Irene Cara, who won an Academy Award for 1983′s “Flashdance... What A Feeling” and also sang the title track to “Fame,” died from hypertension and high cholesterol, according to a coroner’s report.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A portrait of Irene Cara taken in 1983 in Los Angeles, California. Irene Cara, the singer and actor who starred in her breakout ...

The Oscar and Grammy winner was behind some of the most iconic film soundtracks of the 1980s. Irene Cara, the Oscar-winning singer and actress best known for performing the title songs to the films ...

A beloved '80s singer known for one of the decade's most iconic chart-topping tracks would have turned 67 years old today. The voice behind songs that still resonate with listeners decades later, ...

Singer and actress Irene Cara died at 63, her publicist confirmed on Twitter Saturday. Cara was known for singing title tracks for the 80s films "Fame" and "Flashdance." A cause of death is unknown ...

Irene Cara, who won an Academy Award for 1983′s “Flashdance... What A Feeling” and also sang the title track to “Fame,” died from hypertension and high cholesterol, according to a coroner’s report.

Irene Cara, who won an Academy Award for 1983′s "Flashdance... What A Feeling" and also sang the title track to "Fame," died from hypertension and high cholesterol, according to a coroner's report.

Oscar, Golden Globe and two-time Grammy winning singer-actress Irene Cara, who starred in and sang the title song from the 1980 hit movie Fame and then belted out the era-defining hit “Flashdance … ...