie
Brett is a high-school outcast who doesn't run with the in crowd, unlike Samantha, the cheerleader he has a desperate crush on. Then one day, he gets a parcel in the mail -- a totem with the power to grant his deepest, darkest desires. Brett wishes for Samantha to love him, and she does, although after a while her affection starts leaning toward obsession. Then murders start occurring in the school, which Brett gradually starts to connect to the totem.
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The Flintstones: On the Rocks
Title: The Flintstones: On the Rocks
Character: Psychiatrist (voice)
Released: November 3, 2001
Type: Movie
With their marriage on the rocks, Fred and Wilma take a holiday together to rekindle the fire in their relationship.
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Title: Where Are They Now?
Character: Self
Released: June 7, 1999
Type: TV
Where Are They Now? was a television series on VH1 that featured past celebrities and updated on their current professional and personal status. Each episode was dedicated to another genre. Though not always in sequence, some episodes were a continuation of the motif of episodes from the past. Those episodes sometimes had Roman numerals in their title to signify their sequel status.
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Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights
Title: Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights
Character: Micha
Released: June 11, 1998
Type: Movie
A young boy is taught to use his imagination by his grandfather who casts him in a great adventure back in time. Using a magic coin, he enters the medieval world of Sinbad, who must rescue a beautiful princess from the clutches of an evil knight.
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Little Witches
Title: Little Witches
Character: Mother Clodah
Released: December 23, 1996
Type: Movie
Six misfit schoolgirls at an all-girl Catholic high school, left alone at the school for Easter week, get mixed up with the occult and witchcraft after an old Satanic temple is found underneath the church where they attend as well as an old book of black magic spells for conjuring up an ancient demon from the pits of Hell. Janie, the most characteristic and cruelest of the girls, takes charge of the group and plots to resurrect the demon using a series of black arts spells, while one innocent girl, Faith, has a change of heart and tries to stop them from completing their spell which also includes a human sacrifice.
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Title: Hey Arnold!
Released: October 7, 1996
Type: TV
The daily life of Arnold--a fourth-grader with a wild imagination, street smarts and a head shaped like a football.
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Title: The Pretender
Character: Pawn Shop Lady
Released: September 19, 1996
Type: TV
Raised in a secret facility built for experimenting on children, Jarod is a genius who can master any profession and become anyone he has to be. When he realizes as an adult that he's actually a prisoner and his captors are not as benevolent as he's been told, he breaks out. While trying to find his real identity, Jarod helps those he encounters and tries to avoid the woman sent to retrieve him.
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Title: E! True Hollywood Story
Released: August 21, 1996
Type: TV
E! True Hollywood Story is an American documentary series on E! that deals with famous Hollywood celebrities, movies, TV shows and also well-known public figures. Among the topics covered on the program include salacious re-tellings of Hollywood secrets, show-biz scandals, celebrity murders and mysteries, porn-star biographies, and "where-are-they-now?" investigations of former child stars. It frequently features in-depth interviews, actual courtroom footage, and dramatic reenactments. When aired on the E! network, episodes will be updated to reflect the current life or status of the subject.
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Lover's Knot
Title: Lover's Knot
Character: Woman in Clinic
Released: July 12, 1996
Type: Movie
A pair of lovers have no idea that their affair is overseen and orchestrated by an angel sent by Cupid to see that they remain together in this romantic comedy.
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Title: Poltergeist: The Legacy
Character: Christina
Released: April 21, 1996
Type: TV
The adventures of the members of a secret society known as the Legacy and their efforts to protect humankind from occult dangers.
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Timemaster
Title: Timemaster
Character: Betting Clerk
Released: January 1, 1995
Type: Movie
Young Jesse is traveling through time in order to stop some evil virtual reality fight managers from a parallel universe trying to destroy Earth.
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National Lampoon's Last Resort
Title: National Lampoon's Last Resort
Character: Old Hermit
Released: April 29, 1994
Type: Movie
Sam and Dave are living the boring life until they are beckoned to Sam's uncle's Island. When they get there (still not quite sure how that worked) they are compelled by beautiful women and a dastardly enemy of the Island. After accidentally convincing Sam's uncle to sign away rights to his island, they must somehow fix the problem.
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Acting on Impulse
Title: Acting on Impulse
Character: Nosy Lady
Released: July 10, 1993
Type: Movie
An erotic thriller actress becomes the prime suspect in the murder of a B-movie producer, leading her to hide out and engage in sexual thrills with a pair of innocents.
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Title: Picket Fences
Character: Ginny Weedon
Released: September 18, 1992
Type: TV
Picket Fences is an American television drama about the residents of the town of Rome
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Title: Martin
Released: August 27, 1992
Type: TV
Sassy sitcom centering on radio and television personality Martin Payne. Series focuses on his romantic relationship with girlfriend Gina, her best friend Pam and escapades with best friends Tommy and Cole.
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Stormy Weathers
Title: Stormy Weathers
Character: Rosamund
Released: May 4, 1992
Type: Movie
Shepherd is the detective hired by an aristocratic Italian to locate a relative and thereby solve an ancient inheritance problem. As she sinks into the case, however, she finds out that there is much more to the case.
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Guilty As Charged
Title: Guilty As Charged
Character: Edna
Released: April 19, 1991
Type: Movie
Rod Steiger stars as a vigilante who with the aid of his helper, Isaac Hayes, captures men who he considers evil and executes them in his homemade electric chair.
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Title: Shades of L.A.
Released: October 10, 1990
Type: TV
Shades of L.A. is an American crime drama television series that aired from October 10, 1990 until April 6, 1991. Det. Michael Burton of the Los Angeles Police Department is a casual cop until he finds himself in limbo after a bullet grazes his head. He finds himself surrounded by "shades" - spirits trapped between heaven and hell until they can complete any unfinished business on earth. Once resuscitated, he can still see the "shades" so goes about helping them.
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Title: Tales from the Crypt
Character: Nora
Released: June 10, 1989
Type: TV
Cadaverous scream legend the Crypt Keeper is your macabre host for these forays of fright and fun based on the classic E.C. Comics tales from back in the day. So shamble up to the bar and pick your poison. Will it be an insane Santa on a personal slay ride? Honeymooners out to fulfill the "til death do we part" vow ASAP?
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Teen Witch
Title: Teen Witch
Character: Madame Serina
Released: April 28, 1989
Type: Movie
Louise is not very popular at her highschool. Then she learns that she's descended from the witches of Salem and has inherited their powers. At first she uses them to get back at the girls and teachers who teased her and to win the heart of the handsome footballer's captain. But soon she has doubts if it's right to 'cheat' her way to popularity.
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Poltergeist III
Title: Poltergeist III
Character: Tangina Barrons
Released: June 10, 1988
Type: Movie
Carol Anne has been sent to live with her Aunt and Uncle in an effort to hide her from the clutches of the ghostly Reverend Kane, but he tracks her down and terrorises her in her relatives' appartment in a tall glass building. Will he finally achieve his target and capture Carol Anne again, or will Tangina be able, yet again, to thwart him?
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The Dancing Princesses
Title: The Dancing Princesses
Character: Old Woman
Released: November 14, 1987
Type: Movie
A king with six daughters who is extremely over protective locks them in their room at night. But for some reason they order shoes from the cobbler practically every day and the king has to pay for them. And when he ask them why, they don't give him a straight answer. So he sends word that whoever figures out why they need so many shoes, he will have the hand of the daughter of his choice. But so far none have succeeded cause they make sure no one can find out. But a soldier upon learning of this decides to find out after being given a cloak that renders him invisible.
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Anguish
Title: Anguish
Character: Alice Pressman, the Mother
Released: November 10, 1987
Type: Movie
An ophthalmologist's assistant with an unhealthy interest in human eyeballs goes on a killing spree to collect eyeballs for his overbearing mother's collection. Reality soon takes a bizarre turn, both for the characters and the audience.
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The Mouse and the Motorcycle
Title: The Mouse and the Motorcycle
Character: Ralph's Mother (voice) (as Zelda Rubenstein)
Released: November 7, 1986
Type: Movie
It looks like young Keith Gridley will have a lonely summer, until he meets a talking mouse named Ralph. Ralph takes an immediate liking to Keith's toy motorcycle and can ride it just by making a motor noise. Ralph even acts heroically when Keith comes down with a nasty fever, while dodging cats, owls and a guest's noisy dog.
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Poltergeist II: The Other Side
Title: Poltergeist II: The Other Side
Character: Tangina Barrons
Released: May 23, 1986
Type: Movie
The Freeling family move in with Diane's mother in an effort to escape the trauma and aftermath of Carol Anne's abduction by the Beast. But the Beast is not to be put off so easily and appears in a ghostly apparition as the Reverend Kane, a religeous zealot responsible for the deaths of his many followers. His goal is simple - he wants the angelic Carol Anne.
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Sixteen Candles
Title: Sixteen Candles
Character: Organist
Released: May 4, 1984
Type: Movie
With the occasion all but overshadowed by her sister's upcoming wedding, angst-ridden Samantha faces her 16th birthday with typical adolescent dread. Samantha pines for studly older boy Jake, but worries that her chastity will be a turnoff for the popular senior. Meanwhile, she must constantly rebuff the affections of nerdy Ted, who is unfortunately the only boy in school who seems to take an interest in her.
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Title: Jennifer Slept Here
Released: October 21, 1983
Type: TV
Jennifer Slept Here is an American fantasy sitcom series that ran for one season on NBC from October 21, 1983 to September 5, 1984.
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Title: Reading Rainbow
Character: Herself - Narrator (voice)
Released: June 6, 1983
Type: TV
Journey to exciting places and build a lasting connection with your favorite books. Each episode centers on a theme from a book, or other children's literature, which is explored through a number of segments or stories.
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Frances
Title: Frances
Character: Mental Patient
Released: December 3, 1982
Type: Movie
The true story of Frances Farmer's meteoric rise to fame in Hollywood and the tragic turn her life took when she was blacklisted.
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Title: Matt Houston
Released: September 26, 1982
Type: TV
Matt Houston is an American crime drama series that aired on ABC from 1982 to 1985. Created by Lawrence Gordon, the series was produced by Aaron Spelling.
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Title: Faerie Tale Theatre
Character: The Old Woman
Released: September 11, 1982
Type: TV
A live-action children's television anthology series retelling popular fairy tales.
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Poltergeist
Title: Poltergeist
Character: Tangina Barrons
Released: June 4, 1982
Type: Movie
Upon realizing that something truly evil haunts his home, Steve Freeling calls in a team of parapsychologists to help before it's too late.
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Under the Rainbow
Title: Under the Rainbow
Character: Iris
Released: July 31, 1981
Type: Movie
In World War II era Los Angeles, the manager of the Culver Hotel leaves his nephew in charge for a weekend. The nephew changes the name to the Hotel Rainbow and overbooks with royalty, assassins, secret agents, Japanese tourists, and munchkins. Secret Service agent Bruce Thorpe and casting director Annie Clark find romance amidst the intrigue and confusion.
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Title: The Flintstone Comedy Show
Character: Atrocia Frankenstone
Released: November 22, 1980
Type: TV
The Flintstone Comedy Show is a 90-minute Saturday morning animated series revival of The Flintstones produced by Hanna-Barbera and aired from November 22, 1980 to September 11, 1982 on NBC. Outside North America, the show was released under title of Flintstone Frolics. The show contained six segments: The Flintstone Family Adventures, Bedrock Cops, Pebbles, Dino and Bamm-Bamm, Captain Caveman, Dino and Cavemouse, and The Frankenstones.