Irene Cara

Acting

Born: 1959-03-18

Died: 2022-11-25

From: The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Gender: Female

Popularity: 0.6

Also Known As

Irene T. EscaleraIrene Cara EscaleraАйрин КараИрен Кара

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.

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Awards & Nominations3 won · 3 nominated

🏆 Won

Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song

Flashdance... What a Feeling

1984

🏆 Won

Academy Award for Best Original Song

Flashdance... What a Feeling

1984

🏆 Won

Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album

Flashdance – Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture

1984

Nominated

BAFTA Award for Best Original Song

Flashdance... What a Feeling

1984

Nominated

Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

Fame

1981

Nominated

Grammy Award for Best New Artist

1981

Irene Cara

Also Known As

Biography

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Awards & Nominations3 won · 3 nominated

Acting27 titles

Killing 'em Softly

Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion - Vol. 1

Sister, Sister

Sparkle

Disco Explosion - Flash Back

Style Wars

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Roots: The Next Generations

What's Happening!!

The Electric Company

Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones

Kojak

For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

Champs-Elysées

Busted Up

Fame

Solid Gold

Happily Ever After

City Heat

Aaron Loves Angela

Wetten, dass..?

Certain Fury

D.C. Cab

Apple Pie

Caged in Paradiso

Verstehen Sie Spaß?

Gone Country

Sound2 titles

Going Bananas

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