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 career began in childhood and has span over two decades. Honored by the entertainment industry, she received an Academy Award, two Grammy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, plus numerous other awards emanating from every aspect of the industry. Her performance in the ground breaking 1980s picture, Fame, catapulted her into world wide stardom and motivated a generation of young people to become involved in the performing arts.



Born at 10:41am-EST Latino Playwrights Award: Award of Recognition. [1985] Grammy Awards: Best Pop Vocal Performance - Female [1984] American Music Awards: Best R&B Female Artist nomination [1983] Bravo Magazine: Otto Award, Most Popular Female Singer [1983] Cashbox Magazine: Black Contemporary - Pop Singles [1983] Cashbox Magazine: Top Pop Crossover Artist - Black Contemporary Singles [1983] Academy Awards (not recipient: sang both songs) [1981] Grammy Awards: Nomination - Best New Artist [1981] (award) Cashbox Magazine: Most Promising Female Vocalist [1980] (award) Japan Radio Hit Research Committee: Most Popular Disc Award [1980] Won the Oscar for best song in 1984 for the song "Flashdance - What a Feeling," which she co-wrote with Giorgio Moroder. Won a bitter lawsuit with her managers over money and career issues in the 1990s. She was the first artist to perform two nominated songs at the Academy Awards, when in 1981, for the first time, two songs from one film (Fame (1980)) were nominated for Best Original Song: "Fame" and 'Out here on My Own." The former won. At age 10 she appeared in a major concert tribute to Duke Ellington with Stevie Wonder, Sammy Davis Jr. and Roberta Flack. Performed Flashdance...What a Feeling on March 14, 2003 at the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Philadelphia 76ers 1983 Championship team. Was awarded the trophy for Top Actress of 1976 after being selected in a poll compiled by readers of Right On! magazine. Use to sing back-up vocals for quite a few stars, including Vicki Sue Robinson and Lou Reed. On March 27, 2004, she was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Honor at the 6th Annual Prestige Awards. She was also inducted a week earlier into the Ciboney Cafe's prestigious Hall of Fame. Has 2 sisters and 2 brothers. Graduated from the Professional Children's School in Manhattan, a rival of the Laguardia High School of Music & Art on which her debut movie "Fame" is based. She has her own production studio.