Irene Cara

Irene Cara

Acting
Born 1959-03-18 - Died 2022-11-25The 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.

Movies (19)

Fame
6.4

Fame

1980Movie6.4
City Heat
5.5

City Heat

1984Movie5.5
Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief

Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief

1989Movie
Happily Ever After
5.8

Happily Ever After

1989Movie5.8
Busted Up
6.5

Busted Up

1986Movie6.5
D.C. Cab
5.2

D.C. Cab

1983Movie5.2
On Location with: FAME
6.7

On Location with: FAME

1980Movie6.7
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
7.0

For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

1983Movie7.0
Sister, Sister
7.5

Sister, Sister

1982Movie7.5
Sparkle
7.3

Sparkle

1976Movie7.3
Style Wars
7.5

Style Wars

1984Movie7.5
Certain Fury
5.1

Certain Fury

1985Movie5.1
Killing 'em Softly
9.0

Killing 'em Softly

1982Movie9.0
Disco Explosion - Flash Back
7.5

Disco Explosion - Flash Back

2007Movie7.5
Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion - Vol. 1
8.2

Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion - Vol. 1

2006Movie8.2
Aaron Loves Angela
5.4

Aaron Loves Angela

1975Movie5.4
Bring Back... Fame

Bring Back... Fame

2008Movie
Apple Pie
5.2

Apple Pie

1976Movie5.2
Caged in Paradiso
5.0

Caged in Paradiso

1989Movie5.0

TV Shows (17)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.5

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962Series7.5
American Playhouse
6.6

American Playhouse

1982Series6.6
Die ultimative Chartshow
6.3

Die ultimative Chartshow

2003Series6.3
Wetten, dass..?
5.6

Wetten, dass..?

1981Series5.6
Champs-Elysées
6.8

Champs-Elysées

1982Series6.8
The Electric Company
7.3

The Electric Company

1971Series7.3
Kojak
7.2

Kojak

1973Series7.2
Solid Gold
6.3

Solid Gold

1980Series6.3
Verstehen Sie Spaß?
4.7

Verstehen Sie Spaß?

1980Series4.7
Where Are They Now?
7.5

Where Are They Now?

1999Series7.5
What's Happening!!
7.4

What's Happening!!

1976Series7.4
Roots: The Next Generations
7.5

Roots: The Next Generations

1979Series7.5
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
7.3

Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones

1980Series7.3
Show-Express

Show-Express

1980Series
Gone Country

Gone Country

2008Series
Hit Me, Baby, One More Time
10.0

Hit Me, Baby, One More Time

2005Series10.0
4 gegen Willi

4 gegen Willi

1986Series