Irene Cara
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1959-03-18
Day of Death
2022-11-25 (63 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.
Acting
On Location with: FAME
as Self - ‘Coco’
(2008)
Bring Back... Fame
as Self
(2007)
Disco Explosion - Flash Back
as Self
(2006)
(1994)
The Jungle King
as Leonette
(1992)
Beauty and the Beast
as Beauty (voice)
(1992)
The Magic Voyage
as Marilyn (voice)
(1989)
Happily Ever After
as Snow White (voice)
(1989)
Caged in Paradiso
as Eva
(1986)
Busted Up
as Simone
(1985)
Certain Fury
as Tracy
(1984)
City Heat
as Ginny Lee
(1984)
Style Wars
as Self
(1983)
D.C. Cab
as Irene Cara
(1983)
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
as Myrlie Evers
(1982)
Sister, Sister
as Sissy Lovejoy
(1982)
Killing 'em Softly
as Jane
(1980)
Fame
as Coco
(1976)
Sparkle
as Sparkle
(1976)
Apple Pie
as Dancer
(1975)
Aaron Loves Angela
as Angela