Irene Cara
Birthday: 1959-03-18 | Place of Birth: The Bronx, New York City, New York, USAIrene 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.
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Known For
Acting
Year
Title
Role
2007
Disco Explosion - Flash Back
as Self
1990
Caged in Paradiso
as Eva
1989
Happily Ever After
as Snow White (voice)
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
Killing 'em Softly
as Jane
1982
Sister, Sister
as Sissy Lovejoy
1980
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
as Alice Jefferson
1980
Fame
as Coco Hernandez
1980
On Location with: FAME
as Self - ‘Coco’
1976
Apple Pie
as Dancer
1976
Sparkle
as Sparkle
1975
Aaron Loves Angela
as Angela
