Irene Cara
Born in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA — Mar 18 1959• Died Nov 25 2022
Biography
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.
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Irene Cara's Credits
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Kojak
Amy
Love of Life
Daisy Allen
Where Are They Now?
Self
Die ultimative Chartshow
Self
Verstehen Sie Spaß?
Self
The Electric Company
Iris - Member of the Short Circus
What's Happening!!
Maria
Solid Gold
Self
Roots: The Next Generations
Bertha Palmer Haley
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
Alice Jefferson
Gone Country
Self
Fame
Coco Hernandez
4 gegen Willi
Self
Going Bananas
Sound
City Heat
Ginny Lee
D.C. Cab
Irene Cara
Happily Ever After
Snow White (voice)
Sparkle
Sparkle
Style Wars
Self
Sister, Sister
Sissy Lovejoy
Busted Up
Simone
Hit Me, Baby, One More Time
Self
Certain Fury
Tracy
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
Myrlie Evers
Killing 'em Softly
Jane
Apple Pie
Dancer
Bring Back... Fame
Self
Trans
Sound
Caged in Paradiso
Eva
Aaron Loves Angela
Angela
Disco Explosion - Flash Back
Self
On Location with: FAME
Self - ‘Coco’
Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion - Vol. 1
Self