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Irene Cara

Acting
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.
Known For 28 titles
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) subtitle poster
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 TV
as Self
Subtitles Champs-Elysées (1982) subtitle poster
Champs-Elysées
1982 TV
as Self
Subtitles Wetten, dass..? (1981) subtitle poster
Wetten, dass..?
1981 TV
as Self
Subtitles Kojak (1973) subtitle poster
Kojak
1973 TV
as Amy
Subtitles The Electric Company (1971) subtitle poster
The Electric Company
1971 TV
as Iris - Member of the Short Circus
Subtitles What's Happening!! (1976) subtitle poster
What's Happening!!
1976 TV
as Maria
Subtitles Verstehen Sie Spaß? (1980) subtitle poster
Verstehen Sie Spaß?
1980 TV
as Self
Subtitles Solid Gold (1980) subtitle poster
Solid Gold
1980 TV
as Self
Subtitles Roots: The Next Generations (1979) subtitle poster
Roots: The Next Generations
1979 TV
as Bertha Palmer Haley
Subtitles Roots: The Next Generations (1979) subtitle poster
Roots: The Next Generations
1979 TV
as Bertha Palmer (archive footage)
Subtitles Happily Ever After (1989) subtitle poster
Happily Ever After
1989 Movie
as Snow White (voice)
Subtitles Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980) subtitle poster
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
1980 TV
as Alice Jefferson
Subtitles Fame (1980) subtitle poster
Fame
1980 Movie
as Coco Hernandez
Subtitles Gone Country (2008) subtitle poster
Gone Country
2008 TV
as Self
Subtitles City Heat (1984) subtitle poster
City Heat
1984 Movie
as Ginny Lee
Subtitles D.C. Cab (1983) subtitle poster
D.C. Cab
1983 Movie
as Irene Cara
Subtitles Sparkle (1976) subtitle poster
Sparkle
1976 Movie
as Sparkle
Subtitles Certain Fury (1985) subtitle poster
Certain Fury
1985 Movie
as Tracy
Subtitles Caged in Paradiso (1989) subtitle poster
Caged in Paradiso
1989 Movie
as Eva
Subtitles Style Wars (1984) subtitle poster
Style Wars
1984 Movie
as Self
Subtitles Sister, Sister (1982) subtitle poster
Sister, Sister
1982 Movie
as Sissy Lovejoy
Subtitles For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers (1983) subtitle poster
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
1983 Movie
as Myrlie Evers
Subtitles Busted Up (1986) subtitle poster
Busted Up
1986 Movie
as Simone
Subtitles Aaron Loves Angela (1975) subtitle poster
Aaron Loves Angela
1975 Movie
as Angela
Subtitles
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