Irene Cara
Age: N/A | From: The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Irene T. Escalera , Irene Cara Escalera , Айрин Кара , Ирен Кара
Gender: Female
Place of birth: The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Homepage: https://irenecara.com/
Movie Involvements: 16
TV Involvements: 9
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Solid Gold
(1980) Self
Love of Life
(1951) Daisy Allen
Die ultimative Chartshow
(2003) Self
Where Are They Now?
(1999) Self
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
(1980) Alice Jefferson
Roots: The Next Generations
(1979) Bertha Palmer Haley
Kojak
(1973) Amy
Fame
(1980) CocoActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Self | |
| 2007 | Self | |
| 2006 | Self | |
| 2005 | Self | |
| 2003 | Self | |
| 1999 | Self | |
| 1994 | Leonette | |
| 1992 | Beauty (voice) | |
| Marilyn (voice) | ||
| 1989 | Snow White (voice) | |
| Eva | ||
| 1986 | Simone | |
| 1985 | Tracy | |
| 1984 | Ginny Lee | |
| 1983 | Irene Cara | |
| Myrlie Evers | ||
| Self | ||
| 1982 | Jane | |
| Sissy Lovejoy | ||
| Self | ||
| 1981 | Self | |
| 1980 | Self | |
| Coco | ||
| Alice Jefferson | ||
| Self | ||
| 1979 | Bertha Palmer Haley | |
| 1976 | Maria | |
| Sparkle | ||
| 1975 | Angela | |
| 1973 | Amy | |
| 1971 | Iris - Member of the Short Circus | |
| 1951 | Daisy Allen | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Sound
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Theme Song Performance | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
