Galyn Gorg

LOS ANGELES – DEC 4: Cast at the “A Husband for Christmas” Cast & Crew Screening at Laemmle Town Center 5 on December 4, 2016 in Encino, CA kathclick/Bigstock.com

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Date of Birth: July 15, 1964

Date of  Death: July 14, 2020

Place of Death: Kula, Maui, Hawaii, U.S.

Ethnicity: *father – German, *mother – African-American

Ancestry/Genealogy:

Galyn Gorg was an American actress and dancer. She is known for her roles in movies such as Robocop 2, Point Break, and Judgment Night, and television series such as Twin Peaks and M.A.N.T.I.S. She also appeared as a dancer on the television series Fantastico.

Galyn’s parents were actress and writer Gwendolyn/Gwyndolin, born in Texas, and director Alan Gorg, born in California.

Galyn’s paternal grandparents, Birdie and Oscar Emmett Gorg, were born in Missouri. Birdie’s mother, Wilhemina/Mina/Minnie, was born in Illinois to German parents. Birdie’s father, Freidrich/Frederick Galen, was born in New York to German parents.

Galyn’s maternal grandparents, Frances and Leslie Yates, were born in Texas to parents from Texas.

Sources:

Genealogy of Galyn’s father:

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/landscape/LXY4-T4W

Genealogy of Galyn’s maternal grandparents:

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/landscape/GJM5-DVS

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/galyn-gorg-dead-twin-peaks-fresh-prince-bel-air-actress-was-55-1303467/

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