Irene Cara
Irene Cara
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Irene Cara

Actor 1959-03-18 The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Irene Cara Escalera (March 18, 1959 - November 25, 2022) was an American singer, songwriter and actress. Cara sang and co-wrote the song Flashdance... What a Feeling from the film Flashdance. She won an Oscar for Best Original Song as a co writer. Cara rose to fame as Coco Hernandez in the 1980 film Fame, and the hit song "Fame" spawned from the movie.

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY
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Fame

Fame

1980 · Coco Hernandez

City Heat

City Heat

1984 · Ginny Lee

Kojak

Kojak

1973 · Amy

D.C. Cab

D.C. Cab

1983 · Irene Cara

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 · Self

Style Wars

Style Wars

1984 · Self

Happily Ever After

Happily Ever After

1989 · Snow White (voice)

Roots: The Next Generations

Roots: The Next Generations

1979 · Bertha Palmer Haley

What's Happening!!

What's Happening!!

1976 · Maria

Certain Fury

Certain Fury

1985 · Tracy

The Electric Company

The Electric Company

1971 · Iris - Member of the Short Circus

Wetten, dass..?

Wetten, dass..?

1981 · Self

Sparkle

Sparkle

1976 · Sparkle

Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones

Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones

1980 · Alice Jefferson

Champs-Elysées

Champs-Elysées

1982 · Self

American Playhouse

American Playhouse

1982 · Myrlie Evans

Verstehen Sie Spaß?

Verstehen Sie Spaß?

1980 · Self

Apple Pie

Apple Pie

1976 · Dancer

Solid Gold

Solid Gold

1980 · Self