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.
19 movies · 18 shows
Bring Back... Fame
2008·0.0
Disco Explosion - Flash Back
2007·7.5
Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion - Vol. 1
2006·8.2
Happily Ever After
1989·5.8
Caged in Paradiso
1989·5.0
Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief
1989·0.0
Busted Up
1986·6.5
Certain Fury
1985·5.2
City Heat
1984·5.5
Style Wars
1984·7.5
D.C. Cab
1983·5.2
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
1983·7.0
Killing 'em Softly
1982·9.0
Sister, Sister
1982·8.0
On Location with: FAME
1980·6.7
Fame
1980·6.4
Apple Pie
1976·5.2
Sparkle
1976·7.3
Aaron Loves Angela
1975·5.4