Irene Cara
Known For
Acting
Born
1959-03-18 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Died
2022-11-25
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.
Most Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
Wetten, dass..?
as Self
Champs-Elysées
as Self
Kojak
as Amy
Love of Life
as Daisy Allen
Where Are They Now?
as Self
The Electric Company
as Iris - Member of the Short Circus
Solid Gold
as Self
Verstehen Sie Spaß?
as Self
Die ultimative Chartshow
as Self
Roots: The Next Generations
as Bertha Palmer Haley
Roots: The Next Generations
as Bertha Palmer (archive footage)
What's Happening!!
as Maria
Fame
as Coco
Sister, Sister
as Sissy Lovejoy
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
as Alice Jefferson
Busted Up
as Simone
City Heat
as Ginny Lee
Gone Country
as Self
Sparkle
as Sparkle