Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The actress, who rose to superstardom as an aspiring dancer who spends her days working in a steel mill in the iconic ’80s movie ...

In 1983, a 19-year-old Yale student took a semester off and made a movie that would define an entire decade. She played Alex Owens — a steelworker by day, dancer by night, dreaming of something bigger ...

The tune from 1983’s ‘Flashdance’ became a hit single and won the Oscar for best original song that year. By Hilton Dresden Associate Awards Editor The opening synthesizer lines of the song ...