Irene Cara
Acting
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.
Born: March 18, 1959 · The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Filmography (17)
Happily Ever After
1989
Actor: Snow White (voice)
Certain Fury
1985
Actor: Tracy
City Heat
1984
Actor: Ginny Lee
Style Wars
1984
Actor
D.C. Cab
1983
Actor: Irene Cara
TV
Champs-Elysées
1982
Actor
TV
Wetten, dass..?
1981
Actor
TV
Solid Gold
1980
Actor
Fame
1980
Actor: Coco Hernandez
TV
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
1980
Actor: Alice Jefferson
TV
Verstehen Sie Spaß?
1980
Actor
TV
Roots: The Next Generations
1979
Actor: Bertha Palmer Hale…Actor: Bertha Palmer (arc…
TV
What's Happening!!
1976
Actor: Maria
Sparkle
1976
Actor: Sparkle
TV
Kojak
1973
Actor: Amy
TV
The Electric Company
1971
Actor: Iris - Member of t…
TV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Actor