Irene Cara
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 18, 1959, The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- November 25, 2022
- Movies
- 19
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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2008 | Bring Back... Fame | Self |
| 2007 | Disco Explosion - Flash Back | Self |
| 2006 | Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion - Vol. 1 | Self |
| 1989 | Happily Ever After | Snow White (voice) |
| 1989 | Caged in Paradiso | Eva |
| 1989 | Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief | Self |
| 1986 | Busted Up | Simone |
| 1985 | Certain Fury | Tracy |
| 1984 | City Heat | Ginny Lee |
| 1984 | Style Wars | Self |
| 1983 | D.C. Cab | Irene Cara |
| 1983 | For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers | Myrlie Evers |
| 1982 | Killing 'em Softly | Jane |
| 1982 | Sister, Sister | Sissy Lovejoy |
| 1980 | On Location with: FAME | Self - ‘Coco’ |
| 1980 | Fame | Coco Hernandez |
| 1976 | Apple Pie | Dancer |
| 1976 | Sparkle | Sparkle |
| 1975 | Aaron Loves Angela | Angela |
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