Irene Cara
Acting
Mar 18, 1959 – Nov 25, 2022 · The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
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.
- Fame1980
as Coco Hernandez
- City Heat1984
as Ginny Lee
- D.C. Cab1983
as Irene Cara
as Snow White (voice)
