Irene Cara
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
Bring Back... Fame
as Self
Bring Back... Fame
as Self
Disco Explosion - Flash Back
as Self
Disco Explosion - Flash Back
as Self
Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion - Vol. 1
as Self
Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion - Vol. 1
as Self
Happily Ever After
as Snow White (voice)
Happily Ever After
as Snow White (voice)
Caged in Paradiso
as Eva
Caged in Paradiso
as Eva
Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief
as Self
Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief
as Self
Busted Up
as Simone
Busted Up
as Simone
Certain Fury
as Tracy
Certain Fury
as Tracy
City Heat
as Ginny Lee
City Heat
as Ginny Lee
Style Wars
as Self
Style Wars
as Self
D.C. Cab
as Irene Cara
D.C. Cab
as Irene Cara
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
as Myrlie Evers
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
as Myrlie Evers
Killing 'em Softly
as Jane
Killing 'em Softly
as Jane
Sister, Sister
as Sissy Lovejoy
Sister, Sister
as Sissy Lovejoy
On Location with: FAME
as Self - ‘Coco’
On Location with: FAME
as Self - ‘Coco’
Fame
as Coco Hernandez
Fame
as Coco Hernandez
Apple Pie
as Dancer
Apple Pie
as Dancer
Sparkle
as Sparkle
Sparkle
as Sparkle
Aaron Loves Angela
as Angela
Aaron Loves Angela
as Angela