Irene Cara

Known for

Acting

Born

March 18, 1959

Birthplace

The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Died

November 25, 2022 (aged 63)

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.

Best known work

Flashdance

1983

All Dogs Go to Heaven

1989

Fame

1980

City Heat

1984

Kojak

1973

D.C. Cab

1983

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

Style Wars

1984

Happily Ever After

1989

Roots: The Next Generations

1979

Filmography

2008
Bring Back... Fame
as Self
2008
Gone CountryTV
as Self (7 episodes)
2007
Disco Explosion - Flash Back
as Self
2006
Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion - Vol. 1
as Self
2005
Hit Me, Baby, One More TimeTV
as Self (1 episode)
2003
Die ultimative ChartshowTV
as Self (1 episode)
1999
Where Are They Now?TV
as Self (1 episode)
1989
All Dogs Go to Heaven
Theme Song Performance
1989
Happily Ever After
as Snow White (voice)
1989
Caged in Paradiso
as Eva
1989
Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief
as Self
1986
4 gegen WilliTV
as Self (1 episode)
1986
Busted Up
as Simone, Songs
1986
The Longshot
Theme Song Performance
1985
Certain Fury
as Tracy
1984
City Heat
as Ginny Lee, Songs
1984
Going BananasTV
Theme Song Performance
1984
Style Wars
as Self
1983
D.C. Cab
as Irene Cara
1983
Flashdance
Songs
1983
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
as Myrlie Evers
1982
Killing 'em Softly
as Jane
1982
Trans
Songs
1982
Sister, Sister
as Sissy Lovejoy
1982
Champs-ElyséesTV
as Self (1 episode)