Irene Cara

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Irene Cara was an American singer, songwriter, and actress best known for her performances and hit songs in the films "Fame" and "Flashdance."

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Irene Cara canonical 8
Irene Cara Escalera 1

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Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf actress ⓘ
human ⓘ
singer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Original Song ⓘ
American Music Award ⓘ
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song ⓘ
Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance ⓘ
awardReceivedFor Flashdance... What a Feeling ⓘ
burialPlace Florida, United States ⓘ
causeOfDeath arteriosclerotic and hypertensive cardiovascular disease ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1959-03-18 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2022-11-25 ⓘ
ethnicOrigin Cuban ⓘ
Puerto Rican ⓘ
linked to: Puerto Ricans
familyName Cara ⓘ
fullName Irene Cara Escalera ⓘ
linked to: Irene Cara
genre R&B ⓘ
dance-pop ⓘ
pop music ⓘ
givenName Irene ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
notableWork Fame (1980 film) ⓘ
linked to: Fame (TV series)

Flashdance... What a Feeling ⓘ
occupation actress ⓘ
recording artist ⓘ
singer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
performedSong Breakdance ⓘ
Fame ⓘ
Flashdance... What a Feeling ⓘ
Out Here on My Own ⓘ
The Dream (Hold On to Your Dream) ⓘ
Why Me? ⓘ
placeOfBirth The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath Largo, Florida, United States ⓘ
linked to: Largo, Florida
playedCharacter Coco Hernandez ⓘ
recordLabel Elektra Records ⓘ
Network Records ⓘ
RSO Records ⓘ
starredIn Aaron Loves Angela ⓘ
Certain Fury ⓘ
City Heat ⓘ
Fame (1980 film) ⓘ
linked to: Fame

Sparkle (1976 film) ⓘ
The Electric Company ⓘ
wroteSong Flashdance... What a Feeling ⓘ
The Dream (Hold On to Your Dream) ⓘ
yearsActive 1965–2022 ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Irene → hasNotableBearer → Irene Cara ⓘ
Irene Cara → fullName → Irene Cara Escalera ⓘ
linked to: Irene Cara
Flashdance → themeSongPerformedBy → Irene Cara ⓘ
Flashdance → songLyricist → Irene Cara ⓘ
Fame (1980 film) → stars → Irene Cara ⓘ
subject linked to: Fame
City Heat → starring → Irene Cara ⓘ
subject linked to: City Heat (1984 film)
Sparkle Anderson → portrayedBy → Irene Cara ⓘ