Irene Cara
Known for: Acting
Born: March 17, 1959 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA - Died: November 24, 2022
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
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Fame
Coco Hernandez
Sparkle
Sparkle
Happily Ever After
Snow White (voice)
City Heat
Ginny Lee
Bring Back... Fame
Self
Certain Fury
Tracy
Busted Up
Simone
Aaron Loves Angela
Angela
Caged in Paradiso
Eva
D.C. Cab
Irene Cara
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
Myrlie Evers
Disco Explosion - Flash Back
Self
On Location with: FAME
Self - ‘Coco’
Style Wars
Self
Sister, Sister
Sissy Lovejoy
Killing 'em Softly
Jane
Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion - Vol. 1
Self
Apple Pie
Dancer
What's Happening!!
Maria
Hit Me, Baby, One More Time
Self
Solid Gold
Self
Love of Life
Daisy Allen
Kojak
Amy
The Electric Company
Iris - Member of the Short Circus