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
7.3
The Electric Company
1971 · TV
Gone Country
2008 · TV
7.5
Roots: The Next Generations
1979 · TV
7.3
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
1980 · TV
7.1
Kojak
1973 · TV
7.4
What's Happening!!
1976 · TV
6.3
Solid Gold
1980 · TV
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · TV
6.8
Champs-Elysées
1982 · TV
5.4
Wetten, dass..?
1981 · TV
4.7
Verstehen Sie Spaß?
1980 · TV