Irene Cara started out in the Spanish market at the tender age of five. Her first American television series was the acclaimed children's series
The Electric Company, starring alongside Bill Cosby and Morgan Freeman. In the Late 1970s she starred in the title roles for two Warner Bros. movies,
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(2012)
(writer: "Flashdance... What a Feeling" - uncredited, "Flashdance What A Feeling" - uncredited / performer: "Flashdance What A Feeling" - uncredited)
1986Busted Up
(writer: "Busted Up", "I Can't Help Feeling Empty" / performer: "Busted Up", "Dying For Your Love", "I Can't Help Feeling Empty", "She Works Hard for Her Money")
1980Fame
(performer: "Fame" 1980, "Out Here On My Own" 1980, "Singin' in the Rain" 1929 - uncredited / arranger: "Hot Lunch Jam" 1979)
1976Sparkle
(performer: "JUMP", "Hooked On Your Love", "Something He Can Feel", "Look Into Your Heart", "Loving You Baby", "Take My Hand, Precious Lord")
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
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Won a bitter lawsuit with her managers over money and career issues in the 1990s.
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,4,136,14,196,arialbd,7,255,255,255,1_.jpg "The Electric Company: Season 1: Episode 5 -- Featuring: Easy Reader, J. Arthur Crank, and the song: \"I Love You -ING\"")
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