ACTOR

Irene Cara

1959 - 2022

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Irene Cara Escalera (March 18, 1959 – November 25, 2022) 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... Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Irene Cara has received more than 5,749,921 page views. Her biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Irene Cara is the 1,179th most popular actor (up from 2,526th in 2019), the 2,033rd most popular biography from United States (up from 4,054th in 2019) and the 551st most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.73

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 43

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.89

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.80

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Irene Cara ranks 1,179 out of 13,578. Before her are Arthur Kennedy, Katharine Ross, Teri Hatcher, Christine Kaufmann, Lucy Lawless, and Ashton Kutcher. After her are Christian Oliver, Brittany Murphy, Martin Weinek, Countess Marie Larisch von Moennich, Eleanor Parker, and Tina Aumont.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Irene Cara ranks 65. Before her are "Weird Al" Yankovic, Sam Raimi, Nina Hartley, Youssou N'Dour, Victoria Abril, and Christian Thielemann. After her are Chan Santokhi, Miki Matsubara, Satoru Iwata, Majed Abdullah, Patricia Clarkson, and Linda Blair. Among people deceased in 2022, Irene Cara ranks 106. Before her are Mirosław Hermaszewski, Viktor Saneyev, Catherine Spaak, Toshiki Kaifu, Bob Saget, and Margit Korondi. After her are Radu Lupu, Andy Fletcher, Gal Costa, Jozef Tomko, Hermann Nitsch, and Ivan Reitman.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Irene Cara ranks 2,033 out of 20,380. Before her are Teri Hatcher (1964), Ira Levin (1929), Pinetop Perkins (1913), Martin Gardner (1914), Bob Odenkirk (1962), and Ashton Kutcher (1978). After her are Marissa Mayer (1975), Michael W. Young (1949), Brittany Murphy (1977), Pete Sampras (1971), Paul Bremer (1941), and Bill Conti (1942).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Irene Cara ranks 551. Before her are Jessica Alba (1981), Suzanne Somers (1946), Arthur Kennedy (1914), Katharine Ross (1940), Teri Hatcher (1964), and Ashton Kutcher (1978). After her are Brittany Murphy (1977), Eleanor Parker (1922), Tina Aumont (1946), Tim Allen (1953), Marisa Tomei (1964), and Ashley Judd (1968).

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Television and Movie Roles

Fame
Coco
A chronicle of the lives of several teenagers who attend a New York high school for students gifted in the performing arts.
May 16o 19806.448 / 10
Happily Ever After
Snow White (voice)
The Wicked Queen is dead but her brother, Lord Maliss, seeks for revenge. Using the Magic Mirror to locate Snow White and the Prince, he transforms into a dragon and attacks. Maliss takes the Prince to the Realm of Doom. Snow White, with the aid of the Seven Dwarfesses, cousins of the Sevens Dwarves, must embark on a quest to save her true love.
Jun 30o 19895.643 / 10
Beauty and the Beast
Beauty (voice)
A young, beautiful girl awaits the day she will be killed after having asked for a most humble gift.
May 4o 19926 / 10