Irene Cara
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Fame
as Coco Hernandez
1980
Sparkle
as Sparkle
1976
Happily Ever After
as Snow White (voice)
1989
City Heat
as Ginny Lee
1984
Bring Back... Fame
as Self
2008
Certain Fury
as Tracy
1985
Busted Up
as Simone
1986
Aaron Loves Angela
as Angela
1975
Caged in Paradiso
as Eva
1989
D.C. Cab
as Irene Cara
1983
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
as Myrlie Evers
1983
Disco Explosion - Flash Back
as Self
2007
On Location with: FAME
as Self - ‘Coco’
1980
Style Wars
as Self
1984
Sister, Sister
as Sissy Lovejoy
1982
Killing 'em Softly
as Jane
1982
Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion - Vol. 1
as Self
2006
Apple Pie
as Dancer
1976
TV Appearances
Hit Me, Baby, One More Time
as Self
2005
Solid Gold
as Self
1980
Love of Life
as Daisy Allen
1951
Kojak
as Amy
1973
The Electric Company
as Iris - Member of the Short Circus
1971
Roots: The Next Generations
as Bertha Palmer Haley
1979
Where Are They Now?
as Self
1999
Wetten, dass..?
as Self
1981
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
as Alice Jefferson
1980
Verstehen Sie Spaß?
as Self
1980
Gone Country
as Self
2008