Actor
Irene Cara
March 18, 1959 · 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.
Notable work
Often works with
Rosalind Cash
3 titles together
What's Happening!!, Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones, Sister, Sister
Jim Moody
2 titles together
Fame, D.C. Cab
DeWayne Jessie
2 titles together
D.C. Cab, Sparkle
Debbi Morgan
2 titles together
Roots: The Next Generations, What's Happening!!
Dorian Harewood
2 titles together
Roots: The Next Generations, Sparkle
Stan Shaw
2 titles together
Roots: The Next Generations, Busted Up
Full filmography · 18
Happily Ever After
as Snow White (voice)
19895.8
Caged in Paradiso
as Eva
1989
Busted Up
as Simone
1986
City Heat
as Ginny Lee
19845.5
D.C. Cab
as Irene Cara
19835.2
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
as Myrlie Evers
1983
Killing 'em Softly
as Jane
1982
Sister, Sister
as Sissy Lovejoy
1982
Fame
as Coco Hernandez
19806.4
Apple Pie
as Dancer
1976
Sparkle
as Sparkle
19767.3
Aaron Loves Angela
as Angela
1975