Irene Cara
March 18, 1959 (65 years old) in 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
Credits
- 2008 ·Bring Back... Fameas Self
- 2008 ·Gone Countryas Self
- 2007 ·Disco Explosion - Flash Backas Self
- 2006 ·Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion - Vol. 1as Self
- 2005 ·Hit Me, Baby, One More Timeas Self
- 2003 ·Die ultimative Chartshowas Self
- 1999 ·Where Are They Now?as Self
- 1994 ·The Jungle Kingas Leonette
- 1992 ·Beauty and the Beastas Beauty (voice)
- 1992 ·The Magic Voyageas Marilyn (voice)
- 1989 ·Happily Ever Afteras Snow White (voice)
- 1989 ·Caged in Paradisoas Eva
- 1986 ·4 gegen Willias Self
- 1986 ·Busted Upas Simone
- 1985 ·Certain Furyas Tracy
- 1984 ·City Heatas Ginny Lee
- 1984 ·Style Warsas Self
- 1983 ·D.C. Cabas Irene Cara
- 1983 ·For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Eversas Myrlie Evers
- 1982 ·Killing 'em Softlyas Jane
- 1982 ·Sister, Sisteras Sissy Lovejoy
- 1982 ·Champs-Elyséesas Self
- 1981 ·Wetten, dass..?as Self
- 1980 ·Show-Expressas Self
- 1980 ·Solid Goldas Self
- 1980 ·Fameas Coco
- 1980 ·Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jonesas Alice Jefferson
- 1980 ·Verstehen Sie Spaß?as Self
- 1979 ·Roots: The Next Generationsas Bertha Palmer Haley
- 1976 ·Apple Pieas Dancer
- 1976 ·What's Happening!!as Maria
- 1976 ·Sparkleas Sparkle
- 1975 ·Aaron Loves Angelaas Angela
- 1973 ·Kojakas Amy
- 1971 ·The Electric Companyas Iris - Member of the Short Circus
- 1962 ·The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas Self
- 1951 ·Love of Lifeas Daisy Allen
- Future ·On Location with: FAMEas Self - ‘Coco’