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Irene Cara

Acting
Known For

63 Years Old

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.

Born

The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA on 18th March 1959

Died

25th November 2022

All Credits

Wetten, dass..? Image
Wetten, dass..?
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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Champs-Elysées
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Love of Life
Daisy Allen
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Verstehen Sie Spaß?
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The Electric Company
Iris - Member of the Short Circus
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Solid Gold
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Where Are They Now?
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Kojak
Amy
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Die ultimative Chartshow
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Gone Country Image
Gone Country
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Roots: The Next Generations
Bertha Palmer Haley
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones Image
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
Alice Jefferson
What's Happening!! Image
What's Happening!!
Maria
Certain Fury Image
Certain Fury
Tracy
Fame Image
Fame
Coco
City Heat Image
City Heat
Ginny Lee
The Jungle King Image
The Jungle King
Leonette
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4 gegen Willi
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Sparkle Image
Sparkle
Sparkle
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Happily Ever After
Snow White (voice)
Style Wars Image
Style Wars
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Hit Me, Baby, One More Time
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Beauty and the Beast
Beauty (voice)
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The Magic Voyage
Marilyn (voice)
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D.C. Cab
Irene Cara
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Show-Express
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Sister, Sister Image
Sister, Sister
Sissy Lovejoy
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Aaron Loves Angela
Angela
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers Image
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
Myrlie Evers
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Caged in Paradiso
Eva
Apple Pie Image
Apple Pie
Dancer
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Busted Up
Simone
Disco Explosion - Flash Back Image
Disco Explosion - Flash Back
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Killing 'em Softly Image
Killing 'em Softly
Jane
Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion - Vol. 1 Image
Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion - Vol. 1
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Bring Back... Fame
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On Location with: FAME
Self - ‘Coco’