Irene Cara
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 18 March 1959 · The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- 25 November 2022
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
Acting 24
- 2008Bring Back... Fame as Self
- 2007Disco Explosion - Flash Back as Self
- 2006Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion - Vol. 1 as Self
- 1994The Jungle King as Leonette
- 1992Beauty and the Beast as Beauty (voice)
- 1992The Magic Voyage as Marilyn (voice)
- 1989Happily Ever After as Snow White (voice)
- 1989Caged in Paradiso as Eva
- 1989Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief as Self
- 1986Busted Up as Simone
- 1985Certain Fury as Tracy
- 1984City Heat as Ginny Lee
- 1984Style Wars as Self
- 1983D.C. Cab as Irene Cara
- 1983For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers as Myrlie Evers
- 1982Killing 'em Softly as Jane
- 1982Sister, Sister as Sissy Lovejoy
- 1981Wetten, dass..? as Self · 1 episode
- 1980On Location with: FAME as Self - ‘Coco’
- 1980Fame as Coco Hernandez
- 1976Apple Pie as Dancer
- 1976Sparkle as Sparkle
- 1975Aaron Loves Angela as Angela
- 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self · 1 episode
Sound 8
- 1989All Dogs Go to Heaven · theme song performance
- 1986Busted Up · songs
- 1986The Longshot · theme song performance
- 1984City Heat · songs
- 1983Trans · songs
- 1983Flashdance · songs
- 1980Fame · songs
- 1976Sparkle · songs