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Born Irene Cara Escalera on the 18th March 1959, in The Bronx, New York City USA, she is a singer, songwriter and actress, perhaps still best known for her song “Fame”, which was used for the film of the same name released in 1980, in which she also starred alongside Eddie Barth and Lee Curreri. Also, Irene co-wrote the song “Flashdance…What A Feeling”, with Giorgio Moroder and Keith Forsey. Her career has been active since 1962.

Have you ever wondered how rich Irene Cara is, as of mid- 2016? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Cara`s net worth is as high as $4 million, earned through her successful career in the entertainment industry. Apart from being a successful singer and actress, her songs have often been used as soundtracks for films, which has also improved her net worth.

Irene is of mixed ancestry, as her father is Afro-Puerto Rican, while her mother is of Cuban descent; she was the youngest of five children, and her career began when she was three years old, becoming one of the finalists of the “Little Miss America” pageant. She then started playing piano, and by five years of age, was taking dance, acting and piano lessons. By the time she was nine, she was already in the theatre and on TV; she made her debut in the stage production “Maggie Flynn” in 1968, and then featured in several other plays including “The Me Nobody Knows” (1970), “Via Galactica” (1972), “The Wiz” (1980), and “Jesus Christ Superstar” (1993), among others, all of which increased her net worth.

Her musical career also began in the late 1960s, with the album “Esta Es Irene”, released through GEMA records. Her next album didn`t come out until 1982, called “Anyone Can See”, and it reached No. 76 on the US Hot 100 chart. Only a year later, out came “What A Feelin`”, reaching No. 77 on the charts, and in 1987 her next album “Carasmatic” was released through Elektra Records.

In 2011 Cara`s newest album was released, called “Irene Cara Presents: Hot Caramel”.

Most of her net worth Irene has earned through her on-screen acting career. She made her debut in the soap opera “Love Of Life” (1970-1971), and in 1971 was cast as Iris in the children show “The Electric Company”, until 1972. During the 1970s she made the cast in films and TV series such as “Aron Loves Angela” (1975) portraying Angela, in the title role “Sparkle” (1976), and in “Roots: The Next Generations” (1979). In 1980 he was selected for the role of Coco in the film “Fame” (1980), which earned her a Golden Globe nomination, and in 1982 she starred with Nicholas Campbell and Barbara Cook in the film “Killing `em Softly”, which increased further her net worth.Two years later she appeared in Richard Benjamin`s “City Heat”, with Clint Eastwood and Burt Reynolds as leads, and in 1985 she featured in Stephen Gyllenhaal`s film “Certain Fury”, alongside Tatum O` Neal and Nicholas Campbell. By the end of the 1980s, Irene had appeared in the film “Busted Up” (1986). In 1990 she voiced Snow White in “Happily Ever After” and her last role was the voice of Marilyn in “The Magic Voyage” (1992), which only added a substantial amount to her net worth.

Thanks to her skills Irene has received several prestigious awards, including an Academy Award in the category Best Original Song for “Flashdance…What A Feeling”, and a Grammy Award in the category Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or A Television Special for the same film. Furthermore she won the Image Award in the category Best Actress in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Drama Special for “Sister, Sister” (1982).

Regarding her personal life, Irene was married to Conrad Pamisano from 1986 until 1991. Other than that, nothing is known about Cara’s private life in the media.

IMDB Wikipedia “Anyone Can See” (1982) “Carasmatic” (1987) “City Heat” (1984) “Downtown: A Street Tale” (12007) “Irene Cara presents: Hot Caramel” (2011) “Love of Life” (1951-1980) “Search for Tomorrow” (1951-1986) “The Electric Company” (1971-1977) “What a Feelin’” (1983) $4 Million 1.63 m 1959-03-18 Academy Award for Best Original Song ()1983) All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989) American Clint Eastwood Conrad E. Palmisano (m. 1986–1991) Conrad Palmisano Conrad Pamisano Costume Department Eddie Barth Fame (1980) Flashdance (1983) Gaspar Cara Giorgio Moroder Golden Globe Awards for Best Original Song (1983) Grammy Awards – Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or A Television Special/Best Female Pop Vocal Performance (1984) Irene Cara Net Worth Irene Carapacchio Keith Forsey Lee Curreri Louise Cara March 18th 1959 New York Nicholas Campbell Professional Children’s School Richard Benjamin Singer-songwriter Stephen Gyllenhaal Tatum O` Neal The Bronx U.S.

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Irene Cara Escalera Quotes

• “It’s important for me to get back to my fans here and around the world. I feel very, very blessed that so many people have continued to write me and to pour out their love for me and my work.” – ( Star Magazine April 5, 1993)
• “I refuse to let anybody try to typecast me. “It’s against my nature. I like to continually do different things.” – (Video Rock Stars 1985)
• “I knew people would be saying mean things about me copying Donna Summer and trying to follow in her footsteps by using her producer. But by the time Flashdance had come out I had established my own identity. I wasn’t worried about people saying I was just a Donna copy.” – (TV Week Magazine May 12, 1984)
• “I didn’t get where I am because of looks. “I’ve done it on talent! I’ve never had to depend on my looks for anything. I haven’t sat around and tried to look pretty. – I’ve worked my butt off!” – (Ebony Magazine July 1981)
• I love taxis. Cabbies are the best therapists, good listeners, good talkers, working-class people i hope never to lose contact with.
• I don’t mean to sound immodest, but I’d never had any doubt that I’d be successful, nor any fear of success. I was raised as a little goddess who was told she would be a star. – Cosmo Magazine 1985

Irene Cara Escalera Important Facts

• Lives in Florida, and has put together a new band, Caramel [July 2001]
• As of 2009, Cara is the only black woman to win an Oscar outside the acting categories.
• She has her own production studio.
• Announced the making of her own all-girl band called Hot Caramel.
• Graduated from the Professional Children’s School in Manhattan, a rival of the Laguardia High School of Music & Art on which her debut movie “Fame” is based.
• Her age has always been a confusing mystery by biographers who stated her birth year as either 1964 or 1959 from the day she shot to fame. But in July 2004 the mystery was finally solved when the Associated Press obtained her voter registration records from Florida, where she lived, and confirmed her birth year as 1959. Miss Cara disputes this, and says it was not her voters registration. She claims she has never voted and her correct date of birth is March 18th 1962.
• Has 2 sisters and 2 brothers.
• Parents are Gaspar and Louise Cara.
• On March 27, 2004, she was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Honor at the 6th Annual Prestige Awards. She was also inducted a week earlier into the Ciboney Cafe’s prestigious Hall of Fame.
• On June 22, 2004, two of her movie theme songs, “Flashdance…What a Feeling” (#55) from Flashdance (1983) and “Fame” (#51) from Fame (1980), were selected by the board of the American Film Institute in its list of 100 Years of the Greatest Songs.
• Use to sing back-up vocals for quite a few stars, including Vicki Sue Robinson and Lou Reed.
• Wrote the lyrics to “Flashdance..What a Feeling” with co-writer Keith Forsey while riding in a car in New York heading to the studio to record it. The music for Flashdance was written by Giorgio Moroder and the after result was not only a #1 record, it also won them an Oscar and a Grammy.
• Was awarded the trophy for Top Actress of 1976 after being selected in a poll compiled by readers of Right On! magazine.
• Was one of the five finalists for the Little Miss America pageant at age 3.
• Performed Flashdance…What a Feeling on March 14, 2003 at the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Philadelphia 76ers 1983 Championship team.
• Her #1 hit “Flashdance…What a Feeling” was ranked #67 on VH1’s 100 Greatest Dance Songs.
• At age 10 she appeared in a major concert tribute to Duke Ellington with Stevie Wonder, Sammy Davis Jr. and Roberta Flack.
• Recorded her first record in Spanish for the Latin Market by age 8 and a Christmas LP in English soon after.
• She was the first artist to perform two nominated songs at the Academy Awards, when in 1981, for the first time, two songs from one film (Fame (1980)) were nominated for Best Original Song: “Fame” and ‘Out here on My Own.” The former won.
• Chosen by Francesco Scavullo for his 1980s book on some of the most beautiful women in the entertainment business. Irene shared the pages with supermodel Gia Carangi, Diahann Carroll, and Brooke Shields.
• Won a bitter lawsuit with her managers over money and career issues in the 1990s.
• Her father Gaspar is of African American and Puerto Rican descent, and her mother Louise is of French and Cuban descent.
• Won the Oscar for best song in 1984 for the song “Flashdance – What a Feeling,” which she co-wrote with Giorgio Moroder.
• Listed as one of twelve Promising New Actors of 1976 in John Willis’s “Screen World,” Vol. 28.
• (award) Japan Radio Hit Research Committee: Most Popular Disc Award [1980]
• (award) Cashbox Magazine: Top Female Vocalist [1980]
• (award) Cashbox Magazine: Most Promising Female Vocalist [1980]
• (award) Billboard Magazine: Top New Single Artist [1980]
• Grammy Awards: Nomination – Best New Artist [1981]
• Grammy Awards: Nomination – Best Pop Vocal Performance – Female [1981]
• Academy Awards (not recipient: sang both songs) [1981]
• Cashbox Magazine: Pop Single of the Year [1983]
• Cashbox Magazine: Top Pop Crossover Artist – Black Contemporary Singles [1983]
• Cashbox Magazine: Adult Contemporary Vocalist – Pop Singles [1983]
• Cashbox Magazine: Black Contemporary – Pop Singles [1983]
• Cashbox Magazine: Top Female Vocalist – Pop Singles [1983]
• Bravo Magazine: Otto Award, Most Popular Female Singer [1983]
• American Music Awards: Best Pop Single of the Year [1983]
• American Music Awards: Best R&B Female Artist nomination [1983]
• Alpha Music Program in Japan: #1 Female Vocalist from Sendai TV’s “Saturday Magazine” [1983]
• Grammy Awards: Best Pop Vocal Performance – Female [1984]
• Golden Eagle Awards: Nosotros – Latin America Performer of the Year [1984]
• Latino Playwrights Award: Award of Recognition. [1985]
• Actress, singer, and songwriter.
• Born at 10:41am-EST

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