Irene Cara1959 - 2022

usually

Actor

Popularity

2.1

Famous

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.

Credits

Bring Back... Fame
0
0.1
Disco Explosion - Flash Back
7.5
0.1
The Jungle King
The Jungle King

1994

Animation • Family • Music

as Leonette

6
0.8
Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast

1992

Animation • Fantasy • Romance

as Beauty (voice)

6
0.5
The Magic Voyage
The Magic Voyage

1992

Adventure • Animation • Family • Fantasy

as Marilyn (voice)

4.7
0.4
Happily Ever After
Happily Ever After

1989

Animation • Family

as Snow White (voice)

5.6
0.8
Caged in Paradiso
Caged in Paradiso

1989

Action • Drama

as Eva

6
0.2
Busted Up
Busted Up

1986

Action • Drama

as Simone

6.5
0.2
Certain Fury
Certain Fury

1985

Action • Crime • Drama

as Tracy

5.1
1
City Heat
City Heat

1984

Action • Comedy • Crime

as Ginny Lee

5.5
0.7
Style Wars
Style Wars

1984

Documentary • Music • TV Movie

as Self

7.4
0.6
D.C. Cab
D.C. Cab

1983

Action • Adventure • Comedy • Crime

as Irene Cara

5.3
0.7
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

1983

Drama • TV Movie

as Myrlie Evers

0
0.3
Killing 'em Softly
Killing 'em Softly

1982

Drama • Thriller

as Jane

0
0.1
Sister, Sister
Sister, Sister

1982

Drama • TV Movie

as Sissy Lovejoy

0
0.2
Fame
Fame

1980

Drama • Music

as Coco

6.4
2.1
Apple Pie
Apple Pie

1976

Comedy

as Dancer

4.2
0.2
Sparkle
Sparkle

1976

Drama • Music

as Sparkle

7.6
1
Aaron Loves Angela
Aaron Loves Angela

1975

Comedy • Drama • Romance • Thriller

as Angela

5
0.2
On Location with: FAME
On Location with: FAME

Documentary

as Self - ‘Coco’

0
0.1

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