According to a post by her publicist on her official Twitter account, Broadway and film actress and recording artist Irene Cara, who played the role of Coco Hernandez in the movie FAME, has passed ...

“I put on the original ‘Fame’ in honor of the late great Irene Cara,” wrote Mariah Carey on social media with a screenshot of the movie playing on her TV. Cara played the character of Coco Hernandez ...

Coco Hernandez (Irene Cara) performs at a graduation ceremony in a scene from Fame, directed by Alan Parker, 1980. (Getty Images) ...

Celebrities from music, film, and television are remembering Oscar-winning singer, actress, and songwriter Irene Cara, who died Friday at age 63. Cara won her Academy Award for co-writing the theme ...

Irene Cara, the actress, singer and Oscar-winning songwriter best known for crooning the title tracks to ’80’s hit films “Fame” and “Flashdance,” has died in her Florida home. She was 63. Cara’s ...

Coco Hernandez (Irene Cara) performs at a graduation ceremony in a scene from Fame, directed by Alan Parker, 1980. NEW YORK — Oscar, Golden Globe and two-time Grammy winning singer-actress Irene Cara, ...