# Farrah Forke
**Farrah Forke** (January 12, 1968 – February 25, 2022) was an American actress best known for playing helicopter pilot Alex Lambert on the NBC sitcom *Wings* and attorney Mayson Drake on the second season of ABC's *Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman*. She also voiced the DC superhero [Big Barda](https://www.edgepedia.org/big-barda) in the animated series *Batman Beyond* and *Justice League Unlimited*.
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1968, Corpus Christi, Texas[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0286294/) |
| Died | February 25, 2022, at her home in Texas, of cancer, aged 54[2](https://www.legacy.com/news/farrah-forke-1968-2022-played-alex-lambert-on-wings) |
| Signature role | Alex Lambert on *Wings*, seasons 4 through 6 (1992–1995)[3](https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/farrah-forke-wings-lois-clark-actress-dead) |
| Other series role | Mayson Drake, a Metropolis attorney and Clark Kent's love interest, on *Lois & Clark* season 2 (1994–1995)[4](https://www.thewrap.com/farrah-forke-actress-wings-lois-and-clark-dies/) |
| Voice work | Big Barda in *Batman Beyond* (two 2000 episodes) and *Justice League Unlimited* (2005)[4](https://www.thewrap.com/farrah-forke-actress-wings-lois-and-clark-dies/) • [5](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/55908/farrah-forke) |
| Films | *Brain Twisters* (1991), *Disclosure* (1994), *Heat* (1995), *Ground Control* (1998)[6](https://www.etonline.com/farrah-forke-wings-and-lois-clark-actress-dead-at-54-180215) |
| Training | Studied at the Lee Strasberg Institute in New York, which she moved to in 1989[7](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/farrah-forke/) |
## Early life and training
Forke was born in [Corpus Christi, Texas](https://www.edgepedia.org/corpus-christi-texas), and attended the [Hockaday School](https://www.edgepedia.org/hockaday-school), a private girls school in Dallas; the singer [Lisa Loeb](https://www.edgepedia.org/lisa-loeb), who was a classmate there, remembered her on Twitter after her death[4](https://www.thewrap.com/farrah-forke-actress-wings-lois-and-clark-dies/). According to IMDb, she was named after a family friend and fellow Corpus Christi native, the actress Farrah Fawcett[8](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/farrah-forke-actor-wings-lois-012920545.html).
She broke into performing in theater in her native Texas with a local production of *The Rocky Horror Picture Show*, then moved to New York in 1989 to study at the Lee Strasberg Institute[7](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/farrah-forke/). Her feature debut came in the 1991 science-fiction horror film *Brain Twisters*, in which she played a student subjected to a mind-altering experiment[7](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/farrah-forke/).
## Wings
*Wings* was Forke's first major role[2](https://www.legacy.com/news/farrah-forke-1968-2022-played-alex-lambert-on-wings). She joined the NBC sitcom, which ran from 1990 to 1997 and was set at a [Nantucket](https://www.edgepedia.org/nantucket) airfield, for its fourth season and stayed through the sixth[3](https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/farrah-forke-wings-lois-clark-actress-dead). Her character, Alex Lambert, was a brassy former Operation Desert Storm pilot running a helicopter service at the airfield[7](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/farrah-forke/). The role began as a recurring one during the 1992–93 season and became a regular part the following year[7](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/farrah-forke/).
Alex became the love interest of both Hackett brothers, Joe, played by [Tim Daly](https://www.edgepedia.org/tim-daly), and Brian, played by [Steven Weber](https://www.edgepedia.org/steven-weber), and Brian eventually won her favor[3](https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/farrah-forke-wings-lois-clark-actress-dead). Weber remembered her on Instagram as having been "every bit as tough, fun, beautiful and grounded as her character 'Alex' on Wings"[9](https://extratv.com/2022/03/02/wings-actress-farrah-forke-dead-at-54/).
## Later television and film work
**Sitcom leads.** After leaving *Wings*, Forke starred in two single-season sitcoms: as Carey, the computer-illiterate office manager of a software firm, on the CBS series *Dweebs* (1995), and as Nikki Harkin, a co-worker and potential love interest of the title teacher, on NBC's *Mr. Rhodes* (1996–97)[7](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/farrah-forke/). Her guest appearances included *Ned and Stacey*, *Party of Five*, and a 1998 revival of *Fantasy Island*[9](https://extratv.com/2022/03/02/wings-actress-farrah-forke-dead-at-54/) • [5](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/55908/farrah-forke).
**Lois & Clark.** On the second season of *Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman*, which starred [Dean Cain](https://www.edgepedia.org/dean-cain) and [Teri Hatcher](https://www.edgepedia.org/teri-hatcher), Forke played Mayson Drake, a tough and compassionate [Metropolis](https://www.edgepedia.org/metropolis) district attorney and a romantic interest for Clark Kent who liked Clark rather than Superman[4](https://www.thewrap.com/farrah-forke-actress-wings-lois-and-clark-dies/) • [10](https://kryptonsite.com/loisclark/lcseason2.htm). The character was introduced in the October 23, 1994 episode "Church of Metropolis"[10](https://kryptonsite.com/loisclark/lcseason2.htm).
**Film and television movies.** Her screen credits included [Barry Levinson](https://www.edgepedia.org/barry-levinson)'s *Disclosure* (1994) as Adele Lewyn and [Michael Mann](https://www.edgepedia.org/michael-mann)'s crime film *Heat* (1995) as Claudia[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0286294/), along with *Ground Control* (1998)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0286294/). On television she appeared in the NBC TV movie *Journey to the Center of the Earth* (1993) as Dr. Margo Peterson, in *Complex of Fear* (CBS, 1993), in *Bionic Ever After?* (CBS, 1994) as an apprentice to [Lindsay Wagner](https://www.edgepedia.org/lindsay-wagner)'s Bionic Woman, and in the ABC movie *Abandoned and Deceived* (1995)[7](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/farrah-forke/).
## Voice work
Forke voiced the superhero Big Barda in the [DC Animated Universe](https://www.edgepedia.org/dc-animated-universe), appearing in two *Batman Beyond* episodes, "The Call (1)" and "The Call (2)", in November 2000, and in the *Justice League Unlimited* episode "The Ties That Bind" on February 12, 2005[5](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/55908/farrah-forke). The 2005 *Justice League Unlimited* appearance was her final screen credit[8](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/farrah-forke-actor-wings-lois-012920545.html). She also did voice work for commercials for Cadillac, Arby's, and Checkers[8](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/farrah-forke-actor-wings-lois-012920545.html).
## Later years and death
Forke stepped away from acting in the mid-2000s to raise her twin sons, Chuck and Wit, living in Houston while making occasional appearances at comic conventions[8](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/farrah-forke-actor-wings-lois-012920545.html) • [11](https://dailyplanetdc.com/2022/03/02/lois-and-clark-actress-farrah-forke-dies-at-54/). In 1994 she had filed a lawsuit claiming that silicone breast implants she received in 1989 and had removed in 1993 were negligently designed and harmed her when they ruptured[8](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/farrah-forke-actor-wings-lois-012920545.html).
She died of cancer on February 25, 2022, at her home in Texas, after battling the disease for several years; her family announced the death on March 2[4](https://www.thewrap.com/farrah-forke-actress-wings-lois-and-clark-dies/). A private service was held, and the family asked that donations in her memory go to the [American Cancer Society](https://www.edgepedia.org/american-cancer-society)[6](https://www.etonline.com/farrah-forke-wings-and-lois-clark-actress-dead-at-54-180215). Survivors include her two boys; Beverly and Chuck Talmage, her mother and stepfather; sisters Paige Inglis, Jennifer Sailor, and Maggie Talmage; plus her closest friend, Mike Peterson.[3](https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/farrah-forke-wings-lois-clark-actress-dead)
## References
1. [Farrah Forke, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0286294/)
2. [Farrah Forke (1968–2022), played Alex Lambert on "Wings", Legacy.com](https://www.legacy.com/news/farrah-forke-1968-2022-played-alex-lambert-on-wings)
3. [Farrah Forke, 'Wings' and 'Lois & Clark' actress, dead at 54, Fox News (Variety)](https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/farrah-forke-wings-lois-clark-actress-dead)
4. [Farrah Forke, Actress on 'Wings' and 'Lois & Clark,' Dies at 54, TheWrap](https://www.thewrap.com/farrah-forke-actress-wings-lois-and-clark-dies/)
5. [Farrah Forke, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/55908/farrah-forke)
6. [Farrah Forke, 'Wings' and 'Lois & Clark' Actress, Dead at 54, Entertainment Tonight](https://www.etonline.com/farrah-forke-wings-and-lois-clark-actress-dead-at-54-180215)
7. [Farrah Forke, Actress, TV Insider](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/farrah-forke/)
8. [Farrah Forke, actor on 'Wings' and 'Lois & Clark,' dies at 54: reports, Yahoo Entertainment](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/farrah-forke-actor-wings-lois-012920545.html)
9. ['Wings' Actress Farrah Forke Dead at 54, ExtraTV](https://extratv.com/2022/03/02/wings-actress-farrah-forke-dead-at-54/)
10. [Lois & Clark Episode Guide, Season 2, KryptonSite](https://kryptonsite.com/loisclark/lcseason2.htm)
11. ['Lois and Clark' actress Farrah Forke dies at 54, Daily Planet](https://dailyplanetdc.com/2022/03/02/lois-and-clark-actress-farrah-forke-dies-at-54/)
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