Irene Cara
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
Wetten, dass..?
Self
1981
Series
Roots: The Next Generations
Bertha Palmer Haley
1979
Series
Roots: The Next Generations
Bertha Palmer (archive footage)
1979
Series
American Playhouse
Myrlie Evans
1982
Series
Champs-Elysées
Self
1982
Series
Kojak
Amy
1973
Series
The Electric Company
Iris - Member of the Short Circus
1971
Series
Solid Gold
Self
1980
Love of Life
Daisy Allen
1951
Series
What's Happening!!
Maria
1976
Die ultimative Chartshow
Self
2003
Where Are They Now?
Self
1999
Series
Verstehen Sie Spaß?
Self
1980
Film
Fame
Coco Hernandez
1980
Series
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
Alice Jefferson
1980
Film
City Heat
Ginny Lee
1984
Film
D.C. Cab
Irene Cara
1983
Series
Gone Country
Self
2008
Film
Happily Ever After
Snow White (voice)
1989
Film
Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion - Vol. 1
Self
2006
Film
Sparkle
Sparkle
1976
Film
Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief
Self
1989
Show-Express
Self
1980
Film
Busted Up
Simone
1986
4 gegen Willi
Self
1986
Hit Me, Baby, One More Time
Self
2005
Film
Style Wars
Self
1984
Film
Certain Fury
Tracy
1985
Film
Aaron Loves Angela
Angela
1975
Bring Back... Fame
Self
2008
Film
Sister, Sister
Sissy Lovejoy
1982
Film
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
Myrlie Evers
1983
On Location with: FAME
Self - ‘Coco’
1980
Film
Caged in Paradiso
Eva
1989
Film
Disco Explosion - Flash Back
Self
2007
Film
Killing 'em Softly
Jane
1982
Film
Apple Pie
Dancer
1976