🎭 Actor
Irene Cara
🎂 Born 18 March 1959 (age 63)✝ 25 November 2022📍 The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
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Popularity Score
17
Acting Credits
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
Full Filmography(17 films)
YearTitleRating
1980Fame★ 6.41984City Heat★ 5.51983D.C. Cab★ 5.21984Style Wars★ 7.51989Happily Ever After★ 5.91986Busted Up★ 6.51976Sparkle★ 7.51989Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief—1985Certain Fury★ 5.21982Sister, Sister★ 8.01983For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers★ 7.01976Apple Pie★ 5.21989Caged in Paradiso★ 5.01975Aaron Loves Angela★ 5.41982Killing 'em Softly★ 9.02007Disco Explosion - Flash Back★ 7.52006Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion - Vol. 1★ 8.2