Irene Cara
Acting
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
Acting37
movieHappily Ever After
1989
Snow White (voice)
movieBusted Up
1986
Simone
movieCity Heat
1984
Ginny Lee
movieD.C. Cab
1983
Irene Cara
movieSister, Sister
1982
Sissy Lovejoy
tvAmerican Playhouse
1982
Myrlie Evans
tvSolid Gold
1980
Self
movieFame
1980
Coco Hernandez
tvGuyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
1980
Alice Jefferson
tvRoots: The Next Generations
1979
Bertha Palmer Haley / Bertha Palmer (archive footage)
movieApple Pie
1976
Dancer
movieSparkle
1976
Sparkle
tvKojak
1973
Amy
tvThe Electric Company
1971
Iris - Member of the Short Circus
Love of Life
1951
Daisy Allen
Sound2
tvGoing Bananas
1984
Theme Song Performance
movieTrans
1983
Songs