Cast
Irene Cara
Acting
Cast
Irene Cara
Known for
Acting
Born
1959-03-18
From
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Died
2022-11-25
Also known as Irene T. Escalera, Irene Cara Escalera, Айрин Кара
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.
★6.4
MOVIE1980
Fame
as Coco Hernandez
★5.5
MOVIE1984
City Heat
as Ginny Lee
★5.9
MOVIE1989
Happily Ever After
as Snow White (voice)
★6.5
MOVIE1986
Busted Up
as Simone
★5.2
MOVIE1983
D.C. Cab
as Irene Cara
★5.2
MOVIE1985
Certain Fury
as Tracy
★8.2
MOVIE2006
Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion - Vol. 1
as Self
★7.3
MOVIE1976
Sparkle
as Sparkle
★7.5
MOVIE1984
Style Wars
as Self
MOVIE1989
Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief
as Self
★8.0
MOVIE1982
Sister, Sister
as Sissy Lovejoy
MOVIE2008
Bring Back... Fame
as Self
★6.7
MOVIE1980
On Location with: FAME
as Self - ‘Coco’
★5.0
MOVIE1989
Caged in Paradiso
as Eva
★5.2
MOVIE1976
Apple Pie
as Dancer
★7.5
MOVIE2007
Disco Explosion - Flash Back
as Self
★7.0
MOVIE1983
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
as Myrlie Evers
★5.4
MOVIE1975
Aaron Loves Angela
as Angela
★9.0
MOVIE1982
Killing 'em Softly
as Jane