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Wings and Lois & Clark actor Farrah Forke dies from cancer aged 54
The actor died at her home in Texas (Picture: Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)
Actor Farrah Forke, who starred in TV series including sitcom Wings and superhero series Lois & Clark, has died at the age of 54.
A family friend confirmed to Variety that she died from cancer on February 25 at her home in Texas.
Tributes have been paid to the late actor, who depicted helicopter pilot Alex Lambert in Wings from 1992 to 1995.
She also played the recurring role of Mayson Drake in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures Of Superman, a district attorney who takes a romantic interest in Clark Kent.
Forke’s film debut was in the 1991 film Brain Twisters, which she followed with performances in movies including Disclosure, Heat and Ground Control.
In the early nineties, she joined Wings as Alex, going from being a recurring character to a regular cast member.
Forke starred in sitcom Dweebs with the late Peter Scolari (Picture: Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)
Following her stint on Lois & Clark, Forke went on to remain a part of the universe by voicing superheroine Big Barda in two episodes of Batman Beyond and one episode of Justice League Unlimited.
Other roles included portraying computer software company office manager Carey in the 1995 sitcom Dweebs, in which she starred alongside the late Peter Scolari.
She also joined the cast of Mr Rhodes as a prep school teacher, as well as appearing in sitcom Ned and Stacey.
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Forke is survived by her twin sons Chuck and Wit Forke, her mother Beverly and stepfather Chuck Talmage and her three sisters Paige Inglis, Jennifer Sailor and Maggie Talmage.
According to Variety, her family has asked for donations to the American Cancer Society rather than flowers.
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