Irene Cara
Birthday: 1959-03-18
Deathday: 2022-11-25
Birthplace: The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Female
Owned By: Unowned
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.
Credits
| Year | Title | Character | |
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1994-01-01 | The Jungle King | Leonette |
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1992-05-04 | Beauty and the Beast | Beauty (voice) |
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1992-04-09 | The Magic Voyage | Marilyn (voice) |
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1989-06-30 | Happily Ever After | Snow White (voice) |
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1989-05-01 | Caged in Paradiso | Eva |
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1986-09-10 | Busted Up | Simone |
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1985-03-01 | Certain Fury | Tracy |
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1984-12-07 | City Heat | Ginny Lee |
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1983-12-16 | D.C. Cab | Irene Cara |
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1983-03-22 | For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers | Myrlie Evers |
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1982-12-10 | Killing 'em Softly | Jane |
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1982-06-07 | Sister, Sister | Sissy Lovejoy |
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1980-05-16 | Fame | Coco |
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1976-08-08 | Apple Pie | Dancer |
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1976-04-07 | Sparkle | Sparkle |
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1975-12-25 | Aaron Loves Angela | Angela |