Acting
Irene Cara
Born 18 March 1959 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA · Died 25 November 2022
41 credits
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 32
- 2008Gone CountrySeriesSelf
- 2008Bring Back... FameFilmSelf
- 2007Disco Explosion - Flash BackFilmSelf
- 2006Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion - Vol. 1FilmSelf
- 2005Hit Me, Baby, One More TimeSeriesSelf
- 2003Die ultimative ChartshowSeriesSelf
- 1999Where Are They Now?SeriesSelf
- 1989Happily Ever AfterFilmSnow White (voice)
- 1989Caged in ParadisoFilmEva
- 1989Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake ReliefFilmSelf
- 1986Busted UpFilmSimone
- 19864 gegen WilliSeriesSelf
- 1985Certain FuryFilmTracy
- 1984City HeatFilmGinny Lee
- 1984Style WarsFilmSelf
- 1983D.C. CabFilmIrene Cara
- 1983For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar EversFilmMyrlie Evers
- 1982American PlayhouseSeriesMyrlie Evans
- 1982Sister, SisterFilmSissy Lovejoy
- 1982Killing 'em SoftlyFilmJane
- 1980FameFilmCoco Hernandez
- 1980Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim JonesSeriesAlice Jefferson
- 1980Solid GoldSeriesSelf
- 1980On Location with: FAMEFilmSelf - ‘Coco’
- 1980Show-ExpressSeriesSelf
- 1979Roots: The Next GenerationsSeriesBertha Palmer (archive footage), Bertha Palmer Haley
- 1976What's Happening!!SeriesMaria
- 1976SparkleFilmSparkle
- 1976Apple PieFilmDancer
- 1975Aaron Loves AngelaFilmAngela
- 1973KojakSeriesAmy
- 1971The Electric CompanySeriesIris - Member of the Short Circus
Music 9
Filmography from TMDB.