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Irene Cara

1959 - 2022

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Irene Cara Escalera (March 18, 1959 – November 25, 2022) was an American singer and actress who rose to prominence for her role as Coco Hernandez in the 1980 musical film Fame, and for recording the film's title song "Fame", which reached No. 1 in several countries. In 1983, Cara co-wrote and sang the song "Flashdance... What a Feeling" (from the film Flashdance), for which she shared an Academy Award for Best Original Song and won a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 1984. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Irene Cara is the 1,748th most popular actor (down from 1,178th in 2019), the 3,195th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,033rd in 2019) and the 850th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Irene Cara ranks 1,748 out of 13,578. Before her are Patricia Clarkson, Rick Moranis, François Berléand, Bo Derek, Paolo Stoppa, and Monica Potter. After her are Diane Ladd, Tom Savini, Michael Kelly, George Dzundza, Brandon deWilde, and Ann Miller.

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Among people born in 1959, Irene Cara ranks 115. Before her are Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, Helmuth Duckadam, Majed Abdullah, Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw, Patricia Clarkson, and László Kövér. After her are Thomas Ravelli, Saul Perlmutter, Linda Blair, Prithvirajsing Roopun, Rebecca De Mornay, and Alessandro Nannini. Among people deceased in 2022, Irene Cara ranks 148. Before her are Juris Hartmanis, Luis Echeverría, Hermann Nitsch, Richard Leakey, Ronnie Hellström, and Josef Abrhám. After her are Bujar Nishani, Gary Brooker, Dan McCafferty, Agostino Cacciavillan, Bob Lanier, and Bob Saget.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Irene Cara ranks 3,195 out of 20,380. Before her are Patricia Clarkson (1959), Bo Derek (1956), Monica Potter (1971), Robert Hansen (1939), Anikka Albrite (1988), and Moses Finley (1912). After her are Herbert Blumer (1900), Maxwell D. Taylor (1901), Sequoyah (1770), Danny Sullivan (1950), Diane Ladd (1935), and Tom Savini (1946).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Irene Cara ranks 850. Before her are Frederic Forrest (1936), Téa Leoni (1966), Christina Applegate (1971), Patricia Clarkson (1959), Bo Derek (1956), and Monica Potter (1971). After her are Diane Ladd (1935), Tom Savini (1946), Michael Kelly (1969), Brandon deWilde (1942), Ann Miller (1923), and Lisa Bonet (1967).

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