Irene Cara Net Worth , Biography Age, Family, wiki, And Life Story What's Irene Cara's Net Worth? Irene Cara was an American act...
Irene Cara Net Worth, Biography Age, Family, wiki, And Life Story
What's Irene Cara's Net Worth?
Irene Cara was an American actress and singer who died in November 2022 with a net worth of $2 million. Irene Cara got an Oscar, a Golden Globe, and a Grammy for performing and co-writing the song "Flashdance... What a Feeling" from the 1983 movie "Flashdance." The song was used in the movie. Irene played Coco Hernandez in the 1980 musical drama "Fame," and she sang the title song, which went to #1 on the charts in several countries and earned Cara her first Grammy nod.
Category:
Richest Celebrities › Singers
Net Worth:
$2 Million
Date of Birth:
Mar 18, 1959 - Nov 25, 2022 (63 years old)
Place of Birth:
The Bronx
Gender:
Female
Height:
5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Profession:
Actor, Singer-songwriter, Record producer, Pianist, Dancer, Musician
Nationality:
United States of America
Irene Cara released the studio albums "Anyone Can See" (1982), "What a Feelin'" (1983), "Charismatic" (1987), and "Irene Cara Presents Hot Caramel" (2011). She also appeared on Broadway in "Maggie Flynn" (1968), "The Me Nobody Knows" (1970), "Via Galactica" (1972), and "Got Tu Go Disco" (1979). Cara was in the movies "Sparkle" (1976), "Killing 'em Softly" (1982), "D.C. Cab" (1983), and "City Heat" (1984), as well as the TV movie "Sister, Sister" (1982), the program "Roots: The Next Generations" (1979), and the TV show "Love of Life" (1970–1971). Irene was the voice of Snow White in the animated show "Happily Ever After," which came out in 1990. She also did voices for the movies "Beauty and the Beast" (1992), "The Magic Voyage" (1992), and "The Jungle King" (1994).
Early Years
Irene Cara was born Irene Cara Escalera in The Bronx, New York City, on March 18, 1959. Her father, Gaspar Escalera, was a former saxophonist who worked in a factory. Her mother, Louise, was a movie usher. Irene's Cuban-American mother and Puerto Rican father give her a mixed background. Cara has four older brothers and sisters, and when she was three, she made it to the finals of the Little Miss America event. Irene studied acting, singing, and dance when she was young. She also learned to play the piano by ear. She started her career by singing and dancing on Spanish-language TV. In the early 1970s, she appeared on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" and was a member of The Short Circus band on the PBS show "The Electric Company." During her childhood, Cara made a Spanish album and an English Christmas album. She also went to Manhattan's Professional Children's School.
Career
Irene Cara has been in off-Broadway versions of the musicals "Ain't Misbehavin'" (1978), "The Wiz" (1980), and "Jesus Christ Superstar" (1993), and she played Daisy Allen on the CBS soap opera "Love of Life" in 1970. She was in the movies "Aaron Loves Angela" (1975) and "Apple Pie" (1976), and she played the title part in the 1976 musical drama "Sparkle." Cara was a guest star on "Kojak" in 1976 and "What's Happening!!" in 1977. In the 1979 movie "Roots: The Next Generations," in which she played Bertha Palmer Haley, she won a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Limited Series. She was chosen as one of the "Promising New Actors of 1976" in "John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 28," and the fans of "Right On!" magazine voted her the best actress of the year. Irene played Coco Hernandez in the 1980 movie "Fame." She sang the songs "Fame" and "Out Here on My Own" in the movie. The people who wrote both songs were nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song, but "Fame" won the award. "Fame" was rated Gold in Canada, France, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands, and it was #1 on the "Billboard" Dance Club Songs chart and #1 in five other countries. The "Billboard" Hot 100 list put "Out Here on My Own" at number 19. Cara was named the Top New Single Artist by "Billboard" and the Top Female Vocalist and Most Promising Female Vocalist by "Cashbox Magazine."
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In the 1980s, Irene was in the TV movies "Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones" and "For Us the Living: The Medgar Evers Story," as well as the movies "Killing 'em Softly," "Sister, Sister," "D.C. Cab," "City Heat," "Certain Fury," "Busted Up," and "Caged in Paradiso." Her first album, "Anyone Can See," came out in 1982. It made #76 on the "Billboard" 200 chart and #39 on the "Billboard" Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. "Flashdance... What a Feeling" was Irene's biggest hit in 1983. It was rated 2 Platinum in Canada, Platinum in France, and Gold in the U.S., Denmark, and Italy. More than a dozen countries put the song at number one on their charts, and Cara won an Academy Award, a Grammy, and a Golden Globe for it. "Flashdance... What a Feeling" has been number 55 on "AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs," number 256 on "Songs of the Century" by the Recording Industry Association of America, and number 26 on "The 'Billboard' Hot 100 All-Time Top Songs."
Irene's third record, "Charismatic," came out on Elektra Records in 1987. She then appeared in "Gabriel's Fire" (1991) and "Hearts Are Wild" (1992) as a guest star and hosted the short documentary "Beyond Awareness to Action: Ending Abuse of Women" (1995). In 2004, she had a cameo in the movie "Downtown: A Street Tale." The next year, she competed on the NBC show "Hit Me, Baby, One More Time" and won the third round after singing "Flashdance... What a Feeling" and a cover of Anastacia's "I'm Outta Love" with her all-female band, Hot Caramel. In 2006, her song "Forever My Love" was included on the compilation album "Gay Happening Vol. 12," and in 2011, she released her fourth album, "Irene Cara Presents Hot Caramel."
Personal Life
Irene got married to actor, film director, and stuntman Conrad Palmisano on April 13, 1986, in Los Angeles. Five years later, they got a divorce. Cara was in the 1986 movie "Busted Up," which was made by Palmisano, and Conrad also directed the 1985 sci-fi Western "Space Rage."
Getting Awards and Nominated
Cara got the Best Music, Original Song Academy Award for "Flashdance... What a Feeling" in 1984. She won a Golden Globe for Best Original Song in a Motion Picture for the song, and in 1981, "Fame" got her a nod for Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical in a Motion Picture. In the same year, she was also nominated for two Grammys for "Fame": Best New Artist and Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Female. Irene won two Grammys in 1984 for "Flashdance" and "Flashdance... What a Feeling." She was also nominated for Album of the Year for "Flashdance (Original Soundtrack From The Motion Picture)" and Record of the Year for "Flashdance... What a Feeling." The song also got a BAFTA Award nomination for Best Original Song and a National Music Publisher's Association Award for Best Song in a Movie. Cara got an NAACP Image Award in 1982 for her role in "Sister, Sister." The award was for Best Actress in a TV Movie, Miniseries, or Drama Special. In 2004, she was put into the Ciboney Cafe Hall of Fame, and at the Prestige Awards, she was given a Lifetime Achievement Award.
Death
Irene Cara died on November 25, 2022, at her home in Florida. She was 63 years old.
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