Irene Cara
Acting
Born 1959-03-18 · 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.
Known for
6.4
Fame
1980 · Movie
5.9
Happily Ever After
1989 · Movie
7.5
Sparkle
1976 · Movie
9.0
Killing 'em Softly
1982 · Movie
5.5
City Heat
1984 · Movie
8.0
Sister, Sister
1982 · Movie
7.5
Style Wars
1984 · Movie
8.2
Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion - Vol. 1
2006 · Movie
7.0
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
1983 · Movie
5.2
D.C. Cab
1983 · Movie
7.5
Disco Explosion - Flash Back
2007 · Movie
6.5
Busted Up
1986 · Movie
5.2
Certain Fury
1985 · Movie
5.0
Caged in Paradiso
1989 · Movie
5.4
Aaron Loves Angela
1975 · Movie
5.2
Apple Pie
1976 · Movie