Irene Cara Biography (1959-)
Born March 18, 1959, in Bronx, NY. Addresses: HOME--104-60 Queens Boulevard, Forest Hills, NY 11375.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Female
- Birth Details
- March 18, 1959
- Bronx, New York, United States
Famous Works
- Credits
- FILM DEBUT--Angela, Aaron Loves Angela, Columbia, 1975.
- Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM APPEARANCES
- Title role, Sparkle, Warner Brothers, 1976.
- Coco, Fame, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1980.
- portrayed herself, D.C. Cab, Universal, 1983.
- Ginny Lee, City Heat, Warner Brothers, 1984.
- Tracy Freeman, A Certain Fury, New World, 1985.
- Simone, Busted Up, Shapiro, 1986.
- Also appeared as Jane Flores, Killing 'em Softly, 1985; and in The Man in5-A.
- BROADWAY DEBUT--Maggie Flynn, American National Theatre Academy Playhouse, 1968.
- Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES
- The Me Nobody Knows, Orpheum Theatre, 1970.
- Via Galactica, Uris Theatre, New York City, 1972.
- Got Tu Go Disco, Minskoff Theatre, 1979.
- Also appeared in Ain't Misbehavin'.
- Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES; SERIES
- The Electric Company, PBS, 1972.
- MINI-SERIES Bertha Palmer, Roots: The Next Generation, ABC, 1979.
- Credits; PILOTS
- Irene Cannon, Irene, NBC, 1981.
- Credits; MOVIES
- Alice Jefferson, The Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones, CBS, 1980.
- Sissy Lovejoy, Sister, Sister, NBC, 1982.
- Myrlie Evers, For Us, the Living, PBS, 1983.
- Credits; SPECIALS
- Bob Hope Goes to College, NBC, 1983.
- The 58th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1986.
- Also appeared in Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Credits; SINGLES
- "Flashdance ... What a Feeling"; "Fame"; "Out Here on My Own"; "Anyone Can See"; "The Dream"; "Breakdance."