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  • BIRTH 18/03/1959
  • DEATH 25/11/2022
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 2
  • MOVIES 8

Irene Cara

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.

Irene Cara

Shows (2)

Kojak
Kojak
Amy
Roots: The Next Generations
Roots: The Next Generations
Bertha Palmer Haley

Movies (8)

Fame
Fame
Coco
City Heat
City Heat
Ginny Lee
Die Abenteuer von Pico und Columbus
Die Abenteuer von Pico und Columbus
Marilyn (voice)
Happily Ever After
Happily Ever After
Snow White (voice)
Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast
Beauty (voice)
Apple Pie
Apple Pie
Dancer
Style Wars
Style Wars
Self
D.C. Cab
D.C. Cab
Irene Cara