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
| Homepage | https://irenecara.com/ |
|---|---|
| Birth Location | The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA |
| Born | 1959-03-18 |
| Died | 2022-11-25 |
Movies
Bring Back... Fame
as Self
2008
Disco Explosion - Flash Back
as Self
2007
2006
The Jungle King
as Leonette
1994
Beauty and the Beast
as Beauty (voice)
1992
The Magic Voyage
as Marilyn (voice)
1992
Happily Ever After
as Snow White (voice)
1989
Caged in Paradiso
as Eva
1989
Busted Up
as Simone
1986
Certain Fury
as Tracy
1985
City Heat
as Ginny Lee
1984
Style Wars
as Self
1984
D.C. Cab
as Irene Cara
1983
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
as Myrlie Evers
1983
Killing 'em Softly
as Jane
1982
Sister, Sister
as Sissy Lovejoy
1982
Fame
as Coco
1980
Sparkle
as Sparkle
1976
Aaron Loves Angela
as Angela
1975
On Location with: FAME
as Self - ‘Coco’
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