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Mar 18, 1959 New York City, New York, United States 65 years old
American recording artist; singer and actress
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About Irene Cara
- Irene Cara Escalera (born March 18, 1959), known professionally as Irene Cara, is an American singer, songwriter, dancer and actress.
- Cara sang and co-wrote the song "Flashdance...
- What a Feeling" (from the movie Flashdance), for which she won an Academy Award for Best Original Song and a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 1984.
- Cara is also known for playing the role of Coco Hernandez in the 1980 film Fame, and for recording the film's title song "Fame".
- Prior to her success with Fame, Cara portrayed the title character Sparkle Williams in the original 1976 musical drama film Sparkle.
