Irene Cara
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
37
Gender
Female
Birthday
1959-03-18
Day of death
2022-11-25 (63 years old)
Place of Birth
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Irene Cara
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.
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Wetten, dass..?
Champs-Elysées
Kojak
Where Are They Now?
Solid Gold
Die ultimative Chartshow
The Electric Company
Verstehen Sie Spaß?
What's Happening!!
Love of Life
D.C. Cab
Roots: The Next Generations
Fame
Sparkle
Happily Ever After
City Heat
Gone Country
The Jungle King
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
Apple Pie
Certain Fury
On Location with: FAME
Beauty and the Beast
Show-Express
Bring Back... Fame
Style Wars
Hit Me, Baby, One More Time
4 gegen Willi
Sister, Sister
Killing 'em Softly
Aaron Loves Angela
Disco Explosion - Flash Back
Busted Up
Caged in Paradiso
Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion - Vol. 1
