Where to watch Irene Cara in the UK
Find every Irene Cara film and TV show streaming, free, or available to rent in the UK. Updated daily — verified 5 May 2026.
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.
Irene Cara films streaming in the UK
Most-watched films featuring Irene Cara, available across UK streaming, rent and buy.
Irene Cara TV shows streaming in the UK
Selected TV credits featuring Irene Cara.
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- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
- Champs-Elysées (1982) as Self
- Wetten, dass..? (1981) as Self
- Kojak (1973) as Amy
- The Electric Company (1971) as Iris - Member of the Short Circus
- Verstehen Sie Spaß? (1980) as Self
- Where Are They Now? (1999) as Self
- What's Happening!! (1976) as Maria
- Solid Gold (1980) as Self
- Die ultimative Chartshow (2003) as Self
- Roots: The Next Generations (1979) as Bertha Palmer Haley
- Love of Life (1951) as Daisy Allen
- Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980) as Alice Jefferson
- City Heat (1984) as Ginny Lee
- Happily Ever After (1989) as Snow White (voice)
- Gone Country (2008) as Self
- Fame (1980) as Coco Hernandez
- Going Bananas (1984) Theme Song Performance
- D.C. Cab (1983) as Irene Cara
- Sparkle (1976) as Sparkle
- Show-Express (1980) as Self
- 4 gegen Willi (1986) as Self
- Certain Fury (1985) as Tracy
- Style Wars (1984) as Self
- Caged in Paradiso (1989) as Eva
- For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers (1983) as Myrlie Evers
- Sister, Sister (1982) as Sissy Lovejoy
- Killing 'em Softly (1982) as Jane
- Busted Up (1986) as Simone
- Hit Me, Baby, One More Time (2005) as Self
- Aaron Loves Angela (1975) as Angela
- On Location with: FAME (1980) as Self - ‘Coco’
- Apple Pie (1976) as Dancer
- Trans (1983) Songs
- Bring Back... Fame (2008) as Self
- Disco Explosion - Flash Back (2007) as Self
- Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion - Vol. 1 (2006) as Self
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Where can I watch Irene Cara films in the UK?
Irene Cara's films and TV shows are available across UK streaming services. Click any title in the filmography below to see exactly which UK service has it — Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+, BBC iPlayer, ITVX, NOW, Sky, MUBI and more — updated daily.
What are Irene Cara's most popular films?
Most-watched Irene Cara films currently: City Heat (1984), Happily Ever After (1989), Fame (1980), D.C. Cab (1983), Sparkle (1976).
What TV shows has Irene Cara appeared in?
Selected TV credits: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962), Champs-Elysées (1982), Wetten, dass..? (1981), Kojak (1973), The Electric Company (1971).
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