
Actress
Irene Cara
18 March 1959† 25 November 2022 (aged 63) The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
- Movies
- 19
- Shows
- 13
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.
Known For
- 2026
- The 80s: A Motion Picture Special · Film · Songs
- 2008
- Bring Back... Fame · Film
- Gone Country · Series
- 2007
- Disco Explosion - Flash Back · Film
- 2006
- 2005
- Hit Me, Baby, One More Time · Series
- 2003
- Die ultimative Chartshow · Series
- 1999
- Where Are They Now? · Series
- 1989
- Happily Ever After · Film · Snow White (voice)
- Caged in Paradiso · Film · Eva
- Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief · Film
- All Dogs Go to Heaven · Film · Theme Song Performance
- 1986
- Busted Up · Film · Simone
- 4 gegen Willi · Series
- The Longshot · Film · Theme Song Performance
- Busted Up · Film · Songs
- 1985
- Certain Fury · Film · Tracy
- 1984
- City Heat · Film · Ginny Lee
- Style Wars · Film
- City Heat · Film · Songs
- Going Bananas · Series · Theme Song Performance
- 1983
- D.C. Cab · Film · Irene Cara
- For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers · Film · Myrlie Evers
- Flashdance · Film · Songs
- 1982
- Killing 'em Softly · Film · Jane
- Sister, Sister · Film · Sissy Lovejoy
- American Playhouse · Series · Myrlie Evans
- Trans · Film · Songs
- 1980
- On Location with: FAME · Film · ‘Coco’
- Fame · Film · Coco Hernandez
- Solid Gold · Series
- Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones · Series · Alice Jefferson
- Verstehen Sie Spaß? · Series
- Fame · Film · Songs
- 1979
- Roots: The Next Generations · Series · Bertha Palmer Haley
- 1976
- Apple Pie · Film · Dancer
- Sparkle · Film · Sparkle
- What's Happening!! · Series · Maria
- Sparkle · Film · Songs
- 1975
- Aaron Loves Angela · Film · Angela
- 1973
- Kojak · Series · Amy
- 1971
- The Electric Company · Series · Iris · Member of the Short Circus

























