Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
March 18, 1959
Died
November 25, 2022 (63 years old)
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
Acting
6.0
Beauty and the Beast
1992
5.7
Happily Ever After
1989
5.1
Certain Fury
1985
5.5
City Heat
1984
7.4
Style Wars
1984
5.2
D.C. Cab
1983
5.3
Wetten, dass..?
1981
6.4
Fame
1980
7.2
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
1980
7.5
Roots: The Next Generations
1979
7.5
Roots: The Next Generations
1979
7.4
What's Happening!!
1976
7.4
Sparkle
1976
7.1
Kojak
1973
7.1
The Electric Company
1971
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962