Irene Cara
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
- Acting
- Born
- 1959-03-18 · The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- 2022-11-25
Known for
- Flashdance (1983) — Songs
- All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989) — Theme Song Performance
- Fame (1980) — Coco Hernandez
- City Heat (1984) — Ginny Lee
- Kojak (1973) — Amy
- D.C. Cab (1983) — Irene Cara
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) — Self
- Style Wars (1984) — Self
- Happily Ever After (1989) — Snow White (voice)
- Roots: The Next Generations (1979) — Bertha Palmer Haley
- What's Happening!! (1976) — Maria
- Certain Fury (1985) — Tracy
- The Electric Company (1971) — Iris - Member of the Short Circus
- Wetten, dass..? (1981) — Self
- Sparkle (1976) — Sparkle
- Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980) — Alice Jefferson