1959-03-18 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.
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Bring Back... Fame | Self | 2008-12-27 |
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Disco Explosion - Flash Back | Self | 2007-03-09 |
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Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion - Vol. 1 | Self | 2006-10-10 |
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The Jungle King | Leonette | 1994-01-01 |
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Beauty and the Beast | Beauty (voice) | 1992-05-04 |
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Die Abenteuer von Pico und Columbus | Marilyn (voice) | 1992-04-09 |
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Caged in Paradiso | Eva | 1989-05-01 |
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Happily Ever After | Snow White (voice) | 1989-06-30 |
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Busted Up | Simone | 1986-09-10 |
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Certain Fury | Tracy | 1985-03-01 |
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City Heat | Ginny Lee | 1984-12-07 |
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Style Wars | Self | 1984-01-23 |
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For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers | Myrlie Evers | 1983-03-22 |
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D.C. Cab | Irene Cara | 1983-12-16 |
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Killing 'em Softly | Jane | 1982-12-10 |
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Sister, Sister | Sissy Lovejoy | 1982-06-07 |
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Fame | Coco | 1980-05-16 |
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Apple Pie | Dancer | 1976-08-08 |
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Sparkle | Sparkle | 1976-04-07 |
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Aaron Loves Angela | Angela | 1975-12-25 |
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On Location with: FAME | Self - ‘Coco’ |
