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Irene Cara (born Irene Caratinni-Escalera on March 18, 1959 in The Bronx, New York City) is an American-born singer actress of Cuban and Puerto Rican descent.

Her first jobs as a teen came on television, getting a role on the soap Love of Life and the classic kids' show The Electric Company.

She is best remembered for singing the themes from Fame and Flashdance
. She played Coco Hernandez in Fame
, Sparkle in Sparkle
, and Angela in romance thriller classic Aaron Loves Angela
.

She won both the 1983 Academy Award for Best Song and the 1984 Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "Flashdance (What A Feeling)", from Flashdance.

Along with her successful career in acting, Cara released two albums in the 1980s: Anyone Can See in 1982, and What A Feelin' in 1983.

In June 2005, Irene won the third round of NBC's hit TV show Hit Me Baby One More Time, performing "Flashdance (What a Feeling)" and covered Anastacia's hit "I'm Outta Love" with her current band, Hot Caramel.

Filmography

Aaron Loves Angela
(1975)
Sparkle
(1976)
Apple Pie (1976)
Roots: The Next Generations (1979)
On Location with: FAME (1980) (short subject)
Fame
(1980)
Killing 'em Softly (1982)
D.C. Cab
(1983) (Cameo)
Flashdance
(1983)
City Heat
(1984)
Certain Fury (1985)
Busted Up (1986)
Caged in Paradiso (1990)
The Magic Voyage (1992) (voice)
Happily Ever After (1993) (voice)

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Actors - Irene Cara

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