Irene Cara
Irene Cara
Irene Cara is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She is known for her role as Coco Hernandez in the 1980 film Fame, earning her a Golden Globe nomination, and her recording of the song "Fame" became an international hit. Cara won an Academy Award in 1984 in the category of Best Original Song for co-writing "Flashdance... What a Feeling", which also became an international hit...
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth18 March 1959
CityBronx, NY
happy jennifer lovely
I thought Jennifer was lovely in Flashdance, but I'm not greedy. I was very happy to have done the song.
writing piano play
I play piano and write better than I can sing.
artist barbie-dolls trying
I don't like being under someone elses thumb. I'm very supportive of other female artists, especially those trying to make their own statement... trying to do what they want instead of being someone else's Barbie doll.
kids age kind
I had been performing since I was 5, so it wasn't like I hadn't been on a stage before. I was always older than my age. That's my nature. I've always been a kind of mature kid.
running beach vacation
I haven't had a vacation in years. I'd really like to sneak off and just run around on a beach for a while.
song voice alive
I have a pleasant voice, but I have no great range. I will say that I know how to make a song come alive and I guess I do have a sincerity that comes across. But I do alot of things better than sing.
artist years musician
I've had my bubblegum years and I did them well. Now it's time to come back as the woman, artist, and musician that I am without apologizing.
inspirational passion make-it-happen
Take your passion and make it happen.
fighting order careers
Life has a balance and natural order. I'm not fighting the flow anymore. My career right now is very up. It's happening naturally and it's happening well.
careers wanted show-business
I knew early in life that I wanted a show business career.
trying different refuse
I refuse to let anybody try to typecast me. It's against my nature. I like to continually do different things.
wall crazy careers
If something isn't working out in one aspect of my career, it's not any big neurotic, crazy phase for me, it's just something that I accept, and that's okay. I'm not going to keep banging my head against the wall.
blessed writing people
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.
school graduates
I didn't have to go to school, graduate and then go, What am I going to do? I knew from the beginning.