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Irene Cara
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🎂 March 18, 1959📍 The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA🕯️ November 25, 2022 · Age 63
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.
BODY OF WORK
Irene Cara's Filmography
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No Poster
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Bring Back... Fame
2008
as Self
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Disco Explosion - Flash Back
2007⭐ 7.5
as Self
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Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion - Vol. 1
2006⭐ 8.2
as Self
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Happily Ever After
1989⭐ 5.8
as Snow White (voice)
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Caged in Paradiso
1989⭐ 5.0
as Eva
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Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief
1989
as Self
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Busted Up
1986⭐ 6.5
as Simone
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Certain Fury
1985⭐ 5.2
as Tracy
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City Heat
1984⭐ 5.5
as Ginny Lee
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Style Wars
1984⭐ 7.6
as Self
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D.C. Cab
1983⭐ 5.2
as Irene Cara
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For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
1983⭐ 7.0
as Myrlie Evers
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Killing 'em Softly
1982⭐ 9.0
as Jane
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Sister, Sister
1982⭐ 7.5
as Sissy Lovejoy
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No Poster
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On Location with: FAME
1980⭐ 6.7
as Self - ‘Coco’
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Fame
1980⭐ 6.4
as Coco Hernandez
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Apple Pie
1976⭐ 5.2
as Dancer
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Sparkle
1976⭐ 7.3
as Sparkle
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Aaron Loves Angela
1975⭐ 5.4
as Angela