Irene Cara
Born
3/18/1959
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
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.
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 For16 Movies
Fame
1980
★6.4
City Heat
1984
★5.5
Happily Ever After
1989
★5.8
Busted Up
1986
★6.5
D.C. Cab
1983
★5.2
Sparkle
1976
★7.3
Certain Fury
1985
★5.1
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
1983
★7.0
Style Wars
1984
★7.5
Caged in Paradiso
1989
★5.0
Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion - Vol. 1
2006
★8.2
Aaron Loves Angela
1975
★5.4
Sister, Sister
1982
★7.5
Disco Explosion - Flash Back
2007
★7.5
Killing 'em Softly
1982
★9.0
Apple Pie
1976
★5.2