Irene Cara
Acting
March 18, 1959 – November 25, 2022 (died at 63)
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Female
19 Movies
19 TV Shows
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.
The Electric Company 
130 eps
The Electric Company
1971 7.3
as Iris - Member of the Short Circus
Age 12 (now 63)
Roots: The Next Generations 
3 eps
Roots: The Next Generations
1979 7.4
as Bertha Palmer Haley
Age 19 (now 63)
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones 
2 eps
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
1980 7.3
as Alice Jefferson
Age 21 (now 63) Roots: The Next Generations 1 ep
Roots: The Next Generations
1979 7.4
as Bertha Palmer (archive footage)
Age 19 (now 63)
Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion - Vol. 1 
Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion - Vol. 1
2006 8.2
as Self
Age 47 (now 63)
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers 
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
1983 7.0
as Myrlie Evers
Age 24 (now 63)
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones 2 eps
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
1980 7.3
as Alice Jefferson
Age 21 (now 63)
Roots: The Next Generations 1 ep
Roots: The Next Generations
1979 7.4
as Bertha Palmer (archive footage)
Age 19 (now 63) Roots: The Next Generations 3 eps
Roots: The Next Generations
1979 7.4
as Bertha Palmer Haley
Age 19 (now 63)
The Electric Company 130 eps
The Electric Company
1971 7.3
as Iris - Member of the Short Circus
Age 12 (now 63) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 
1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 7.5
as Self
Age 3 (now 63)Gathering insights...
Also Known As
Irene T. Escalera, Irene Cara Escalera, Айрин Кара, Ирен Кара
IMDB
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