Irene Cara
Born: 1959-03-18
• 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
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Bring Back... Fame
Disco Explosion - Flash Back
Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion - Vol. 1
The Jungle King
Happily Ever After
Caged in Paradiso
Busted Up
Certain Fury
City Heat
Style Wars
D.C. Cab
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
Killing 'em Softly
Sister, Sister
Fame
Apple Pie
Sparkle
Aaron Loves Angela
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On Location with: FAME