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Irene Cara
ActingBORN: 1959-03-18The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
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.
Top Filmography
6.4
Fame
1980 // MOVIE
5.5
City Heat
1984 // MOVIE
7.1
Kojak
1973 // TV
5.2
D.C. Cab
1983 // MOVIE
7.4
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 // TV
7.4
Style Wars
1984 // MOVIE
5.7
Happily Ever After
1989 // MOVIE
7.5
Roots: The Next Generations
1979 // TV
7.5
Roots: The Next Generations
1979 // TV
7.4
What's Happening!!
1976 // TV
5.1
Certain Fury
1985 // MOVIE
7.1
The Electric Company
1971 // TV
7.4
Sparkle
1976 // MOVIE
7.2
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
1980 // TV
5.3
Wetten, dass..?
1981 // TV