- Source of Wealth: Music
- Age: 60
- Birth Place: New York City, New York, USA
- Height: 5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
- Marital Status: Divorced (Conrad E. Palmisano)
- Full Name: Irene Cara Escalera
- Nationality: American
- Date of Birth: March 18, 1959
- Ethnicity: Afro-Caribbean, Puerto Rican and Cuban
- Occupation: Actress, Singer-Songwriter, Pianist and Producer
- Education: Professional Children’s School
Irene Cara is an American actress whose career instantly rose to fame when she started playing a role in the 1980 hit film Fame. Cara has a total estimated net worth of $4 million.
Irene was one of the top three finalists of Little Miss America pageant when she was three years old. Also, she started studying music, dance and acting at such a very young age. Her music career reached its peak in the early 1980s. Apart from being a TV and film actress, Irene also played roles in many off and on-Broadway theater shows such as “The Me Nobody Knows”, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Via Galactica and Maggie Flynn.