Personal Info
Birthday
March 18, 1959
Place of Birth
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting
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.
Acting Filmography (29)
0.0
Gone Country
TV Series2008
No Backdrop
7.5
Disco Explosion - Flash Back
Movie2007
No Backdrop
8.2
Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion - Vol. 1
Movie2006
5.9
Happily Ever After
Movie1989
5.0
Caged in Paradiso
Movie1989
0.0
Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief
Movie1989
6.5
Busted Up
Movie1986
5.2
Certain Fury
Movie1985
5.5
City Heat
Movie1984
7.5
Style Wars
Movie1984
5.2
D.C. Cab
Movie1983
No Backdrop
7.0
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
Movie1983
No Backdrop
9.0
Killing 'em Softly
Movie1982
8.0
Sister, Sister
Movie1982
6.8
Champs-Elysées
TV Series1982
6.6
American Playhouse
TV Series1982
No Backdrop
5.4
Wetten, dass..?
TV Series1981
6.3
Solid Gold
TV Series1980
6.4
Fame
Movie1980
7.3
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
TV Series1980
4.7
Verstehen Sie Spaß?
TV Series1980
7.5
Roots: The Next Generations
TV Series1979
No Backdrop
5.2
Apple Pie
Movie1976
7.4
What's Happening!!
TV Series1976
7.3
Sparkle
Movie1976
5.4
Aaron Loves Angela
Movie1975
7.2
Kojak
TV Series1973
7.3
The Electric Company
TV Series1971
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV Series1962