Galyn Görg (surname pronounced George), also credited as Galyn Gorg, Galan Gorg and Gaylyn 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

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superhero program, as Lt. Maxwell; on the television show ''

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'' as Nancy O'Reilly; and as a starring dancer on two separate

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variety shows, '' Fantastico'' on the channel ''

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'' and '' SandraRaimondo Show'' on the channel ''

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''.

Personal life

Görg was born in

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to an actress/model mother and a documentary filmmaker father. She was raised in

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and majored in liberal arts at

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. 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.

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

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Summer Program, and went on to work with choreographers such as

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, Michael Peters, and Marguerite Derricks. She studied acting with, among other groups,

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, and the Pacific Resident Theater. Görg's work in film, television, music videos and live theatrical performances spanned a multitude of countries, including the

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and other parts of the world. She starred as the love-interest dancer in the iconic

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music video " Sharp Dressed Man" and achieved fame in Italy as the dance star of two variety series on Italian television: '' Fantastico'' (on ''

'') and '' SandraRaimondo Show'' (on ''

''). 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

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. There was controversy surrounding the series at the time due to accusations that the producers removed

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themes to make it more appealing to mainstream viewers. Görg was also a professional dancer who lectured at schools and performed all over the world.

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

References

External links

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