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Irene Cara

Singer/actress

Born - 18 March 1959, New York City, USA
Died - 25 November 2022

Vivacious, intense, big-haired American singer, actress, dancer and songwriter. First seen as a teenage dancer before her other talents came to the fore, her film CV includes Apple Pie (1974), Aaron Loves Angela (1975), Sparkle (1976), Fame (1980), Sister, Sister (1981), Killing 'em Softly (1982), D.C.Cab (1983), City Heat (1984), Certain Fury (1985), Busted Up (1986) and Caged in Paradise (1989). Later, she did voiceover work in Happily Ever After (1989), Beauty and the Beast (1992) and The Jungle King (1994), before concentrating on nightclub work and music videos. Born Irene Cara Escalara, the cause of her early death remains unknown at time of writing.