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Irene Cara

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
38

Gender
Female

Birthday
March 18, 1959 (67 years old)

Place of Birth
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Irene Cara

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

Acting

2008Bring Back... Fameas Self
2008Gone Countryas Self
2007Disco Explosion - Flash Backas Self
2006Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion - Vol. 1as Self
2005Hit Me, Baby, One More Timeas Self
2003Die ultimative Chartshowas Self
1999Where Are They Now?as Self
1989Happily Ever Afteras Snow White (voice)
1989Caged in Paradisoas Eva
1989Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Reliefas Self
19864 gegen Willias Self
1986Busted Upas Simone
1985Certain Furyas Tracy
1984City Heatas Ginny Lee
1984Style Warsas Self
1983D.C. Cabas Irene Cara
1983For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Eversas Myrlie Evers
1982Killing 'em Softlyas Jane
1982Sister, Sisteras Sissy Lovejoy
1982Champs-Elyséesas Self
1982American Playhouseas Myrlie Evans
1981Wetten, dass..?as Self
1980On Location with: FAMEas Self - ‘Coco’
1980Show-Expressas Self
1980Solid Goldas Self
1980Fameas Coco Hernandez
1980Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jonesas Alice Jefferson
1980Verstehen Sie Spaß?as Self
1979Roots: The Next Generationsas Bertha Palmer (archive footage)
1979Roots: The Next Generationsas Bertha Palmer Haley
1976Apple Pieas Dancer
1976What's Happening!!as Maria
1976Sparkleas Sparkle
1975Aaron Loves Angelaas Angela
1973Kojakas Amy
1971The Electric Companyas Iris - Member of the Short Circus
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas Self
1951Love of Lifeas Daisy Allen

Production

1984Going Bananas...Theme Song Performance
1983Trans...Songs