Irene Cara
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
18 Mar 1959
Age
67 Years
Born In
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Total Projects
36
Years Active
57 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.8 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography
movie
Bring Back... Fame
Bring Back... Fame
as Self
tv
Gone Country
Gone Country
as Self
movie
Disco Explosion - Flash Back
Disco Explosion - Flash Back
as Self
movie
Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion - Vol. 1
Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion - Vol. 1
as Self
tv
Hit Me, Baby, One More Time
Hit Me, Baby, One More Time
as Self
tv
Die ultimative Chartshow
Die ultimative Chartshow
as Self
tv
Where Are They Now?
Where Are They Now?
as Self
movie
Happily Ever After
Happily Ever After
as Snow White (voice)
movie
Caged in Paradiso
Caged in Paradiso
as Eva
tv
4 gegen Willi
4 gegen Willi
as Self
movie
Busted Up
Busted Up
as Simone
movie
Certain Fury
Certain Fury
as Tracy
movie
City Heat
City Heat
as Ginny Lee
movie
Style Wars
Style Wars
as Self
movie
D.C. Cab
D.C. Cab
as Irene Cara
movie
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
as Myrlie Evers
movie
Killing 'em Softly
Killing 'em Softly
as Jane
movie
Sister, Sister
Sister, Sister
as Sissy Lovejoy
tv
Champs-Elysées
Champs-Elysées
as Self
tv
Wetten, dass..?
Wetten, dass..?
as Self
movie
On Location with: FAME
On Location with: FAME
as Self - ‘Coco’
tv
Show-Express
Show-Express
as Self
tv
Solid Gold
Solid Gold
as Self
movie
Fame
Fame
as Coco Hernandez
tv
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
as Alice Jefferson
tv
Verstehen Sie Spaß?
Verstehen Sie Spaß?
as Self
tv
Roots: The Next Generations
Roots: The Next Generations
as Bertha Palmer Haley
tv
Roots: The Next Generations
Roots: The Next Generations
as Bertha Palmer (archive footage)
movie
Apple Pie
Apple Pie
as Dancer
tv
What's Happening!!
What's Happening!!
as Maria
movie
Sparkle
Sparkle
as Sparkle
movie
Aaron Loves Angela
Aaron Loves Angela
as Angela
tv
Kojak
Kojak
as Amy
tv
The Electric Company
The Electric Company
as Iris - Member of the Short Circus
tv
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
tv
Love of Life
Love of Life
as Daisy Allen