Irene Cara

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

1.4625

Gender

Female

Birthday

18-Mar-1959

Age

(67 years old)

Place of Birth

The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As
  • Irene T. Escalera
  • Irene Cara Escalera
  • Айрин Кара
  • Ирен Кара

Irene Cara

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.


Credits

Bring Back... Fame Bring Back... Fame (2008) Character: Self
Justin Lee Collins attempts to track down the cast of Fame, both the film and the TV series.
Apple Pie Apple Pie (1976) Character: Dancer
Gangster Jacques Blinbaum spins the tale of how he began his life of crime, beginning when he faked his own kidnapping in order to scam his father out of the ransom money. From there, Blinbaum moonlights as a costumed crusader, wandering the rooftops of Manhattan.
On Location with: FAME On Location with: FAME (1980) Character: Self - ‘Coco’
A short film about the making of the movie "Fame" (1980).
Disco Explosion - Flash Back Disco Explosion - Flash Back (2007) Character: Self
Faixas: 01. That´s The Way I Like It 02. Rock Your Baby 03. You Make Me Feel Like Dancing 04. Mr. Big Stuff 05. Le Freak 06. Ain´t No Stopping Now 07. Rock The Boat 08. Best Of My Love 09. We Are Family 10. Boogie Shoes 11. It´s Raining Men 12. Disco Inferno 13. I Will Survive 14. Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel 15. 25 Miles 16. December, 1963 "Oh, What a Night" 17. If Can´t Have You 18. More Than a Woman 19. Fhashdance...What a Feeling 20. Get Down Tonight
Killing 'em Softly Killing 'em Softly (1982) Character: Jane
The girlfriend of a man murdered for a debt falls in love with the killer.
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers (1983) Character: Myrlie Evers
This film is the true story of Medgar Evers, a successful insurance agent who moves to Jackson, Mississippi to direct the regional headquarters of the NAACP. Fighting segregation and racist politics, Evers becomes a leader in the black community.
City Heat City Heat (1984) Character: Ginny Lee
Set in Kansas City in 1933, Eastwood plays a police lieutenant known simply by his last name, Speer. Reynolds plays a former cop turned private eye named Mike Murphy. Both Speer and Murphy served on the force together and were once good friends, but are now bitter enemies. When Murphy's partner is slain they team up again to fight the mob.
Certain Fury Certain Fury (1985) Character: Tracy
Teenage prostitute Scarlet and minor offender Tracy end up on the run together in the wake of a courtroom shoot-out.
Caged in Paradiso Caged in Paradiso (1989) Character: Eva
A prisoner's wife joins him on an island where a killer satellite and shark-infested waters keep inmates in check.
Happily Ever After Happily Ever After (1989) Character: Snow White (voice)
In the aftermath of her more famous adventure, Snow White must team up with the dwarves' seven female cousins to battle the late Evil Queen's warlock brother and rescue the captured Prince.
Sister, Sister Sister, Sister (1982) Character: Sissy Lovejoy
Heated confrontations and revelations result when a divorcee returns with her young son to the home of her two sisters.
Fame Fame (1980) Character: Coco Hernandez
A chronicle of the lives of several teenagers who attend a New York high school for students gifted in the performing arts.
Style Wars Style Wars (1984) Character: Self
Tony Silver and Henry Chalfant's PBS documentary tracks the rise and fall of subway graffiti in New York in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Sparkle Sparkle (1976) Character: Sparkle
Three sisters start out singing in their church choir in Harlem in the late 1950s and become a successful girl group in the 1960s.
Aaron Loves Angela Aaron Loves Angela (1975) Character: Angela
Aaron and Angela, two young adults living in the Harlem ghetto of New York City, are deeply in love with each other. The only thing standing in the way of their love is their families. Aaron is black, while Angela is Puerto Rican, and neither family wants one of their own to associate with the others. As the pair rebel against the prejudices of their families, they soon find the conflict spreading out to their friends and neighbors, until the hatred threatens to spiral out of control.
Busted Up Busted Up (1986) Character: Simone
Prolific actor-stuntman Conrad Palmisano directed this average action-thriller about the owner of an inner-city gym. Earl (Paul Coufos) happens to also be a skilled fighter, and when he is pressured by real-estate developers to close the gym, he fights in order to save it.
D.C. Cab D.C. Cab (1983) Character: Irene Cara
The tale of a hapless group of cabbies and a rundown cab company owned by Harold. Albert comes to town with a dream of starting his own cab company but needs to motivate Harold's employees to want to make something out of themselves. It is only when Albert is kidnapped that the cabbies must decide whether or not they are loyal to Albert and his cause.



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