Personal Info
Known Credits
21
Gender
Female
Birthdate
1959-03-18 (66 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Also Known For
Irene T. EscaleraIrene Cara EscaleraАйрин КараИрен 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. ...
Known For
Acting
2008 --
Bring Back... Fame
| Self
2007 --
Disco Explosion - Flash Back
| Self
2006 --
Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion - Vol. 1
| Self
1994 --
The Jungle King
| Leonette
1992 --
Beauty and the Beast
| Beauty (voice)
1992 --
The Magic Voyage
| Marilyn (voice)
1989 --
Happily Ever After
| Snow White (voice)
1989 --
Caged in Paradiso
| Eva
1986 --
Busted Up
| Simone
1985 --
Certain Fury
| Tracy
1984 --
City Heat
| Ginny Lee
1984 --
Style Wars
| Self
1983 --
D.C. Cab
| Irene Cara
1983 --
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
| Myrlie Evers
1982 --
Killing 'em Softly
| Jane
1982 --
Sister, Sister
| Sissy Lovejoy
1980 --
Fame
| Coco
1976 --
Apple Pie
| Dancer
1976 --
Sparkle
| Sparkle
1975 --
Aaron Loves Angela
| Angela