ActingBorn: 1959-03-18 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
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.
Featured Movies (17)
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9.0Killing 'em Softly
1982
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8.2Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion - Vol. 1
2006
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7.5Style Wars
1984
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7.5Disco Explosion - Flash Back
2007
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7.5Sister, Sister
1982
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7.3Sparkle
1976
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7.0For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
1983
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6.5Busted Up
1986
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6.4Fame
1980
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5.8Happily Ever After
1989
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5.5City Heat
1984
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5.4Aaron Loves Angela
1975
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5.2D.C. Cab
1983
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5.2Apple Pie
1976
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5.1Certain Fury
1985
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5.0Caged in Paradiso
1989
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Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief
1989
Television & Series (13)
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7.5Roots: The Next Generations
1979
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7.5The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
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7.5Roots: The Next Generations
1979
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7.4What's Happening!!
1976
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7.3The Electric Company
1971
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7.3Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
1980
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7.3Kojak
1973
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7.0Solid Gold
1980
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6.8Champs-Elysées
1982
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6.6American Playhouse
1982
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5.6Wetten, dass..?
1981
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4.7Verstehen Sie Spaß?
1980
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Gone Country
2008