Irene Cara
Acting·March 18, 1959·† November 25, 2022 — 63 years old·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
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2008Bring Back... FameSelf2008Gone CountryTVSelf2007Disco Explosion - Flash BackSelf2006Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion - Vol. 1Self2005Hit Me, Baby, One More TimeTVSelf2003Die ultimative ChartshowTVSelf1999Where Are They Now?TVSelf1989Happily Ever AfterSnow White (voice)1989Caged in ParadisoEva1989Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake ReliefSelf19864 gegen WilliTVSelf1986Busted UpSimone1985Certain FuryTracy1984City HeatGinny Lee1984Going BananasTVTheme Song Performance1984Style WarsSelf1983D.C. CabIrene Cara1983TransSongs1983For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar EversMyrlie Evers1982Killing 'em SoftlyJane1982Sister, SisterSissy Lovejoy1982Champs-ElyséesTVSelf1982American PlayhouseTVMyrlie Evans1981Wetten, dass..?TVSelf1980On Location with: FAMESelf - ‘Coco’1980Show-ExpressTVSelf1980Solid GoldTVSelf1980FameCoco Hernandez1980Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim JonesTVAlice Jefferson1980Verstehen Sie Spaß?TVSelf1979Roots: The Next GenerationsTVBertha Palmer Haley · Bertha Palmer (archive footage)1976Apple PieDancer1976What's Happening!!TVMaria1976SparkleSparkle1975Aaron Loves AngelaAngela1973KojakTVAmy1971The Electric CompanyTVIris - Member of the Short Circus1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonTVSelf1951Love of LifeTVDaisy Allen