Irene Cara Net Worth
Irene Cara Net Worth is
$4 Million
Irene Cara Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Irene Cara Escalera, better known simply as Irene Cara, is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She became famous for her role 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 A... | Full Name | Irene Cara |
| Net Worth | $4 Million |
| Date Of Birth | March 18, 1959 |
| Place Of Birth | The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
| Profession | Actor, Singer-songwriter, Record producer, Pianist, Dancer, Musician |
| Education | Professional Children's School |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Spouse | Conrad E. Palmisano (m. 1986–1991) |
| Parents | Louise Cara, Gaspar Cara |
| Nicknames | Irene Cara Escalera |
| Awards | Academy Award for Best Original Song, Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture, People's Choice Award for Favorite Song in a Mo... |
| Albums | Carasmatic, What a Feelin', Anyone Can See, Esta Es Irene |
| Nominations | Grammy Award for Record of the Year, Grammy Award for Best New Artist, Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Brit Award for British Single, American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist, American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Single, BAFTA Best ... |
| Movies | Aaron Loves Angela, Sparkle, Fame, Sister, Sister, For Us the Living: The Medgar Evers Story, City Heat, Certain Fury, Happily Ever After, The Magic Voyage, The Jungle King, Roots: The Next Generations, Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion Live, Killing 'em Softly |
| TV Shows | Search for Tomorrow, Love of Life, The Electric Company |
| Star Sign | Pisces |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | "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) |
| 2 | "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) |
| 3 | "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) |
| 4 | "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) |
| 5 | I love taxis. Cabbies are the best therapists, good listeners, good talkers, working-class people i hope never to lose contact with. |
| 6 | 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 |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lives in Florida, and has put together a new band, Caramel [July 2001] |
| 2 | As of 2009, Cara is the only black woman to win an Oscar outside the acting categories. |
| 3 | She has her own production studio. |
| 4 | Announced the making of her own all-girl band called Hot Caramel. |
| 5 | 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. |
| 6 | 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. |
| 7 | Has 2 sisters and 2 brothers. |
| 8 | Parents are Gaspar and Louise Cara. |
| 9 | 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. |
| 10 | 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. |
| 11 | Use to sing back-up vocals for quite a few stars, including Vicki Sue Robinson and Lou Reed. |
| 12 | 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. |
| 13 | Was awarded the trophy for Top Actress of 1976 after being selected in a poll compiled by readers of Right On! magazine. |
| 14 | Was one of the five finalists for the Little Miss America pageant at age 3. |
| 15 | Performed Flashdance...What a Feeling on March 14, 2003 at the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Philadelphia 76ers 1983 Championship team. |
| 16 | Her #1 hit "Flashdance...What a Feeling" was ranked #67 on VH1's 100 Greatest Dance Songs. |
| 17 | At age 10 she appeared in a major concert tribute to Duke Ellington with Stevie Wonder, Sammy Davis Jr. and Roberta Flack. |
| 18 | Recorded her first record in Spanish for the Latin Market by age 8 and a Christmas LP in English soon after. |
| 19 | 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. |
| 20 | 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. |
| 21 | Won a bitter lawsuit with her managers over money and career issues in the 1990s. |
| 22 | Her father Gaspar is of African American and Puerto Rican descent, and her mother Louise is of French and Cuban descent. |
| 23 | Won the Oscar for best song in 1984 for the song "Flashdance - What a Feeling," which she co-wrote with Giorgio Moroder. |
| 24 | Listed as one of twelve Promising New Actors of 1976 in John Willis's "Screen World," Vol. 28. |
| 25 | (award) Japan Radio Hit Research Committee: Most Popular Disc Award [1980] |
| 26 | (award) Cashbox Magazine: Top Female Vocalist [1980] |
| 27 | (award) Cashbox Magazine: Most Promising Female Vocalist [1980] |
| 28 | (award) Billboard Magazine: Top New Single Artist [1980] |
| 29 | Grammy Awards: Nomination - Best New Artist [1981] |
| 30 | Grammy Awards: Nomination - Best Pop Vocal Performance - Female [1981] |
| 31 | Academy Awards (not recipient: sang both songs) [1981] |
| 32 | Cashbox Magazine: Pop Single of the Year [1983] |
| 33 | Cashbox Magazine: Top Pop Crossover Artist - Black Contemporary Singles [1983] |
| 34 | Cashbox Magazine: Adult Contemporary Vocalist - Pop Singles [1983] |
| 35 | Cashbox Magazine: Black Contemporary - Pop Singles [1983] |
| 36 | Cashbox Magazine: Top Female Vocalist - Pop Singles [1983] |
| 37 | Bravo Magazine: Otto Award, Most Popular Female Singer [1983] |
| 38 | American Music Awards: Best Pop Single of the Year [1983] |
| 39 | American Music Awards: Best R&B Female Artist nomination [1983] |
| 40 | Alpha Music Program in Japan: #1 Female Vocalist from Sendai TV's "Saturday Magazine" [1983] |
| 41 | Grammy Awards: Best Pop Vocal Performance - Female [1984] |
| 42 | Golden Eagle Awards: Nosotros - Latin America Performer of the Year [1984] |
| 43 | Latino Playwrights Award: Award of Recognition. [1985] |
| 44 | Actress, singer, and songwriter. |
| 45 | Born at 10:41am-EST |
Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Magic Voyage | 1992 | Marilyn (English version, voice) | |
| Hearts Are Wild | 1992 | TV Series | |
| Gabriel's Fire | 1991 | TV Series | Celine Bird |
| Caged in Paradiso | 1990 | Eva | |
| Happily Ever After | 1990 | Snow White (voice) | |
| Bustin' Loose | 1988 | TV Series | |
| Busted Up | 1986 | Simone | |
| Certain Fury | 1985 | Tracy Freeman | |
| City Heat | 1984 | Ginny Lee | |
| Ray Parker Jr.: Ghostbusters | 1984 | Video short | Cameo appearance (uncredited) |
| American Playhouse | 1983 | TV Series | Myrlie Evers |
| Killing 'em Softly | 1982 | Jane | |
| Sister, Sister | 1982 | TV Movie | Sissy Lovejoy |
| Fame | 1980 | Coco | |
| Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones | 1980 | TV Movie | Alice Jefferson |
| Roots: The Next Generations | 1979 | TV Mini-Series | Bertha Palmer Haley |
| What's Happening!! | 1977 | TV Series | Maria |
| Apple Pie | 1976 | Dancer | |
| Kojak | 1976 | TV Series | Amy |
| Sparkle | 1976 | Sparkle | |
| Aaron Loves Angela | 1975 | Angela | |
| The Electric Company | 1971-1972 | TV Series | Iris - Member of the Short Circus |
| Love of Life | 1951 | TV Series | Daisy Allen (1970-1971) |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Busted Up | 1986 | performer: "Busted Up", "Dying For Your Love", "I Can't Help Feeling Empty", "She Works Hard for Her Money" / writer: "Busted Up", "I Can't Help Feeling Empty" | |
| The 58th Annual Academy Awards | 1986 | TV Special performer: "Here's to the Losers" | |
| The Longshot | 1986 | performer: "The Longshot" / producer: "The Longshot" | |
| Certain Fury | 1985 | performer: "A Certain Fury" | |
| That's Dancing! | 1985 | Documentary lyrics: "Flashdance. . .What A Feeling" / performer: "Fame", "Flashdance. . .What A Feeling" | |
| City Heat | 1984 | performer: "Embraceable You", "Get Happy" / writer: "City Heat" | |
| Going Bananas | 1984 | TV Series performer: "Going Bananas" | |
| The 56th Annual Academy Awards | 1984 | TV Special documentary performer: "Flashdance... What a Feeling" / writer: "Flashdance... What a Feeling" | |
| Fame | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode, 1984 performer - 1 episode, 1984 writer - 1 episode, 1984 arranger - 1 episode, 1982 | ||
| Zeg 'ns Aaa | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode, 1984 performer - 1 episode, 1984 | ||
| D.C. Cab | 1983 | lyrics: "The Dream" / performer: "The Dream" | |
| Flashdance | 1983 | lyrics: "Flashdance... What a Feeling" / performer: "Flashdance... What a Feeling" | |
| Killing 'em Softly | 1982 | performer: "City Nights" | |
| The 53rd Annual Academy Awards | 1981 | TV Special performer: "Fame", "Out Here on My Own" | |
| Fame | 1980 | performer: "Hot Lunch Jam" 1979, "Fame" 1980, "Out Here On My Own" 1980, "I Sing The Body Electric" 1979, "Singin' in the Rain" 1929 uncredited | |
| Sparkle | 1976 | performer: "JUMP", "Hooked On Your Love", "Something He Can Feel", "Look Into Your Heart", "Loving You Baby", "Take My Hand, Precious Lord" | |
| Lorraine | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode, 2016 performer - 1 episode, 2016 | ||
| The Simpsons | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode, 2016 performer - 1 episode, 2016 | ||
| Strictly Come Dancing | 2016 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Who's Doing the Dishes? | 2016 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| UK Championship Snooker | 2015 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Saturday Night Live | 2001-2015 | TV Series writer - 2 episodes | |
| One Hit Wonderland | TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode, 2014 writer - 1 episode, 2014 | ||
| Hungry Hearts | 2014 | lyrics: "Flashdance... What a Feeling" / performer: "Flashdance... What a Feeling" | |
| Tu cara me suena - Argentina | 2014 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Tu cara me suena | 2014 | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode | |
| The Internship | 2013 | performer: "Flashdance... What A Feeling" / writer: "Flashdance... What A Feeling" | |
| Celebrity Splash! Australia | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2013 writer - 1 episode, 2013 | ||
| The Voice Israel | 2013 | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode | |
| Girls | 2013 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| The X Factor | TV Series writer - 1 episode, 2012 lyrics - 1 episode, 2010 performer - 1 episode, 2007 | ||
| Dancing Stars | 2012 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Glee | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2012 writer - 1 episode, 2012 | ||
| Britain's Got Talent | TV Series performer - 2 episodes, 2011 - 2012 writer - 1 episode, 2011 lyrics - 1 episode, 2011 | ||
| American Idol | 2003-2012 | TV Series writer - 2 episodes | |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 2011 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| So You Think You Can Dance Canada | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2010 writer - 1 episode, 2010 | ||
| Miss Tacuarembó | 2010 | lyrics: "Flashdance... What A Feeling" | |
| 20 to 1 | TV Series documentary lyrics - 1 episode, 2010 performer - 1 episode, 2010 | ||
| Nacidas para sufrir | 2009 | lyrics: "Flashdance... What a Feeling" | |
| Dancing with the Stars | 2009 | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode | |
| Grey's Anatomy | 2009 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Fama ¡a bailar! | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode, 2008 performer - 1 episode, 2008 | ||
| What Happens in Vegas | 2008 | writer: "Flashdance...What a Feeling" | |
| Nip/Tuck | 2008 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| It Takes Two | 2007 | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode | |
| Razzle Dazzle: A Journey Into Dance | 2007 | writer: "Flashdance What A Feeling" | |
| So You Think You Can Dance | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2006 writer - 1 episode, 2006 | ||
| Idols! | 2006 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Idol | 2005 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| The 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 2005 | TV Special "Fame" | |
| Idol - Jakten på en superstjerne | 2005 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Elephant Shoes | 2005 | writer: "Flashdance What a Feeling" | |
| Slovensko hladá SuperStar | 2004 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Karaoke Revolution Volume 3 | 2004 | Video Game "Flashdance... What A Feeling" | |
| Downtown: A Street Tale | 2004 | performer: "Downtown" remake | |
| Idool 2004 | 2004 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Hrvatski Idol | 2004 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Super Idol | 2004 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Idols | 2003 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Idols | 2003 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | 2003 | performer: "Flashdance... What A Feeling" / writer: "Flashdance... What A Feeling" | |
| Deutschland sucht den Superstar | 2003 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Idol | 2003 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| The Disco Ball | 2003 | TV Special lyrics: "Flashdance. . .What A Feeling" / performer: "Flashdance. . .What A Feeling" | |
| Atomic Kitten: Kitten Diaries | 2002 | TV Movie documentary lyrics: "Flashdance... What a Feeling" - uncredited / performer: "Flashdance... What a Feeling" - uncredited | |
| Six Feet Under | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2002 writer - 1 episode, 2002 | ||
| Un paso adelante | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode, 2002 performer - 1 episode, 2002 | ||
| Ally McBeal | 2002 | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode | |
| Operación triunfo | 2002 | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode | |
| Popular | 2000 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| The Full Monty | 1997 | "Flashdance What a Feeling '95" 1983 / lyrics: "Flashdance What a Feeling '95" 1983 | |
| Kommissar Rex | 1995 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Hasta luego cocodrilo | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode, 1992 performer - 1 episode, 1992 | ||
| The Magic Voyage | 1992 | performer: "We'll Always Be Together" | |
| Caged in Paradiso | 1990 | performer: "Paradiso" | |
| China Cry: A True Story | 1990 | performer: "No One But You" | |
| Happily Ever After | 1990 | performer: "Love is the Reason" | |
| All Dogs Go to Heaven | 1989 | performer: "Love Survives" |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Wendy Williams Show | 2011 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| Bring Back... Fame | 2008 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Gone Country | 2008 | TV Series | Herself |
| Greatest Ever 80s Movies | 2007 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Entertainment Tonight | 2007 | TV Series | Herself |
| My Music: Movie Songs | 2007 | TV Movie | Herself |
| 9am with David & Kim | 2006 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| Any Given Sunday | 2006 | TV Series | Herself |
| Die ultimative Chartshow | 2005 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Hit Me, Baby, One More Time | 2005 | TV Series | Herself |
| Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion | 2004 | TV Special documentary | Herself |
| The Disco Ball | 2003 | TV Special | Herself |
| Verstehen Sie Spaß? | 2001 | TV Series | Herself |
| Wetten, dass..? | 2001 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| I Love 1980's | 2001 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| VH-1 Where Are They Now? | 2000 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Beyond Awareness to Action: Ending Abuse of Women | 1995 | Video short | Herself - Host |
| Rapmania: The Roots of Rap | 1990 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| The 19th Annual Nosotros Golden Eagle Awards | 1989 | TV Special | Herself |
| The 31st Annual Grammy Awards | 1989 | TV Special | Herself |
| Sábado noche | 1988 | TV Series | Herself - Musical Guest |
| 20th NAACP Image Awards | 1988 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
| The 58th Annual Academy Awards | 1986 | TV Special | Herself - Performer & Presenter |
| Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade | 1984 | TV Special | Herself |
| The Annual American Image Awards | 1984 | TV Special | Herself |
| Solid Gold | 1980-1984 | TV Series | Herself |
| The 56th Annual Academy Awards | 1984 | TV Special documentary | Herself - Performer & Winner: Best Original Song |
| The 26th Annual Grammy Awards | 1984 | TV Special | Herself |
| The Dorsey Robinson Show | 1984 | TV Series | Herself Guest Co- Host |
| Fame | 1984 | TV Series | Herself |
| The 41st Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1984 | TV Special | Herself |
| The 11th Annual American Music Awards | 1984 | TV Special | Herself - Performer |
| A Celebration of Life: A Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr. | 1984 | TV Special documentary | Herself |
| D.C. Cab | 1983 | Herself | |
| Salute! | 1983 | TV Series | Herself |
| Professor Hope's Thanksgiving Campus Comedy Capers | 1983 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Na sowas! | 1983 | TV Series | Herself |
| New American Bandstand 1965 | 1980-1983 | TV Series | Herself - Musical Guest |
| The Pop 'N' Rocker Game | 1983 | TV Series | Herself |
| Kids Are People, Too | 1981-1982 | TV Series | Herself |
| Top of the Pops | 1982 | TV Series | Herself - Musical Guest |
| The 53rd Annual Academy Awards | 1981 | TV Special | Herself - Performer |
| The 23rd Annual Grammy Awards | 1981 | TV Special | Herself |
| The 38th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1981 | TV Special | Herself - Nominee |
| On Location with: FAME | 1980 | Documentary short | Herself - 'Coco' |
| Soul Train | 1980 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| The Midnight Special | 1980 | TV Series | Herself - Musical Guest |
| The John Davidson Show | 1980 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| The 22nd Annual Grammy Awards | 1980 | TV Special | Herself |
| Musical Chairs | 1975 | TV Series | Herself |
| Black Music in America: From Then Till Now | 1971 | Documentary short | Herself - 'The Me Nobody Knows' Cast Member |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1971 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top of the Pops: The Story of 1982 | 2016 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Tu cara me suena - Argentina | 2014 | TV Series | Herself |
| 100 Greatest Teen Stars | 2006 | TV Mini-Series | Herself |
| Oscar's Greatest Moments | 1992 | Video documentary | Herself |
| Style Wars | 1983 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Music, Original Song | Flashdance (1983) |
| 1984 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Original Song - Motion Picture | Flashdance (1983) |
| 1984 | Grammy | Grammy Awards | Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special | Flashdance (1983) |
| 1984 | NMPA Award | National Music Publisher's Association Awards, USA | Best Song in a Movie | Flashdance (1983) |
| 1982 | Image Award | Image Awards | Best Actress in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Drama Special | Sister, Sister (1982) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Original Song | Flashdance (1983) |
| 1981 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical | Fame (1980) |
Known for movies
Fame (1980)
as Coco
The Full Monty (1997)
as Soundtrack
The Internship (2013)
as Soundtrack
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
as Soundtrack