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Irene Cara

Irene Cara

Acting · 0.8 popularity

Age

67

Movies

19

TV

18

Born
March 18, 1959 – November 25, 2022
From
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
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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.

Works

19 films

Fame

Fame

19806.4

City Heat

City Heat

19845.5

D.C. Cab

D.C. Cab

19835.2

Happily Ever After

Happily Ever After

19895.8

Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion - Vol. 1

Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion - Vol. 1

20068.2

Sparkle

Sparkle

19767.3

Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief

Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief

1989

Busted Up

Busted Up

19866.5

Certain Fury

Certain Fury

19855.2

Style Wars

Style Wars

19847.5

Bring Back... Fame

Bring Back... Fame

2008

Caged in Paradiso

Caged in Paradiso

19895.0

Sister, Sister

Sister, Sister

19827.5

Aaron Loves Angela

Aaron Loves Angela

19755.4

For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

19837.0

Disco Explosion - Flash Back

Disco Explosion - Flash Back

20077.5

Apple Pie

Apple Pie

19765.2

Killing 'em Softly

Killing 'em Softly

19829.0

On Location with: FAME

On Location with: FAME

19806.7