Acting
Irene Cara
1959-2022
Known for Fame, Happily Ever After, City Heat.
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Born03/18/1959
Died11/25/2022
AgeDied at 63
BirthplaceThe Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
DepartmentActing
Also known asIrene T. Escalera, Irene Cara Escalera, Айрин Кара, Ирен Кара
Biography
Irene Cara Escalera (March 18, 1959 - November 25, 2022) was an American singer, songwriter and actress. Cara sang and co-wrote the song Flashdance... What a Feeling from the film Flashdance. She won an Oscar for Best Original Song as a co writer. Cara rose to fame as Coco Hernandez in the 1980 film Fame, and the hit song "Fame" spawned from the movie.
