Irene Cara
Irene Cara is known for Fame (1980), City Heat (1984), D.C. Cab (1983).
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.
Questions about Irene Cara
How many Irene Cara films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 18 films with Irene Cara, from 1975 to 2008.
What is the best rated Irene Cara film?
The best rated Irene Cara film in the catalogue is Fame (1980), rated 6.4.
What was the first Irene Cara film?
The first Irene Cara film in the catalogue is Fame, from 1980.
Who has Irene Cara worked with the most?
In the catalogue, Irene Cara shares the most credits with Gene Anthony Ray (2 films) and Jim Moody (2 films).
People data: TMDb.
Known for
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6.4 Fame
1980
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5.5 City Heat
1984
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7.5 Disco Explosion - Flash Back
2007
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5.2 D.C. Cab
1983
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5.8 Happily Ever After
1989
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6.5 Busted Up
1986
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7.5 Style Wars
1984
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5.1 Certain Fury
1985
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7.3 Sparkle
1976
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Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief
1989
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7.5 Sister, Sister
1982
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7.0 For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
1983
Full filmography
19 films — 18 in the catalogue
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Bring Back... Fame
2008 · Self
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7.5
Disco Explosion - Flash Back
2007 · Self
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8.2 Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion - Vol. 1
2006 · Self
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5.8
Happily Ever After
1989 · Snow White (voice)
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5.0 Caged in Paradiso
1989 · Eva
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Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief
1989 · Self
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6.5
Busted Up
1986 · Simone
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5.1
Certain Fury
1985 · Tracy
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5.5
City Heat
1984 · Ginny Lee
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7.5
Style Wars
1984 · Self
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5.2
D.C. Cab
1983 · Irene Cara
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7.0
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
1983 · Myrlie Evers
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9.0 Killing 'em Softly
1982 · Jane
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7.5
Sister, Sister
1982 · Sissy Lovejoy
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6.7
On Location with: FAME
1980 · Self - ‘Coco’
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6.4
Fame
1980 · Coco Hernandez
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5.2 Apple Pie
1976 · Dancer
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7.3
Sparkle
1976 · Sparkle
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5.4 Aaron Loves Angela
1975 · Angela
Series and TV shows
6 titles
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5.6
Wetten, dass..?
1981 · Appearance
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7.5
Roots: The Next Generations
1979 · Bertha Palmer (archive footage)
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7.4
What's Happening!!
1976 · Maria
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7.3
Kojak
1973 · Amy
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7.4
The Electric Company
1971 · Iris - Member of the Short Circus · 130 ep.
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7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Appearance
People data: TMDb.
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