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Irene Cara

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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.

Films Featuring Irene Cara

Fame

19806.4

Sparkle

19767.3

Happily Ever After

19895.8

City Heat

19845.5

Bring Back... Fame

2008

Certain Fury

19855.1

Busted Up

19866.5

Aaron Loves Angela

19755.4

Caged in Paradiso

19895.0

D.C. Cab

19835.2

For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

19837.0

Disco Explosion - Flash Back

20077.5

On Location with: FAME

19806.7

Style Wars

19847.5

Sister, Sister

19827.5

Killing 'em Softly

19829.0

Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion - Vol. 1

20068.2

Apple Pie

19765.2

Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief

1989