Actor
Irene Cara
Born 1959 · The 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.
Acting
Fame
Coco Hernandez · 1980
Kojak
Amy · 1973
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 1962
Style Wars
Self · 1984
City Heat
Ginny Lee · 1984
Roots: The Next Generations
Bertha Palmer Haley · 1979
What's Happening!!
Maria · 1976
Sparkle
Sparkle · 1976
The Electric Company
Iris - Member of the Short Circus · 1971
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
Alice Jefferson · 1980
Happily Ever After
Snow White (voice) · 1989
D.C. Cab
Irene Cara · 1983
Hit Me, Baby, One More Time
Self · 2005
Killing 'em Softly
Jane · 1982
Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion - Vol. 1
Self · 2006
Champs-Elysées
Self · 1982
Sister, Sister
Sissy Lovejoy · 1982
Where Are They Now?
Self · 1999
Certain Fury
Tracy · 1985
Wetten, dass..?
Self · 1981
Disco Explosion - Flash Back
Self · 2007
Love of Life
Daisy Allen · 1951
Busted Up
Simone · 1986
On Location with: FAME
Self - ‘Coco’ · 1980