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Birthday: Mar 18, 1959
Place of Birth: The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Irene Cara

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.

Filmography
Movie Cast Year
Fame Coco 1980
Sparkle Sparkle 1976
Happily Ever After Snow White (voice) 1989
City Heat Ginny Lee 1984
Bring Back... Fame Self 2008
Certain Fury Tracy 1985
Busted Up Simone 1986
Aaron Loves Angela Angela 1975
Caged in Paradiso Eva 1989
D.C. Cab Irene Cara 1983
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers Myrlie Evers 1983
Disco Explosion - Flash Back Self 2007
On Location with: FAME Self - ‘Coco’ 1970
Style Wars Self 1984
The Magic Voyage Marilyn (voice) 1992
Sister, Sister Sissy Lovejoy 1982
The Jungle King Leonette 1994
Beauty and the Beast Beauty (voice) 1992
Killing 'em Softly Jane 1982
Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion - Vol. 1 Self 2006
Apple Pie Dancer 1976
Series Cast Year
What's Happening!! Maria 1976
Hit Me, Baby, One More Time Self 2005
Solid Gold Self 1980
Love of Life Daisy Allen 1951
Kojak Amy 1973
The Electric Company Iris - Member of the Short Circus 1971
Roots: The Next Generations Bertha Palmer Haley 1979
Where Are They Now? Self 1999
Wetten, dass..? Self 1981
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Self 1962
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones Alice Jefferson 1980
Verstehen Sie Spaß? Self 1980
Gone Country Self 2008
Die ultimative Chartshow Self 2003
Show-Express Self 1980
Champs-Elysées Self 1982
4 gegen Willi Self 1986
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