Irene Cara
Date of birth: 1959-03-18
Place of birth: The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Irene T. Escalera, Irene Cara Escalera, Айрин Кара, Ирен Кара
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.
Movie Credits
Fame
1980-05-16
A chronicle of the lives of several teenagers who attend a New York high school for students gifted
Sparkle
1976-04-07
Three sisters start out singing in their church choir in Harlem in the late 1950s and become a succe
Happily Ever After
1989-06-30
In the aftermath of her more famous adventure, Snow White must team up with the dwarves' seven femal
City Heat
1984-12-07
Set in Kansas City in 1933, Eastwood plays a police lieutenant known simply by his last name, Speer.
Bring Back... Fame
2008-12-27
Justin Lee Collins attempts to track down the cast of Fame, both the film and the TV series.
Certain Fury
1985-03-01
Teenage prostitute Scarlet and minor offender Tracy end up on the run together in the wake of a cour
Busted Up
1986-09-10
Prolific actor-stuntman Conrad Palmisano directed this average action-thriller about the owner of an
Aaron Loves Angela
1975-12-25
Aaron and Angela, two young adults living in the Harlem ghetto of New York City, are deeply in love
Caged in Paradiso
1989-05-01
A prisoner's wife joins him on an island where a killer satellite and shark-infested waters keep inm
D.C. Cab
1983-12-16
The tale of a hapless group of cabbies and a rundown cab company owned by Harold. Albert comes to to
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
1983-03-22
This film is the true story of Medgar Evers, a successful insurance agent who moves to Jackson, Miss
Disco Explosion - Flash Back
2007-03-09
Faixas: 01. That´s The Way I Like It 02. Rock Your Baby 03. You Make Me Feel Like Dancing 04. Mr
On Location with: FAME
A short film about the making of the movie "Fame" (1980)
Style Wars
1984-01-23
Tony Silver and Henry Chalfant's PBS documentary tracks the rise and fall of subway graffiti in New
Sister, Sister
1982-06-07
Heated confrontations and revelations result when a divorcee returns with her young son to the home
The Jungle King
1994-01-01
A reluctant lion king has his paws full trying to save his jungle kingdom in this marvellous animate
Beauty and the Beast
1992-05-04
A young, beautiful girl awaits the day she will be killed after having asked for a most humble gift.
Killing 'em Softly
1982-12-10
The girlfriend of a man murdered for a debt falls in love with the killer.
Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion - Vol. 1
2006-10-10
Apple Pie
1976-08-08
Gangster Jacques Blinbaum spins the tale of how he began his life of crime, beginning when he faked