Irene Cara
Birthday: 18 March 1959, New York City, New York, USA
Birth Name: Irene Cara Escalera
Height: 163 cm
Ms. Cara is one of a select group of talented performers who have successfully made the transition from Theater to Television, then to Records, and then to Feature films. She is a veteran artist whose ...Show More
"I didn't get where I am because of looks. "I've done it on talent! I've never had to depend on my l Show more
"I didn't get where I am because of looks. "I've done it on talent! I've never had to depend on my looks for anything. I haven't sat around and tried to look pretty. - I've worked my butt off!" - (Ebony Magazine July 1981) Hide
"I knew people would be saying mean things about me copying Donna Summer and trying to follow in her Show more
"I knew people would be saying mean things about me copying Donna Summer and trying to follow in her footsteps by using her producer. But by the time Flashdance had come out I had established my own identity. I wasn't worried about people saying I was just a Donna copy." - (TV Week Magazine May 12, 1984) Hide
I don't mean to sound immodest, but I'd never had any doubt that I'd be successful, nor any fear of Show more
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 Hide
"I refuse to let anybody try to typecast me. "It's against my nature. I like to continually do diffe Show more
"I refuse to let anybody try to typecast me. "It's against my nature. I like to continually do different things." - (Video Rock Stars 1985) Hide
I love taxis. Cabbies are the best therapists, good listeners, good talkers, working-class people i Show more
I love taxis. Cabbies are the best therapists, good listeners, good talkers, working-class people i hope never to lose contact with. Hide
"It's important for me to get back to my fans here and around the world. I feel very, very blessed t Show more
"It's important for me to get back to my fans here and around the world. I feel very, very blessed that so many people have continued to write me and to pour out their love for me and my work." - ( Star Magazine April 5, 1993) Hide
