Irene Cara
American singer and actress (1959-2022) · United States · On the map · Musicians · Died at 63
Irene Cara Escalera was an American singer and actress who rose to prominence for her role as Coco Hernandez in the 1980 musical film Fame, and for recording the film's title song "Fame", which reached No. 1 in several countries. In 1983, Cara co-wrote and sang the song "Flashdance...
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Giorgio Moroder Produced What a Feelin' (1983)
Michael Gore Produced Fame and Out Here on My Own
Adrian Lyne Directed Flashdance (1983)
Joel Schumacher Directed D.C. Cab (1986), wrote Sparkle (1976)
Paul McCrane Duets: Out Here on My Own / Is It Okay If I Call You Mine? (1982)
Michael Schultz Directed For Us the Living: The Medgar Evers Story (1983)
Jon Peters Produced Flashdance (1983)
Peter Guber Produced Flashdance (1983)
Kristen Stewart Duets: Snow White
Bill Murray Co-starred in Ghostbusters (1984)
Lily Collins Duets: Snow White
Alan Parker Directed Fame (1980)
Dan Aykroyd Co-starred in Ghostbusters (1984)
Kristin Kreuk Duets: Snow White
Carola Häggkvist Duets: Flashdance... What a Feeling (1983)
Jerry Bruckheimer Produced Flashdance (1983)
Margaret Avery Also in For Us the Living: The Medgar Evers Story (1983)
Ray Parker Jr. Co-starred in Ghostbusters (1984)- Don Simpson Produced Flashdance (1983)
- Lynda Obst Produced Flashdance (1983)
Myrlie Evers-Williams Wrote For Us the Living: The Medgar Evers Story (1983)
Sarah Patterson Duets: Snow White
Gordon Parks, Jr. Directed Aaron Loves Angela (1975)
Howard Rosenman Produced Sparkle (1976)
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What a Feeling", for which she shared an Academy Award for Best Original Song and won a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 1984.
