Irene-Cara was an American singer and actress best known for her title track in the 1980 film Fame, as well as for co-writing and singing the smash hit Flashdance… What a Feeling, for which she won an Oscar and a Grammy.
She later appeared in films alongside Clint Eastwood and Tatum O’Neal.
Cara’s publicist, who reported her death, stated that she died at home in Florida, although the cause is “now unclear.”
Cara was born in the Bronx, New York City, in 1959, and began her career on Spanish-language television. Her father was Puerto Rican, and her mother was Cuban-American.
She went on to act in a number of on-and-off Broadway musicals after recording songs as a kid in both Spanish and English.
Cara rose to prominence in 1980, when she landed the part of Coco Hernandez and sang the theme song to Fame.
Her performance garnered her a nomination for Best Actress at the 1981 Golden Globes.
Cara subsequently co-wrote and recorded the vocals for the 1983 hit Flashdance… What A Feeling, which earned a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance as well as an Academy Award for Best Original Song.
Irene Cara, 63, has passed away.
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Between 1986 to 1991, Cara was married to stuntman and film director Conrad Palmisano, with whom she had no children.
