
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
39
Gender
Female
Birthday
1959-03-18
Day of Death
2022-11-25 (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.