Irene Cara
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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
Credits
Fame (1980)
as Coco Hernandez
City Heat (1984)
as Ginny Lee
D.C. Cab (1983)
as Irene Cara
Style Wars (1984)
as Self
Happily Ever After (1989)
as Snow White (voice)
Busted Up (1986)
as Simone
Sparkle (1976)
as Sparkle
Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief (1989)
as Self
Certain Fury (1985)
as Tracy
Sister, Sister (1982)
as Sissy Lovejoy
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers (1983)
as Myrlie Evers
Apple Pie (1976)
as Dancer
Caged in Paradiso (1989)
as Eva
Aaron Loves Angela (1975)
as Angela
On Location with: FAME (1980)
as Self - ‘Coco’
Bring Back... Fame (2008)
as Self
Killing 'em Softly (1982)
as Jane
Disco Explosion - Flash Back (2007)
as Self
Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion - Vol. 1 (2006)
as Self