Irene Cara
ActingBorn 1959-03-18The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
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 (29 titles)
movieKilling 'em Softly
1982 · ★ 9.0
movieGet Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion - Vol. 1
2006 · ★ 8.2
movieStyle Wars
1984 · ★ 7.6
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · ★ 7.6
movieDisco Explosion - Flash Back
2007 · ★ 7.5
movieSister, Sister
1982 · ★ 7.5
tvRoots: The Next Generations
1979 · ★ 7.5
tvWhat's Happening!!
1976 · ★ 7.4
tvKojak
1973 · ★ 7.3
movieSparkle
1976 · ★ 7.3
tvThe Electric Company
1971 · ★ 7.3
tvGuyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
1980 · ★ 7.3
movieFor Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
1983 · ★ 7.0
tvSolid Gold
1980 · ★ 7.0
tvChamps-Elysées
1982 · ★ 6.8
tvAmerican Playhouse
1982 · ★ 6.6
movieBusted Up
1986 · ★ 6.5
movieFame
1980 · ★ 6.4
movieHappily Ever After
1989 · ★ 5.8
tvWetten, dass..?
1981 · ★ 5.6
movieCity Heat
1984 · ★ 5.5
movieAaron Loves Angela
1975 · ★ 5.4
movieD.C. Cab
1983 · ★ 5.2
movieApple Pie
1976 · ★ 5.2
movieCertain Fury
1985 · ★ 5.2
movieCaged in Paradiso
1989 · ★ 5.0
tvVerstehen Sie Spaß?
1980 · ★ 4.7
movieFriend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief
1989 · ★ 0.0
tvGone Country
2008 · ★ 0.0