Farrah Forke, ‘Wings’ and ‘Lois & Clark’ star, dead at 54
nypost.comconfirmed to Variety on Wednesday that she passed away on Feb. 25 in her Texas home from cancer.“Farrah was fierce, tender, loyal, loving, strong, funny, smart, protective, kind, passionate and utterly irreplaceable,” they said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter. “She brought a light so great to the world that even after her passing, the light remains.”Forke starred in seasons four, five and six of the NBC sitcom.
The show aired from 1990 to 1997 and was created by legendary “Cheers” and “Frasier” writers David Angell, Peter Casey and David Lee.She portrayed Desert Storm veteran and helicopter pilot Alex Lambert.
She was the love interest of characters Joe (Tim Daly) and Brian Hackett (Steven Weber).She later starred as lawyer Mayson Drake on Season two of “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.”She appeared on other iconic projects such as “Ned and Stacey,” “Mr.
Rhodes,” “Party of Five,” “Disclosure,” “Heat” and “Batman Beyond.” Forke was born in Corpus Christi, Tex. and later moved to Manhattan to study at the prestigious Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute.Once she became a parent to her twin sons, Chuck and Wit Forke, she took a step back from Hollywood.Forke is also survived by her mother and stepfather, Beverly and Chuck Talmage as well as her three sisters, Paige Inglis, Jennifer Sailor and Maggie Talmage.
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