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1964-07-15 · Los Angeles, California, USA · Female

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Galyn Görg (July 15, 1964 – July 14, 2020) was an American actress and dancer, best known for her role in the film RoboCop 2 as Angie, the villain Cain's girlfriend and subordinate; on M.A.N.T.I.S., television's first black superhero program, as Lt. Maxwell; on the television show Twin Peaks as Nancy O'Reilly; and as a starring dancer on two separate Italian variety shows, Fantastico on the channel RAI and SandraRaimondo Show on the channel Canale 5.

Early life

Görg was born in Los Angeles, California to an actress/model mother of African American, Choctaw, Blackfoot, and Irish descent, and a documentary filmmaker father of German descent. She was raised in Hawaii and majored in liberal arts at Santa Monica City College.

Career

Görg's career began with dancing. Trained in jazz, ballet, Haitian, Afro-Samba, Afro-Cuban, West African, hip-hop, hula and funk, she trained with the Roland Dupree Dance Academy and the Alvin Ailey Summer Program, and went on to work with choreographers such as Debbie Allen, Michael Peters, and Marguerite Derricks.

She studied acting with, among other groups, Improv for the People, The Groundlings, and the Pacific Resident Theater.

Görg's work in film, television, music videos and live theatrical performances spanned a multitude of countries, including the Middle East, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Canada and other parts of the world. She starred as the love-interest dancer in the iconic ZZ Top music video "Sharp Dressed Man" and achieved fame in Italy as the dance star of two variety series on Italian television: Fantastico (on RAI) and SandraRaimondo Show (on Canale 5).

Görg's best-known role was Lt. Leora Maxwell in the 1994 TV series M.A.N.T.I.S., which was adapted from a film of the same name. The character played by Görg was not present in the film/pilot of the television show, but was added when the show was picked up by Fox Network. There was controversy surrounding the series at the time due to accusations that the producers removed African-American themes to make it more appealing to mainstream viewers.

Personal life and death

Görg was also a professional dancer who lectured at schools and performed all over the world. She died of cancer on July 14, 2020, a day before her 56th birthday. She was diagnosed the week before, after doctors found cancer throughout her body and lungs.

Görg never married and had no children.

Dancing Through Life - Part 1 - Part 1 of a 2-part 2017 Interview with Galyn Görg (published 2019)

Dancing Through Life - Part 2 - Part 2 of a 2-part 2017 Interview with Galyn Görg (published 2019)