Irene Cara
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1959-03-18 (63 years old)
Deathday
2022-11-25
Place of Birth
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Also known As
Irene T. Escalera
Irene Cara Escalera
Айрин Кара
Ирен Кара
Irene Cara
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.
Acting
1980
as Coco
1976
as Sparkle
1989
as Snow White (voice)
1984
as Ginny Lee
2008
as Self
1985
as Tracy
1986
as Simone
1975
as Angela
1989
as Eva
1983
as Irene Cara
1983
as Myrlie Evers
2007
as Self
-
as Self - ‘Coco’
1984
as Self
1992
as Marilyn (voice)
1982
as Sissy Lovejoy
1994
as Leonette
1992
as Beauty (voice)
1982
as Jane
1976
as Dancer
© All Rights Reserved 2025