Irene Cara
Acting
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.
TV Shows(17)
Gone Country
Self
2008
Hit Me, Baby, One More Time
Self
2005
Die ultimative Chartshow
Self
2003
Where Are They Now?
Self
1999
4 gegen Willi
Self
1986
Champs-Elysées
Self
1982
Wetten, dass..?
Self
1981
Show-Express
Self
1980
Solid Gold
Self
1980
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
Alice Jefferson
1980
Verstehen Sie Spaß?
Self
1980
Roots: The Next Generations
Bertha Palmer Haley
1979
What's Happening!!
Maria
1976
Kojak
Amy
1973
The Electric Company
Iris - Member of the Short Circus
1971
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Love of Life
Daisy Allen
1951
Movies(18)
Bring Back... Fame
Self
2008
Disco Explosion - Flash Back
Self
2007
Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion - Vol. 1
Self
2006
Happily Ever After
Snow White (voice)
1989
Caged in Paradiso
Eva
1989
Busted Up
Simone
1986
Certain Fury
Tracy
1985
City Heat
Ginny Lee
1984
Style Wars
Self
1984
D.C. Cab
Irene Cara
1983
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
Myrlie Evers
1983
Killing 'em Softly
Jane
1982
Sister, Sister
Sissy Lovejoy
1982
On Location with: FAME
Self - ‘Coco’
1980
Fame
Coco Hernandez
1980
Apple Pie
Dancer
1976
Sparkle
Sparkle
1976
Aaron Loves Angela
Angela
1975