Irene Cara

Irene Cara

Date of Birth:

Mar 18, 1959

Place of Birth:

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.

filmography:

Beauty and the Beast Beauty and the Beast

1992

Sister, Sister Sister, Sister

1982

The Magic Voyage The Magic Voyage

1992

Style Wars Style Wars

1984

The Jungle King The Jungle King

1994

Killing 'em Softly Killing 'em Softly

1982

On Location with: FAME On Location with: FAME

1970

Bring Back... Fame Bring Back... Fame

2008

Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion - Vol. 1 Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion - Vol. 1

2006

Disco Explosion - Flash Back Disco Explosion - Flash Back

2007

For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

1983

City Heat City Heat

1984

Happily Ever After Happily Ever After

1989

Sparkle Sparkle

1976

Certain Fury Certain Fury

1985

Busted Up Busted Up

1986

D.C. Cab D.C. Cab

1983

Caged in Paradiso Caged in Paradiso

1989

Aaron Loves Angela Aaron Loves Angela

1975

Fame Fame

1980

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