美国电视界的传奇人物。出演的《神探科伦坡》在六、七十年代大受欢迎，而法尔克一共获得过12次艾美奖提名，其中5次获奖。法尔克扮演的嗓音嘶哑、衣冠不整的警探科伦坡看似迟钝，却总能在最后时刻将坏蛋绳之于法。这个角色也是对亨弗莱·鲍嘉在一系列侦探片中塑造的机警马洛形象的戏仿。
Born in Amarillo Texas, raised in Tulsa Oklahoma, and the youngest of 3 girls, Paula Trickey attended East Central High School in Tulsa. Paula found her love for acting at the tender age of 8. At a time of grief in her family home, Paula performed and wrote plays in hopes to entertain and cheer up her family. This fueling Trickey's love for acting combined with her strong ambition and drive even at this early age led to many plays and theatrical productions from elementary school and throughout high school. While in high school, Paula started doing local commercials and pageants and, in 1985, was crowned Miss Oklahoma in the All-American Teen Pageant (a Miss USA production) only to lose in the finals to an unknown Halle Berry.
