Tangina Barrons

Tangina Barrons is a character portrayed by Zelda Rubinstein in Poltergeist and its two sequels.

Biography
She is the first one aware of what is going on at the Freeing´s house. However, despite her efforts, she cannot prevent the disintegration of that place.

She receives the help of Taylor in the second movie, who comes to the place to investigate what has happened there. Together they discover the existence of Father Kane and his role in the events of Poltergeist I.

She is able to convince Kane to leave Carol Anne alone in return for her bringing him to the light. This ends the events regarding Kane.

She dies in Poltergeist III, after sacrificing herself by leading the evil Reverend Kane "into the Light," two lightning bolts struck the high-rise on the screen just as the credits began to go up.