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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.
The roles that explain the career.
15 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Disco Explosion - Flash Back | Self | Film |
| 2006 | Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion - Vol. 1 | Self | Film |
| 1989 | Caged in Paradiso | Eva | Film |
| 1989 | Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief | Self | Film |
| 1989 | Happily Ever After | Snow White (voice) | Film |
| 1986 | Busted Up | Simone | Film |
| 1985 | Certain Fury | Tracy | Film |
| 1984 | City Heat | Ginny Lee | Film |
| 1984 | Style Wars | Self | Film |
| 1983 | D.C. Cab | Irene Cara | Film |
| 1980 | Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones | Alice Jefferson | TV |
| 1980 | Fame | Coco Hernandez | Film |
| 1976 | Sparkle | Sparkle | Film |
| 1976 | Apple Pie | Dancer | Film |
| 1975 | Aaron Loves Angela | Angela | Film |
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