Irene Cara
Known for Acting · 37 credits
- Born
- 1959-03-18
- Died
- 2022-11-25
- Place of birth
- The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Irene T. Escalera · Irene Cara Escalera · Айрин Кара · Ирен Кара
Biography
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
TV Shows (18)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Champs-Elysées
1982
as Self
Wetten, dass..?
1981
as Self
The Electric Company
1971
as Iris - Member of the Short Circus
Solid Gold
1980
as Self
American Playhouse
1982
as Myrlie Evans
Die ultimative Chartshow
2003
as Self
Kojak
1973
as Amy
Where Are They Now?
1999
as Self
Verstehen Sie Spaß?
1980
as Self
Love of Life
1951
as Daisy Allen
What's Happening!!
1976
as Maria
Roots: The Next Generations
1979
as Bertha Palmer Haley / Bertha Palmer (archive footage)
Gone Country
2008
as Self
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
1980
as Alice Jefferson
4 gegen Willi
1986
as Self
Hit Me, Baby, One More Time
2005
as Self
Show-Express
1980
as Self
Movies (19)
Fame
1980
as Coco Hernandez
City Heat
1984
as Ginny Lee
Happily Ever After
1989
as Snow White (voice)
Busted Up
1986
as Simone
D.C. Cab
1983
as Irene Cara
Certain Fury
1985
as Tracy
Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion - Vol. 1
2006
as Self
Sparkle
1976
as Sparkle
Style Wars
1984
as Self
Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief
1989
as Self
Sister, Sister
1982
as Sissy Lovejoy
Bring Back... Fame
2008
as Self
On Location with: FAME
1980
as Self - ‘Coco’
Caged in Paradiso
1989
as Eva
Apple Pie
1976
as Dancer
Disco Explosion - Flash Back
2007
as Self
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
1983
as Myrlie Evers
Aaron Loves Angela
1975
as Angela
Killing 'em Softly
1982
as Jane
About Irene Cara
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. With 37 credits spanning from 1951 to 2008, Irene Cara has appeared in 19 films and 18 TV shows.
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Most Popular Irene Cara Movies
- Fame (1980) — as Coco Hernandez
- City Heat (1984) — as Ginny Lee
- Happily Ever After (1989) — as Snow White (voice)
- Busted Up (1986) — as Simone
- D.C. Cab (1983) — as Irene Cara
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