Irene Cara

Irene Cara

Actor
Date of birth: March 18, 1959Date of death: November 25, 2022 (63)City: 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.

Filmography

10 roles
1980s8 roles
1989Caged in ParadisoEva★ 5.0Movie
1985Certain FuryTracy★ 5.1Movie
1984City HeatGinny Lee★ 5.5Movie
1970s2 roles
1976SparkleSparkle★ 7.4Movie
1976Apple PieDancer★ 5.2Movie