Irene Cara
Known for Acting
Born March 18, 1959
Died November 25, 2022
Place of Birth 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.
Filmography
Fame
1980
as Coco Hernandez
City Heat
1984
as Ginny Lee
D.C. Cab
1983
as Irene Cara
Sparkle
1976
as Sparkle
Happily Ever After
1989
as Snow White (voice)
Certain Fury
1985
as Tracy
Style Wars
1984
as Self
Sister, Sister
1982
as Sissy Lovejoy
Apple Pie
1976
as Dancer
Aaron Loves Angela
1975
as Angela
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
1983
as Myrlie Evers
Caged in Paradiso
1989
as Eva
Busted Up
1986
as Simone
Killing 'em Softly
1982
as Jane
🎬
Bring Back... Fame
2008
as Self
Disco Explosion - Flash Back
2007
as Self
🎬
On Location with: FAME
1980
as Self - ‘Coco’
Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion - Vol. 1
2006
as Self