Person
Irene Cara
Born 18 March 1959 Died 25 November 2022, aged 63 The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA TMDB ↗
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.
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12age in their first credit on record (1971)
18years on screen and counting
3credits in 1982, their busiest year
20dated credits on record
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Movie credits
Age: 30 Happily Ever After
1989as Snow White (voice)
Age: 30 Caged in Paradiso
1989as Eva
Age: 27 Busted Up
1986as Simone
Age: 25 Certain Fury
1985as Tracy
Age: 25 City Heat
1984as Ginny Lee
Age: 24 D.C. Cab
1983as Irene Cara
Age: 24 For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
1983as Myrlie Evers
Age: 23 Killing 'em Softly
1982as Jane
Age: 23 Sister, Sister
1982as Sissy Lovejoy
Age: 21 Fame
1980as Coco Hernandez
Age: 17 Apple Pie
1976as Dancer
Age: 17 Sparkle
1976as Sparkle
Age: 16 Aaron Loves Angela
1975as Angela
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TV credits
Age: 22 American Playhouse
1982as Myrlie Evans
Age: 21 Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
1980as Alice Jefferson
Age: 19 Roots: The Next Generations
1979as Bertha Palmer Haley
Age: 19 Roots: The Next Generations
1979as Bertha Palmer (archive footage)
Age: 17 What's Happening!!
1976as Maria
Age: 14 Kojak
1973as Amy
Age: 12 The Electric Company
1971as Iris - Member of the Short Circus
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Love of Life
1951as Daisy Allen