Irene Cara
Acting
Born: March 18, 1959 · The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Died: November 25, 2022 (aged 63)
Highest Rated
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
Fame
1980
City Heat
1984
Kojak
1973
D.C. Cab
1983
Style Wars
1984
Happily Ever After
1989
Roots: The Next Generations
1979
What's Happening!!
1976
Certain Fury
1985
The Electric Company
1971
Sparkle
1976
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
1980
Photos (4)
Movies (13)
Fame
Coco Hernandez
D.C. Cab
Irene Cara
City Heat
Ginny Lee
Happily Ever After
Snow White (voice)
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
Myrlie Evers
Busted Up
Simone
Certain Fury
Tracy
Sparkle
Sparkle
Sister, Sister
Sissy Lovejoy
Aaron Loves Angela
Angela
Caged in Paradiso
Eva
Apple Pie
Dancer
Killing 'em Softly
Jane
TV Shows (7)
American Playhouse
Myrlie Evans · 1 eps
Kojak
Amy · 1 eps
The Electric Company
Iris - Member of the Short Circus · 130 eps
What's Happening!!
Maria · 1 eps
Roots: The Next Generations
Bertha Palmer Haley · 3 eps
Roots: The Next Generations
Bertha Palmer (archive footage) · 1 eps
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
Alice Jefferson · 2 eps
Self / Appearances (10)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 1 eps
Champs-Elysées
Self · 1 eps
Wetten, dass..?
Self · 1 eps
Verstehen Sie Spaß?
Self · 1 eps
Solid Gold
Self · 1 eps
Gone Country
Self · 7 eps
Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief
Self
Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion - Vol. 1
Self
Style Wars
Self
Disco Explosion - Flash Back
Self
Other Crew (9)
Flashdance
Songs
All Dogs Go to Heaven
Theme Song Performance
Fame
Songs
City Heat
Songs
Going Bananas
Theme Song Performance
Busted Up
Songs
The Longshot
Theme Song Performance
Sparkle
Songs
Trans
Songs