Acting · geboren 1959-03-18 · The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Irene Cara
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.
Bekannt aus
- Flashdance (1983) – Songs
- Charlie - Alle Hunde kommen in den Himmel (1989) – Theme Song Performance
- Fame - Der Weg zum Ruhm (1980) – Coco Hernandez
- City Heat - Der Bulle und der Schnüffler (1984) – Ginny Lee
- Kojak (1973) – Amy
- Die Chaotenclique (1983) – Irene Cara
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) – Self
- Style Wars (1984) – Self
- Happily Ever After (1989) – Snow White (voice)
- Roots - Die nächsten Generationen (1979) – Bertha Palmer Haley
- What's Happening!! (1976) – Maria
- In der Hitze von New York (1985) – Tracy
- The Electric Company (1971) – Iris - Member of the Short Circus
- Wetten, dass..? (1981) – Self
- Sparkle - Der Weg zum Star (1976) – Sparkle
- Das Guayana-Massaker (1980) – Alice Jefferson
- Champs-Elysées (1982) – Self
- American Playhouse (1982) – Myrlie Evans
- The Longshot (1986) – Theme Song Performance
- Apple Pie (1976) – Dancer
- Solid Gold (1980) – Self
- Verstehen Sie Spaß? (1980) – Self
- Aaron Loves Angela (1975) – Angela
- Killing Streets (1986) – Simone
- Caged in Paradiso (1989) – Eva
- On Location with: FAME (1980) – Self - ‘Coco’
- Where Are They Now? (1999) – Self
- Die ultimative Chartshow (2003) – Self
- Sister, Sister (1982) – Sissy Lovejoy
- Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion - Vol. 1 (2006) – Self
- Going Bananas (1984) – Theme Song Performance
- For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers (1983) – Myrlie Evers
- Disco Explosion - Flash Back (2007) – Self
- Killing 'em Softly (1982) – Jane
- Hit Me, Baby, One More Time (2005) – Self
- I Love 1980's (2001)
- Bring Back... Fame (2008) – Self
- Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief (1989) – Self
- Gone Country (2008) – Self
- Show-Express (1980) – Self