Irene Cara
Actor · Songs · Theme Song Performance
Born Mar 18, 1959 · The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Active 1971–2022
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.
Filmography
Fame (1980) — Coco HernandezKojak (1973) — AmyCity Heat (1984) — Ginny LeeRoots: The Next Generations (1979) — Bertha Palmer HaleyWhat's Happening!! (1976) — MariaThe Electric Company (1971) — Iris - Member of the Short CircusSparkle (1976) — SparkleGuyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980) — Alice JeffersonHappily Ever After (1989) — Snow White (voice)D.C. Cab (1983) — Irene CaraKilling 'em Softly (1982) — JaneAmerican Playhouse (1982) — Myrlie EvansSister, Sister (1982) — Sissy LovejoyGoing Bananas (1984) — Theme Song PerformanceCertain Fury (1985) — TracyLove of Life (1951) — Daisy AllenBusted Up (1986) — SimoneFor Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers (1983) — Myrlie EversAaron Loves Angela (1975) — AngelaApple Pie (1976) — DancerCaged in Paradiso (1989) — EvaTrans (1983) — Songs