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Actor
Irene Cara
- Born March 18, 1959 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
- Died November 25, 2022
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
Fame1980
City Heat1984
Kojak1973
D.C. Cab1983
Happily Ever After1989
Roots: The Next Generations1979
What's Happening!!1976
Certain Fury1985
Filmography
- 2026The 80s: A Motion Picture SpecialFilmSongs
- 2008Bring Back... FameFilmSelf
- 2008Gone CountrySeriesSelf
- 2007Disco Explosion - Flash BackFilmSelf
- 2006Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion - Vol. 1FilmSelf
- 2005Hit Me, Baby, One More TimeSeriesSelf
- 2003Die ultimative ChartshowSeriesSelf
- 2001I Love 1980'sSeries
- 1999Where Are They Now?SeriesSelf
- 1989All Dogs Go to HeavenFilmTheme Song Performance
- 1989Happily Ever AfterFilmSnow White (voice)
- 1989Caged in ParadisoFilmEva
- 1989Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake ReliefFilmSelf
- 1986The LongshotFilmTheme Song Performance
- 1986Busted UpFilmSimone, Songs
- 19864 gegen WilliSeriesSelf
- 1985Certain FuryFilmTracy
- 1984City HeatFilmGinny Lee, Songs
- 1984Style WarsFilmSelf
- 1984Going BananasSeriesTheme Song Performance
- 1983FlashdanceFilmSongs
- 1983D.C. CabFilmIrene Cara
- 1983For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar EversFilmMyrlie Evers
- 1982Champs-ElyséesSeriesSelf
- 1982American PlayhouseSeriesMyrlie Evans
- 1982Sister, SisterFilmSissy Lovejoy
- 1982Killing 'em SoftlyFilmJane
- 1982TransFilmSongs
- 1981Wetten, dass..?SeriesSelf
- 1980FameFilmCoco Hernandez, Songs
- 1980Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim JonesSeriesAlice Jefferson
- 1980Solid GoldSeriesSelf
- 1980Verstehen Sie Spaß?SeriesSelf
- 1980On Location with: FAMEFilmSelf - ‘Coco’
- 1980Show-ExpressSeriesSelf
- 1979Roots: The Next GenerationsSeriesBertha Palmer Haley, Bertha Palmer (archive footage)
- 1976What's Happening!!SeriesMaria
- 1976SparkleFilmSparkle, Songs
- 1976Apple PieFilmDancer
- 1975Aaron Loves AngelaFilmAngela
- 1973KojakSeriesAmy
- 1971The Electric CompanySeriesIris - Member of the Short Circus
- 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeriesSelf