About

Known credits:
26
Birthday:
1959-03-18
Place of birth:
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
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Irene Cara

Overview

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

Acting
2008 Bring Back... Fame Actor Self N/A
N/A
2007 Disco Explosion - Flash Back Actor Self 59
Average
2006 Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion - Vol. 1 Actor Self 59
Average
1994 The Jungle King Actor Leonette 59
Average
1992 Beauty and the Beast Actor Beauty (voice) 58
Average
1992 The Magic Voyage Actor Marilyn (voice) 58
Average
1989 Happily Ever After Actor Snow White (voice) 58
Average
1989 Caged in Paradiso Actor Eva 59
Average
1986 Busted Up Actor Simone 58
Average
1985 Certain Fury Actor Tracy 58
Average
1984 City Heat Actor Ginny Lee 58
Average
1984 Style Wars Actor Self 60
Fair
1983 D.C. Cab Actor Irene Cara 57
Average
1983 For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers Actor Myrlie Evers N/A
N/A
1982 Killing 'em Softly Actor Jane N/A
N/A
1982 Sister, Sister Actor Sissy Lovejoy N/A
N/A
1980 Fame Actor Coco 61
Fair
1980 Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones Actor Alice Jefferson 70
Good
1979 Roots: The Next Generations Actor Bertha Palmer Haley 71
Good
1976 Apple Pie Actor Dancer 58
Average
1976 Sparkle Actor Sparkle 59
Average
1975 Aaron Loves Angela Actor Angela 58
Average
1971 The Electric Company Actor Iris - Member of the Short Circus 69
Fair
1951 Love of Life Actor Daisy Allen 69
Fair
On Location with: FAME Actor Self - ‘Coco’ N/A
N/A

Sound
1984 Going Bananas Sound Theme Song Performance 69
Fair