only photo on file

Irene Cara

Known for: Acting
Born: March 18, 1959
Died: November 25, 2022 · age 63
From: 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.

Bio via TMDB ↗

§ Known for

Kojak

1973 · Amy

Roots: The Next Generations

1979 · Bertha Palmer Haley

What's Happening!!

1976 · Maria

The Electric Company

1971 · Iris - Member of the Short Circus

Sparkle

1976 · Sparkle

Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones

1980 · Alice Jefferson

Killing 'em Softly

1982 · Jane

Sister, Sister

1982 · Sissy Lovejoy

American Playhouse

1982 · Myrlie Evans

For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

1983 · Myrlie Evers

Caged in Paradiso

1989 · Eva

Happily Ever After

1989 · Snow White (voice)

Busted Up

1986 · Simone

Certain Fury

1985 · Tracy

City Heat

1984 · Ginny Lee

D.C. Cab

1983 · Irene Cara

For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

1983 · Myrlie Evers

American Playhouse

1982 · TV · Myrlie Evans

Killing 'em Softly

1982 · Jane

Sister, Sister

1982 · Sissy Lovejoy

Fame

1980 · Coco Hernandez

Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones

1980 · TV · Alice Jefferson