Rebecca Luker

Rebecca Luker

Rebecca Luker was an American actress, singer, and recording artist. Her Broadway debut was in The Phantom of the Opera in the role of Christine. Her TV appearances include Boardwalk Empire, The Good Wife, Matlock, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and the Hallmark movie Cupid & Cate. Luker died of ALS at a hospital in Manhattan on December 23, 2020 at the age of 59.

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Summary Rebecca LukerRebecca Luker was an American actress, singer, and recording artist. She was nominated for three Tony Awards, three Outer Critics Circle Award, and two Drama Desk Awards. Luker’s Broadway debut was in The Phantom of the Opera in the role of Christine. Her TV appearances include Boardwalk Empire, The Good Wife, Matlock, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and the Hallmark movie Cupid & Cate. On February 9, 2020, Luker announced that she was suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, having been diagnosed in late 2019.

She died of ALS at a hospital in Manhattan on December 23, 2020 at the age of 59. She had been using a wheelchair for seven months, and she had progressed to the point where she had no diaphragm and could not speak loudly. In April, Danny Burstein contracted COVID-19 and was hospitalized at St. Luke’s in Manhattan. Burstein wrote in an article that Rebecca has started dealing with the virus.