Irene Cara
- Born
- 1959-03-18
- Died
- 2022-11-25
- Birthplace
- The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
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.
Known For
Filmography
42 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
The 80s: A Motion Picture Special
2026 · Movie
Songs
Bring Back... Fame
2008 · Movie
Self
Gone Country
2008 · TV Show
Self
Disco Explosion - Flash Back
2007 · Movie
Self
Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion - Vol. 1
2006 · Movie
Self
Hit Me, Baby, One More Time
2005 · TV Show
Self
Die ultimative Chartshow
2003 · TV Show
Self
Where Are They Now?
1999 · TV Show
Self
All Dogs Go to Heaven
1989 · Movie
Theme Song Performance
Caged in Paradiso
1989 · Movie
Eva
Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief
1989 · Movie
Self
Happily Ever After
1989 · Movie
Snow White (voice)
4 gegen Willi
1986 · TV Show
Self
Busted Up
1986 · Movie
Simone · Songs
The Longshot
1986 · Movie
Theme Song Performance
Certain Fury
1985 · Movie
Tracy
City Heat
1984 · Movie
Ginny Lee · Songs
Going Bananas
1984 · TV Show
Theme Song Performance
Style Wars
1984 · Movie
Self
D.C. Cab
1983 · Movie
Irene Cara
Flashdance
1983 · Movie
Songs
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
1983 · Movie
Myrlie Evers
American Playhouse
1982 · TV Show
Myrlie Evans
Champs-Elysées
1982 · TV Show
Self
Killing 'em Softly
1982 · Movie
Jane
Sister, Sister
1982 · Movie
Sissy Lovejoy
Trans
1982 · Movie
Songs
Wetten, dass..?
1981 · TV Show
Self
Fame
1980 · Movie
Coco Hernandez · Songs
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
1980 · TV Show
Alice Jefferson
On Location with: FAME
1980 · Movie
Self - ‘Coco’
Show-Express
1980 · TV Show
Self
Solid Gold
1980 · TV Show
Self
Verstehen Sie Spaß?
1980 · TV Show
Self
Roots: The Next Generations
1979 · TV Show
Bertha Palmer Haley · Bertha Palmer (archive footage)
Apple Pie
1976 · Movie
Dancer
Sparkle
1976 · Movie
Sparkle · Songs
What's Happening!!
1976 · TV Show
Maria
Aaron Loves Angela
1975 · Movie
Angela
Kojak
1973 · TV Show
Amy
The Electric Company
1971 · TV Show
Iris - Member of the Short Circus
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · TV Show
Self