Acting
Irene Cara — Movies and TV Shows
Born 1959-03-18The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Also known as: Irene T. Escalera, Irene Cara Escalera, Айрин Кара, Ирен Кара
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.
Popular movie credits
Fame
19806.4
City Heat
19845.5
Happily Ever After
19895.8
Sparkle
19767.3
D.C. Cab
19835.2
Certain Fury
19855.1
Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion - Vol. 1
20068.2
Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief
1989
Style Wars
19847.5
Busted Up
19866.5
Aaron Loves Angela
19755.4
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Bring Back... Fame
2008
Sister, Sister
19827.5
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On Location with: FAME
19806.7
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
19837.0
Popular TV credits
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
19627.5
Wetten, dass..?
19815.6
American Playhouse
19826.6
Champs-Elysées
19826.8
Kojak
19737.2
The Electric Company
19717.3
Solid Gold
19806.3
What's Happening!!
19767.4
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Die ultimative Chartshow
20036.3
Verstehen Sie Spaß?
19804.7
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Where Are They Now?
19997.5
Roots: The Next Generations
19797.5
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
19807.3
Gone Country
2008
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Show-Express
1980
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