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Irene Cara, the award-winning actress and singer greatest identified for her position in Fame<\/em> and main the Flashdance<\/em> soundtrack, has died. She was 63. Cara\u2019s publicist, Judith A. Moose, confirmed Cara\u2019s passing on social media, writing that Cara had died in her house in Florida and that the reason for demise was \u201ccurrently unknown.\u201d Moose wrote: \u201cIrene\u2019s family has requested privacy as they process their grief. She was a beautifully gifted soul whose legacy will live forever through her music and films.\u201d<\/p>\n Cara was born in 1959 within the Bronx and started taking dance classes at simply 5 years previous. Her first performances have been on Spanish-language tv and on The Tonight Show<\/em>. In the early Seventies, Cara carried out on PBS\u2019 The Electric Company<\/em> as a member of the present\u2019s band, the Short Circus. She additionally appeared in a live performance tribute to Duke Ellington, which additionally featured Stevie Wonder, Sammy Davis Jr., and Roberta Flack.<\/p>\n Later, Cara appeared in on-and off-Broadway reveals corresponding to Ain\u2019t Misbehavin\u2019<\/em>, The Me Nobody Knows<\/em>, Maggie Flynn<\/em>, and Via Galactica<\/em>. Cara additionally appeared within the acclaimed TV mini-series Roots: The Next Generations<\/em> and Guyana Tragedy: The Story Of Jim Jones<\/em>. Prior to showing in Fame<\/em>, Cara portrayed the title character Sparkle Williams within the authentic 1976 musical drama movie Sparkle<\/em>.<\/p>\n In 1980, Cara appeared within the hit movie Fame<\/em>, the place she starred as Coco Hernandez and sang the unique title track, plus \u201cOut Here On My Own,\u201d for which Cara earned Grammy nods for Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Cara additionally received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Motion Picture Actress In A Musical. <\/p>\n In 1983, Cara sang the title track for Flashdance<\/em>, \u201cFlashdance\u2026 What a Feeling,\u201d which she co-wrote with Giorgio Moroder and Keith Forsey. That 12 months, she received an Oscar for Best Song. In 1984, she received a Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and a Golden Globe for Best Original Song, amongst different awards. <\/p>\n In 1987, Cara launched her third and closing album, Carasmatic <\/em>. Following Fame<\/em> and Flashdance<\/em>, Cara made soundtrack appearances within the 1989 animated movie All Dogs Go To Heaven<\/em>, 1990\u2019s Happily Ever After<\/em>, 1997\u2019s The Full Monty<\/em>, and others. Cara additionally starred in an early \u201990s touring revival of Jesus Christ Superstar<\/em>, the place she portrayed Mary Magdalene.<\/p>\n Tributes to Cara poured on social media, together with from Canadian singer\/actress Deborah Cox and actress\/singer Holly Robinson Peete, who remembered seeing Cara carry out: \u201cThe insane combination of talent and beauty was overwhelming to me. This hurts my heart so much.\u201d<\/p>\n