Irene Cara

Irene Cara

1959-03-18 – 2022-11-25 (age 63) The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
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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.

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Known For

Happily Ever After
Happily Ever After

1989

as Snow White (voice)

City Heat
City Heat

1984

as Ginny Lee

Fame
Fame

1980

as Coco Hernandez

Style Wars
Style Wars

1984

as Self

D.C. Cab
D.C. Cab

1983

as Irene Cara

Certain Fury
Certain Fury

1985

as Tracy

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Sparkle
Sparkle

1976

as Sparkle

Sister, Sister
Sister, Sister

1982

as Sissy Lovejoy

Busted Up
Busted Up

1986

as Simone

Apple Pie
Apple Pie

1976

as Dancer

Caged in Paradiso
Killing 'em Softly
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On Location with: FAME

1980

as Self - ‘Coco’

Aaron Loves Angela
Aaron Loves Angela

1975

as Angela

Disco Explosion - Flash Back