Irene Cara

Irene Cara

Acting

March 18, 1959 – November 25, 2022 (aged 63)

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

Bring Back... Fame
Movie
Bring Back... Fame2008 · Self
Gone Country
Series
Gone Country2008 · Self
Disco Explosion - Flash Back
Movie
Disco Explosion - Flash Back2007 · Self
The Other Half
Series
The Other Half2006 · Self
Hit Me, Baby, One More Time
Series
Hit Me, Baby, One More Time2005 · Self
Die ultimative Chartshow
Series
Die ultimative Chartshow2003 · Self
Where Are They Now?
Series
Where Are They Now?1999 · Self
Happily Ever After
Movie
Happily Ever After1989 · Snow White (voice)
Caged in Paradiso
Movie
Caged in Paradiso1989 · Eva
Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief
Movie
Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief1989 · Self
Andula vyhrála
Movie
Andula vyhrála1986 · Self
Busted Up
Movie
Busted Up1986 · Simone
Certain Fury
Movie
Certain Fury1985 · Tracy
City Heat
Movie
City Heat1984 · Ginny Lee
Style Wars
Movie
Style Wars1984 · Self
D.C. Cab
Movie
D.C. Cab1983 · Irene Cara
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
Movie
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers1983 · Myrlie Evers
Killing 'em Softly
Movie
Killing 'em Softly1982 · Jane
Sister, Sister
Movie
Sister, Sister1982 · Sissy Lovejoy
Champs-Elysées
Series
Champs-Elysées1982 · Self
American Playhouse
Series
American Playhouse1982 · Myrlie Evans
Wetten, dass..?
Series
Wetten, dass..?1981 · Self
On Location with: FAME
Movie
On Location with: FAME1980 · Self - ‘Coco’
Show-Express
Series
Show-Express1980 · Self
Solid Gold
Series
Solid Gold1980 · Self
Fame
Movie
Fame1980 · Coco Hernandez
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
Series
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones1980 · Alice Jefferson
Verstehen Sie Spaß?
Series
Verstehen Sie Spaß?1980 · Self
Roots: The Next Generations
Series
Roots: The Next Generations1979 · Bertha Palmer Haley
Apple Pie
Movie
Apple Pie1976 · Dancer
What's Happening!!
Series
What's Happening!!1976 · Maria
Titan Maximum
Series
Titan Maximum1976 · Sparkle
Aaron Loves Angela
★ 5.8Movie
Aaron Loves Angela1975 · Angela
Kojak
Series
Kojak1973 · Amy
The Electric Company
Series
The Electric Company1971 · Iris - Member of the Short Circus
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · Self