Acting
Irene Cara
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USABorn 1959
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.
18
Films
13
TV Shows
Known For
31 Credits
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
Champs-Elysées
as Self
1982
Wetten, dass..?
as Self
1981
Kojak
as Amy
1973
The Electric Company
as Iris - Member of the Short Circus
1971
Where Are They Now?
as Self
1999
Solid Gold
as Self
1980
Verstehen Sie Spaß?
as Self
1980
What's Happening!!
as Maria
1976
Roots: The Next Generations
as Bertha Palmer Haley
1979
Roots: The Next Generations
as Bertha Palmer (archive footage)
1979
Sister, Sister
as Sissy Lovejoy
1982