Irene Cara
Acting
Born 1959-03-18 · 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
Disco Explosion - Flash Back
Mar 9, 2007
Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion - Vol. 1
Oct 10, 2006
Happily Ever After
Jun 30, 1989
Caged in Paradiso
May 1, 1989
Busted Up
Sep 10, 1986
Certain Fury
Mar 1, 1985
City Heat
Dec 7, 1984
Style Wars
Jan 23, 1984
D.C. Cab
Dec 16, 1983
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
Mar 22, 1983
Killing 'em Softly
Dec 10, 1982
Sister, Sister
Jun 7, 1982
Fame
May 16, 1980
Apple Pie
Aug 8, 1976
Sparkle
Apr 7, 1976
Aaron Loves Angela
Dec 25, 1975