Irene Cara

About Irene Cara

She is well known for her role as Coco Hernandez in the 1980 film Fame. Her song"Flashdance... What a Feeling" became a worldwide smash and earned her an Academy Award for"Best Original Song".

Irene Cara Escalera, known by her stage name Irene Cara, is an American singer, songwriter, dancer and actress. Cara sang and co-wrote the song "Flashdance ... What a Feeling", she won the Academy Award for Best Original Song and the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 1984. Cara is also known for her role. by Coco Hernandez in the 1980 film Fame and to record the theme song of the movie "Fame". Before her success with Fame, Cara starred Sparkle Williams in the 1976 original musical film Sparkle.

Born	Irene Cara Escalera, March 18, 1959, The Bronx, New York, U.S.
Known for	Sparkle Williams – Sparkle, Coco Hernandez – Fame
Occupation	Singer, songwriter, actress

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Trivia

Her first starring role was in the 1976 film Sparkle. The film was a box office bomb.

Irene Cara before fame

She was a finalist in the Little Miss America Pageant when she was three years old.

Achievement of Irene Cara

Her first starring part was in the 1976 picture Sparkle. The film was a box office failure.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$4 Million

Irene Cara family life

She married Conrad Pamisano in 1986. The couple divorced in 1991.

Associations of Irene Cara

Her breakthrough performance occurred in the 1980 film Fame, directed by Alan Parker.

Irene Cara Height, Weight & Physique Measurements

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Height	163 cm
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