Galyn Görg

Galyn Görg^[a][b] (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;^[1] and as a starring dancer on two separate Italian variety shows, Fantastico on the channel RAI and SandraRaimondo Show on the channel Canale 5.

Galyn Görg
Born	(1964-07-15)July 15, 1964 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died	July 14, 2020 (aged 55) Hawaii, U.S.
Other names	Galyn Gorg Galan Gorg Gaylyn Görg
Occupations	Actress dancer
Years active	1983–2020

Personal life

Görg was born in Los Angeles, California to an actress/model mother and a documentary filmmaker father. She was raised in Hawaii and majored in liberal arts at Santa Monica City College.^[2]

Görg 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.^[3]

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.^[4]

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).^[4]

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.^[5]

Görg was also a professional dancer who lectured at schools and performed all over the world.^[6]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1984	Strangers in Paradise	Hooker
1985	Mirrors	-	TV movie
1986	America 3000	Lynka
	The Bikini Shop	Cindy
	Living the Blues	Mana Brown
1987	Down Twisted	Blake
1988	The Wrong Guys	Carla
	Dance Academy	Jana
	The Wizard of Speed and Time	C.C.'s Groupie
	Nightingales	Lorna	TV movie
1989	When We Were Young	-	TV movie
1990	Sporting Chance	Grace McAllister	TV movie
	RoboCop 2	Angie
1991	Point Break	Margarita
1992	Storyville	Spice
1993	Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland	Denise Kukuczka	TV movie
	Judgment Night	Clarissa
1994	Temptation	'Toonie' Wells
2016	A Husband For Christmas	Rebecca	TV movie
2017	The Wrong Student	Detective Mauro	TV movie
	The Wrong Crush	Dr. Griffin	TV movie
2018	The Wrong Friend	Mrs. Cramer	TV movie
	A Christmas in Royal Fashion	Jill	TV movie
2019	A Christmas Princess [7]	Linda	TV movie
2021	Teller's Camp	Chenoa	Posthumous release[8]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1984	Fame	Fame Dancer	Episode: "Secrets"
1985	It's Your Move	Waitress	Episode: "The Experts"
	The A-Team	Cathy	Episode: "Knights of the Road"
	Cover Up	Sonja	Episode: "Passions"
1985–1986	Fantastico 6	Herself/Co-Host	Main Co-Host: Season 6
1986	Amazing Stories	Ms. Eyeful	Episode: "Miscalculation"
1988	Duet	Gail	Episode: "Mommy and Me"
1989	Jake and the Fatman	Cynthia Davis	Episode: "It All Depends on You"
	A Different World	Melissa Swazey	Episode: "Great Expectations"
1990	Twin Peaks	Nancy O'Reilly	Recurring Cast: Season 2
1991	The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage	Luce	Episode: "The Not-So-Great Dictator"
1992	A Different World	Monica Gilbert	Episode: "Save the Best for Last: Part 2"
	Grapevine	Jessica	Episode: "The Jessica and Tony Story"
	Hangin' with Mr. Cooper	Yvonne	Episode: "Hangin' with Michelle"
1994–1995	M.A.N.T.I.S.	Lieutenant Leora Maxwell	Main Cast
1995	Star Trek: Deep Space Nine	Korena	Episode: "The Visitor"
1996	The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air	Helena	Episode: "Boxing Helena"
	Xena: Warrior Princess	Helen of Troy	Episode: "Beware Greeks Bearing Gifts"
	Living Single	Michelle	Episode: "Wake Up to the Break-Up"
	Hercules: The Legendary Journeys	Anuket	Episode: "Mummy Dearest"
	Star Trek: Voyager	Nori	Episode: "Warlord"
1997	Hang Time	Vice Principal Leslie Williams	Episode: "First Game of the Season"
	Stargate SG-1	Kendra	Episode: "Thor's Hammer"
2001	Crossing Jordan	Therapist	Episode: "Pilot"
2004	CSI: Miami	Ms. Art, House Manager	Episode: "After the Fall"
2008	Lost	Nurse	Episode: "Meet Kevin Johnson"
2015	Parks and Recreation	Josephina Academia	Episode: "One Last Ride"
2017	Colony	Gina	Episode: "The Garden of Beasts"
2018	How to Get Away with Murder	Riley	Episode: "Nobody Else Is Dying"
	Clarke & DiBella: Hollywood Division	Mother	Episode: "Pilot"

Music videos

Year	Title	Artist	Role
1983	"I Still Can't Get Over Loving You"	Ray Parker Jr.	Love Interest
	"Sharp Dressed Man"	ZZ Top	Girl at Dance Club
1984	"After All"	Al Jarreau	Dancer
	"Body"	The Jacksons	Dancer

Notes

1. /ˈɡeɪlɪn ˈdʒɔːrdʒ/ GAY-lin JORJ; last name pronounced as though spelled George
2. Also credited as Galyn Gorg, Galan Gorg and Gaylyn Görg