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
drug rumor stories
All of a sudden, I was hearing stories about how difficult I was to work with, ridiculous rumors about drugs and what a diva I was. I never had to go to rehab or a program.
believe vision done
I'm a woman with a mission. I've learned to believe in myself, my vision and to do things the way I want them done.
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.
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.
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.
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.
way pressure helping
I am very intense. I can't help it. That's the way I am. You can't be in this business without being intense. The pressure and tension get to you; it can't help but show on you.
mother piano mirrors
My mother always wanted to be in show business, but her parents discouraged her. So when I started performing for the mirror she enrolled me in dancing, singing and piano lessons.
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.
writing piano play
I play piano and write better than I can sing.
careers enemy arms
Here I found myself in my early 20s, at the height of my career, up against something I was totally powerless against. I had enemies I had never heard of because of this. I certainly didn't have needles hanging out of my arms, nor did I smoke anything.
people talk
I'm not a fighter. People think I am, but I'm not. I just talk a lot.
certainly fame feeling song
The idea was to come up with a song that had the same kind of feeling and inspiration as Fame and yet be different from Fame. I certainly didn't want to do Fame II.