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.
Filmography
Cast Credits
Bring Back... Fame
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2008
Gone Country
Character: Self
TV • 2008
Disco Explosion - Flash Back
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2007
Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion - Vol. 1
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2006
Hit Me, Baby, One More Time
Character: Self
TV • 2005
Die ultimative Chartshow
Character: Self
TV • 2003
Where Are They Now?
Character: Self
TV • 1999
The Jungle King
Character: Leonette
MOVIE • 1994
Beauty and the Beast
Character: Beauty (voice)
MOVIE • 1992
Happily Ever After
Character: Snow White (voice)
MOVIE • 1989
Caged in Paradiso
Character: Eva
MOVIE • 1989
4 gegen Willi
Character: Self
TV • 1986
Busted Up
Character: Simone
MOVIE • 1986
Certain Fury
Character: Tracy
MOVIE • 1985
City Heat
Character: Ginny Lee
MOVIE • 1984
Style Wars
Character: Self
MOVIE • 1984
D.C. Cab
Character: Irene Cara
MOVIE • 1983
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
Character: Myrlie Evers
MOVIE • 1983
Killing 'em Softly
Character: Jane
MOVIE • 1982
Sister, Sister
Character: Sissy Lovejoy
MOVIE • 1982
Crew
