, the latter of which was adapted for the big screen in 1976 with Cara in the lead role., which featured the actress playing Coco Hernandez, a part rewritten specifically for her. In addition to her role in that film — about talented students at a New York City performing arts high school — Cara also sang the soundtrack’s title track “Fame” and “Out Here on My Own,” both of which were nominated for Best Original Song at the Academy Awards.
“Fame” ultimately took home the Academy Award.also splintered off into the music industry as Cara — despite never releasing her own album — was nominated for Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the Grammy Awards. Cara’s debut LP,The following year, Cara scored her biggest hit with “Flashdance… What a Feeling,” the theme from the smash 1983 film.
Beyond sad. I pray she died peacefully and not from drugs.
R.I.P.
This makes me sad
Hey Irene Cara was on the Electric Company..NOT the Electric Factory. What a sad mistake.
Yet another diedsuddenly ? cv19jab
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Oh no! So many childhood memories. RIPIreneCara
Heartbreaking. 💔 IreneCara Fame
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She was on The Electric COMPANY.📺 danielkreps
Irene Cara Said This Before She Died | Warning Signs Were There😭😭
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RIP beautiful lady. Thank you for sharing you amazing talent with us.
'I don't mean to sound immodest, but I 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'- Irene Cara We will forever remember your name and your 'Fame' 💗
The Covid vaccine strikes down another one!
RIP
The show she was on was called The Electric Company (not Factory)
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I have to pay you $4.99 to read this article? As Green Day said, FOD.
Also the star of D.C. Cab. Not sure how you could leave that out of the headline.
As a kid I watched her on the PBS show 'Electric Company' with Morgan Freeman. May he RIP.
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Beings believing.
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