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.

All movies available from Irene Cara

Poster movie Sparkle

Sparkle

Movie
Poster movie Kojak

Kojak

Tv series
Poster movie Roots: The Next Generations

Roots: The Next Generatio

Tv series

Movies unavailable from Irene Cara

Fame

Coco

Movie 1980

Happily Ever After

Snow White (voice)

Movie 1989

City Heat

Ginny Lee

Movie 1984

Bring Back... Fame

Self

Movie 2008

Certain Fury

Tracy

Movie 1985

Busted Up

Simone

Movie 1986

Aaron Loves Angela

Angela

Movie 1975

Caged in Paradiso

Eva

Movie 1989

D.C. Cab

Irene Cara

Movie 1983

For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

Myrlie Evers

Movie 1983

Disco Explosion - Flash Back

Self

Movie 2007

On Location with: FAME

Self - ‘Coco’

Movie

Style Wars

Self

Movie 1984

The Magic Voyage

Marilyn (voice)

Movie 1992

Sister, Sister

Sissy Lovejoy

Movie 1982

The Jungle King

Leonette

Movie 1994

Beauty and the Beast

Beauty (voice)

Movie 1992

Killing 'em Softly

Jane

Movie 1982

Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion - Vol. 1

Self

Movie 2006

Apple Pie

Dancer

Movie 1976

Tv series unavailable from Irene Cara

What's Happening!!

Maria

Tv 1976

Hit Me, Baby, One More Time

Self

Tv 2005

Solid Gold

Self

Tv 1980

Love of Life

Daisy Allen

Tv 1951

The Electric Company

Iris - Member of the Short Circus

Tv 1971

Where Are They Now?

Self

Tv 1999

Wetten, dass..?

Self

Tv 1981

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self

Tv 1962

Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones

Alice Jefferson

Tv 1980

Verstehen Sie Spaß?

Self

Tv 1980

Gone Country

Self

Tv 2008

Die ultimative Chartshow

Self

Tv 2003

Show-Express

Self

Tv 1980

Champs-Elysées

Self

Tv 1982

4 gegen Willi

Self

Tv 1986