Known For
Acting
Birthday
March 18, 1959
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.
Known For - Movies
Known For - TV Shows
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
Wetten, dass..?
as Self
Champs-Elysées
as Self
Kojak
as Amy
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Love of Life
as Daisy Allen
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Where Are They Now?
as Self
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Die ultimative Chartshow
as Self
Verstehen Sie Spaß?
as Self
The Electric Company
as Iris - Member of the Short Circus
What's Happening!!
as Maria