Irene Cara
Acting
Born March 18, 1959 — Died November 25, 2022
From The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Also known as Irene T. Escalera, Irene Cara Escalera, Айрин 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 fil...
Filmography
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Bring Back... Fame
Self
2008
Disco Explosion - Flash Back
Self
20077.5
Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion - Vol. 1
Self
20068.2
Happily Ever After
Snow White (voice)
19895.9
Caged in Paradiso
Eva
19895.0
Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief
Self
1989
Busted Up
Simone
19866.5
Certain Fury
Tracy
19855.2
City Heat
Ginny Lee
19845.5
Style Wars
Self
19847.5
D.C. Cab
Irene Cara
19835.2
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
Myrlie Evers
19837.0
Killing 'em Softly
Jane
19829.0
Sister, Sister
Sissy Lovejoy
19828.0
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On Location with: FAME
Self - ‘Coco’
19806.7
Fame
Coco Hernandez
19806.4
Apple Pie
Dancer
19765.2
Sparkle
Sparkle
19767.3
Aaron Loves Angela
Angela
19755.4