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Irene Cara

Acting · Born March 18, 1959 · 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.

Irene Cara movies and shows

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962
  • Champs-Elysées1982
  • Wetten, dass..?1981
  • American Playhouse1982
  • The Electric Company1971
  • Kojak1973
  • Solid Gold1980
  • Verstehen Sie Spaß?1980
  • What's Happening!!1976
  • Roots: The Next Generations1979
  • Flashdance1983
  • All Dogs Go to Heaven1989
  • Fame1980
  • Gone Country2008
  • Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones1980
  • Going Bananas1984
  • City Heat1984
  • Happily Ever After1989
  • Sparkle1976
  • D.C. Cab1983
  • Busted Up1986
  • Certain Fury1985
  • Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief1989
  • The Longshot1986