Irene Cara
Acting
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
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · tv
1982
Champs-Elysées
1982 · tv
1981
Wetten, dass..?
1981 · tv
1973
Kojak
1973 · tv
1971
The Electric Company
1971 · tv
1980
Solid Gold
1980 · tv
1976
What's Happening!!
1976 · tv
1980
Verstehen Sie Spaß?
1980 · tv
1979
Roots: The Next Generations
1979 · tv
1980
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
1980 · tv
1989
Happily Ever After
1989 · movie
1984
City Heat
1984 · movie
1980
Fame
1980 · movie
2008
Gone Country
2008 · tv
1984
Style Wars
1984 · movie
1983
D.C. Cab
1983 · movie
1985
Certain Fury
1985 · movie
1976
Sparkle
1976 · movie
1983
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
1983 · movie
1982
Sister, Sister
1982 · movie
1986
Busted Up
1986 · movie
1976
Apple Pie
1976 · movie
1989
Caged in Paradiso
1989 · movie
1982
Killing 'em Softly
1982 · movie
1975
Aaron Loves Angela
1975 · movie
2007
Disco Explosion - Flash Back
2007 · movie
2006
Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion - Vol. 1
2006 · movie