Actor

Irene Cara

1975–present1959–2022DramaActionMusicComedy

Chronicler of the Human Condition

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Filmography

2008Bring Back... FameSelf 2007Disco Explosion - Flash BackSelf7.5 2006Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion - Vol. 1Self8.2 1989Happily Ever AfterSnow White (voice)5.9 1989Caged in ParadisoEva5.0 1986Busted UpSimone6.5

About

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.

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