Acting
Irene Cara
Also Known As: Irene T. Escalera, Irene Cara Escalera, Айрин Кара
Birth Date
March 18, 1959
Death Date
November 25, 2022
(passed away at 63)
Place of Birth
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
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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.
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962 • 1 episode
Champs-Elysées
Self
1982 • 1 episode
American Playhouse
Myrlie Evans
1982 • 1 episode
Wetten, dass..?
Self
1981 • 1 episode
Kojak
Amy
1973 • 1 episode
The Electric Company
Iris - Member of the Short Circus
1971 • 130 episodes
Where Are They Now?
Self
1999 • 1 episode
Die ultimative Chartshow
Self
2003 • 1 episode
Verstehen Sie Spaß?
Self
1980 • 1 episode
Solid Gold
Self
1980 • 1 episode
What's Happening!!
Maria
1976 • 1 episode
Roots: The Next Generations
Bertha Palmer Haley
1979 • 3 episodes
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
Alice Jefferson
1980 • 2 episodes
Fame
Coco Hernandez
1980
Gone Country
Self
2008 • 7 episodes
City Heat
Ginny Lee
1984
Show-Express
Self
1980 • 1 episode
D.C. Cab
Irene Cara
1983
Busted Up
Simone
1986
Happily Ever After
Snow White (voice)
1989