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Irene Cara

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Born: March 18, 1959 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Biography

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.

Filmography18 TITLES
Fame
6.4
Fame1980
D.C. Cab
5.2
D.C. Cab1983
Happily Ever After
5.7
Happily Ever After1989
City Heat
5.5
City Heat1984
Style Wars
7.5
Style Wars1984
Sparkle
7.4
Sparkle1976
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Certain Fury
5.1
Certain Fury1985
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers1983
Caged in Paradiso
6.0
Caged in Paradiso1989
Sister, Sister
Sister, Sister1982
Busted Up
6.5
Busted Up1986
Killing 'em Softly
Killing 'em Softly1982
Aaron Loves Angela
4.2
Aaron Loves Angela1975
On Location with: FAME
6.0
On Location with: FAME1980
Bring Back... Fame
Bring Back... Fame2008
Disco Explosion - Flash Back
7.5
Disco Explosion - Flash Back2007
Apple Pie
4.2
Apple Pie1976
Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion - Vol. 1
8.2
Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion - Vol. 12006