Sunday’s SAG Awards ceremony will be a streaming event for the first time on the Netflix YouTube channel. One of the highlights each year is the special In Memoriam segment. It’s been a particularly rough year with over 100 deaths of prominent actors and actresses who were likely members of SAG/AFTRA. Show producers typically are able to include approximately 40-50 people in a tribute.
Among that group will certainly be Oscar winners Louise Fletcher, William Hurt and Irene Cara, plus nominees Angela Lansbury (a SAG life achievement recipient) and Melinda Dillon. Emmy champs Mary Alice, Kirstie Alley, Leslie Jordan, Ray Liotta, Stuart Margolin, Robert Morse and Barbara Walters.
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Among that group will certainly be Oscar winners Louise Fletcher, William Hurt and Irene Cara, plus nominees Angela Lansbury (a SAG life achievement recipient) and Melinda Dillon. Emmy champs Mary Alice, Kirstie Alley, Leslie Jordan, Ray Liotta, Stuart Margolin, Robert Morse and Barbara Walters.
SEECelebrity Deaths 2023: In Memoriam Gallery
Here is our expansive list of over 100 people who died since last year’s ceremony, several of whom will be honored on Sunday’s event:
Ralph Ahn
J. Grant Albrecht
Mary Alice
Rae Allen...
- 2/24/2023
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Actress Farrah Forke died in Houston, Texas on February 25 at 54 due to complications from cancer. “Farrah was fierce, tender, loyal, loving, strong, funny, smart, protective, kind, passionate, and utterly irreplaceable,” her family wrote. “She brought a light so great to the world that even after her passing, the light remains.” Forke was best […]
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- 3/3/2022
- by Jacob Linden
- Uinterview
Farrah Forke, who played helicopter pilot Alex Lambert, and Steven Weber’s love interest on NBC sitcom “Wings,” has died after battling cancer for several years, her family announced. She was 54.
“Farrah was fierce, tender, loyal, loving, strong, funny, smart, protective, kind, passionate and utterly irreplaceable,” a family statement shared to The Hollywood Reporter on Wednesday read. “She brought a light so great to the world that even after her passing, the light remains.”
Forke died Friday at her home in Texas.
Among other acting credits, she had a recurring role as lawyer Mayson Drake on the second season of ABC’s “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman,” and voiced superhero Big Barda on DC animated series “Batman Beyond” and “Justice League Unlimited.” Her film credits include Barry Levinson’s “Disclosure” and Michael Mann’s “Heat.”
Born in Corpus Christi, Texas, Forke attended the private girls school Hockaday School in Dallas.
“Farrah was fierce, tender, loyal, loving, strong, funny, smart, protective, kind, passionate and utterly irreplaceable,” a family statement shared to The Hollywood Reporter on Wednesday read. “She brought a light so great to the world that even after her passing, the light remains.”
Forke died Friday at her home in Texas.
Among other acting credits, she had a recurring role as lawyer Mayson Drake on the second season of ABC’s “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman,” and voiced superhero Big Barda on DC animated series “Batman Beyond” and “Justice League Unlimited.” Her film credits include Barry Levinson’s “Disclosure” and Michael Mann’s “Heat.”
Born in Corpus Christi, Texas, Forke attended the private girls school Hockaday School in Dallas.
- 3/2/2022
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
Farrah Forke, probably best known for her co-starring role on the 1990s NBC sitcom Wings, died February 25 of cancer at her home in Texas, according to a family friend. She was 54.
A Corpus Christi, TX native, Forke moved to New York City to study acting at the Lee Strasberg Institute. She had numerous TV and film roles over the years, but she was probably best known for her Wings role as helicopter pilot Alex Lambert, a love interest of . She joined the hit sitcom as a recurring during the 1992-93 season and was promoted to series regular the following year and guested in Season 6 before exiting the series.
Forke also was known for her recurring role as attorney Mayson Drake on Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.
She made her feature debut in 1991’s Brain Twisters. One of her more memorable roles was as news reporter Claudia in Michael Mann’s 1995 film Heat,...
A Corpus Christi, TX native, Forke moved to New York City to study acting at the Lee Strasberg Institute. She had numerous TV and film roles over the years, but she was probably best known for her Wings role as helicopter pilot Alex Lambert, a love interest of . She joined the hit sitcom as a recurring during the 1992-93 season and was promoted to series regular the following year and guested in Season 6 before exiting the series.
Forke also was known for her recurring role as attorney Mayson Drake on Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.
She made her feature debut in 1991’s Brain Twisters. One of her more memorable roles was as news reporter Claudia in Michael Mann’s 1995 film Heat,...
- 3/2/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Farrah Forke, who co-starred on the long-running NBC sitcom “Wings,” died of cancer on Feb. 25 in her Texas home, a family friend confirmed to Variety. She was 54.
Forke appeared on Seasons 4 through 6 of “Wings,” which aired on NBC from 1990-1997. She played helicopter pilot (and veteran of Desert Storm) Alex Lambert at the show’s Nantucket airfield, and she was a love interest of both Joe (Tim Daly) and Brian Hackett (Steven Weber) — Brian eventually won her favor. “Wings” was created by “Cheers” and “Frasier” writers David Angell, Peter Casey and David Lee. The show also starred Tony Shalhoub and Thomas Haden Church.
Forke also had a recurring role as attorney Mayson Drake on Season 2 of “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.” Her acting résumé includes the television shows “Ned and Stacey,” “Mr. Rhodes” and “Party of Five,” along with appearances in movies “Brain Twisters” (Forke’s first...
Forke appeared on Seasons 4 through 6 of “Wings,” which aired on NBC from 1990-1997. She played helicopter pilot (and veteran of Desert Storm) Alex Lambert at the show’s Nantucket airfield, and she was a love interest of both Joe (Tim Daly) and Brian Hackett (Steven Weber) — Brian eventually won her favor. “Wings” was created by “Cheers” and “Frasier” writers David Angell, Peter Casey and David Lee. The show also starred Tony Shalhoub and Thomas Haden Church.
Forke also had a recurring role as attorney Mayson Drake on Season 2 of “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.” Her acting résumé includes the television shows “Ned and Stacey,” “Mr. Rhodes” and “Party of Five,” along with appearances in movies “Brain Twisters” (Forke’s first...
- 3/2/2022
- by Kate Aurthur
- Variety Film + TV
It’s kind of amazing how a person can go from being well-known on a sitcom to nearly unknown throughout the rest of their career, but it does happen, unfortunately. To say that such people have no talent would be unfair, since Farrah Forke was a great addition to Wings, but didn’t exactly thrive elsewhere. Giving her some credit is pretty easy since she did continue to take her career forward until around 2005 when she stepped away from the business for good apparently. She did manage to take on a few voice roles over the years so it’s fair to
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- 6/20/2021
- by Tom
- TVovermind.com
A movie about loss of dignity and women's rights, ``Abandoned and Deceived'' wrestles some big issues but doesn't come out with a satisfying win.
After Gerri Jensen (Lori Loughlin) divorces her husband, he becomes a deadbeat, stops paying child support and skips town.
Gerri spends her savings, returns to her parents' Wisconsin home and tries to subsist on minimum-wage jobs.
Her two kids don't have enough food, and her in-laws are horrid. The solutions are equally bleak: quit job for welfare money, keep job and get government-subsidized cheese handouts.
After months of trying to track down her ex-husband, facing smug and nasty bureaucrats all the way, Gerri reaches the end of her rope, and she becomes an inadvertent advocate for oppressed women.
It's got the right ingredients, but the movie lacks depth.
The conflict is presented somewhat formulaically, not with a lack of conviction, but with a lack of believability.
More is made about the electricity being turned off than Gerri becoming seriously ill.
One obstacle is that there is little sense of passage of time.
In an almost sublime show of bad luck, the script introduces Gerri's problems one right after the other, piling them on instead of letting them pile up.
Then, the scraping-along theme seems to disappear once Gerri begins fighting for her rights.
Loughlin's performance is fair, and sometimes her acting is a little forced.
Also, it seems the script, more than the story, dictates the character's highs and lows.
Writing rings false at times, seeming slightly out of sync with the beat of the story.
``Abandoned and Deceived'' does a good deed in presenting a social ill; unfortunately, the social responsibility overshadows the artistic one.
ABANDONED AND DECEIVED
ABC
Crystal Beach Entertainment
in association with TriStar Television
Executive producersMarilu Henner,
Ron Lieberman, Candace Farrell
Supervising prods.Janet Turner, Daniel Helfgott
ProducerVahan Moosekian
Co-producer-director-writerJoseph Dougherty
EditorAlan Shefland
MusicLaura Karpman
Production designerPhillip Vasels
Director of photographyThomas Del Ruth
Cast: Lori Loughlin, Gordon Clapp, Brian Kerwin, Farrah Forke, Eric Lloyd, Tyler Malinger
Airdate: Monday, March 20, 9-11 p.m.
(c)The Hollywood Reporter...
After Gerri Jensen (Lori Loughlin) divorces her husband, he becomes a deadbeat, stops paying child support and skips town.
Gerri spends her savings, returns to her parents' Wisconsin home and tries to subsist on minimum-wage jobs.
Her two kids don't have enough food, and her in-laws are horrid. The solutions are equally bleak: quit job for welfare money, keep job and get government-subsidized cheese handouts.
After months of trying to track down her ex-husband, facing smug and nasty bureaucrats all the way, Gerri reaches the end of her rope, and she becomes an inadvertent advocate for oppressed women.
It's got the right ingredients, but the movie lacks depth.
The conflict is presented somewhat formulaically, not with a lack of conviction, but with a lack of believability.
More is made about the electricity being turned off than Gerri becoming seriously ill.
One obstacle is that there is little sense of passage of time.
In an almost sublime show of bad luck, the script introduces Gerri's problems one right after the other, piling them on instead of letting them pile up.
Then, the scraping-along theme seems to disappear once Gerri begins fighting for her rights.
Loughlin's performance is fair, and sometimes her acting is a little forced.
Also, it seems the script, more than the story, dictates the character's highs and lows.
Writing rings false at times, seeming slightly out of sync with the beat of the story.
``Abandoned and Deceived'' does a good deed in presenting a social ill; unfortunately, the social responsibility overshadows the artistic one.
ABANDONED AND DECEIVED
ABC
Crystal Beach Entertainment
in association with TriStar Television
Executive producersMarilu Henner,
Ron Lieberman, Candace Farrell
Supervising prods.Janet Turner, Daniel Helfgott
ProducerVahan Moosekian
Co-producer-director-writerJoseph Dougherty
EditorAlan Shefland
MusicLaura Karpman
Production designerPhillip Vasels
Director of photographyThomas Del Ruth
Cast: Lori Loughlin, Gordon Clapp, Brian Kerwin, Farrah Forke, Eric Lloyd, Tyler Malinger
Airdate: Monday, March 20, 9-11 p.m.
(c)The Hollywood Reporter...
- 3/20/1995
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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