Irene Cara: movies and TV shows
Irene Cara has 40 credits in the archive: 20 films and 20 TV series, from 1951 to 2008. Highest rated: Roots: The Next Generations (7.5/10).
Career timeline
1951 – 2008 · busiest year: 1980 (6 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Gone Country | Self | TV | — | 49 |
| 2008 | Bring Back... Fame | Self | Film | — | 49 |
| 2007 | Disco Explosion - Flash Back | Self | Film | 7.5 | 48 |
| 2006 | Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion - Vol. 1 | Self | Film | 8.2 | 47 |
| 2005 | Hit Me, Baby, One More Time | Self | TV | 10.0 | 46 |
| 2003 | Die ultimative Chartshow | Self | TV | 6.3 | 44 |
| 1999 | Where Are They Now? | Self | TV | 7.5 | 40 |
| 1989 | Happily Ever After | Snow White (voice) | Film | 5.9 | 30 |
| 1989 | Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief | Self | Film | — | 30 |
| 1989 | Caged in Paradiso | Eva | Film | 5.0 | 30 |
| 1986 | Busted Up | Simone | Film | 6.5 | 27 |
| 1986 | 4 gegen Willi | Self | TV | — | 27 |
| 1985 | Certain Fury | Tracy | Film | 5.2 | 26 |
| 1984 | Going Bananas | TV | 7.5 | 25 | |
| 1984 | City Heat | Ginny Lee | Film | 5.5 | 25 |
| 1984 | Style Wars | Self | Film | 7.5 | 25 |
| 1983 | Trans | Film | — | 24 | |
| 1983 | D.C. Cab | Irene Cara | Film | 5.2 | 24 |
| 1983 | For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers | Myrlie Evers | Film | 7.0 | 24 |
| 1982 | Champs-Elysées | Self | TV | 6.8 | 23 |
| 1982 | American Playhouse | Myrlie Evans | TV | 6.6 | 23 |
| 1982 | Sister, Sister | Sissy Lovejoy | Film | 8.0 | 23 |
| 1982 | Killing 'em Softly | Jane | Film | 9.0 | 23 |
| 1981 | Wetten, dass..? | Self | TV | 5.4 | 22 |
| 1980 | Solid Gold | Self | TV | 6.3 | 21 |
| 1980 | Verstehen Sie Spaß? | Self | TV | 4.7 | 21 |
| 1980 | Fame | Coco Hernandez | Film | 6.4 | 21 |
| 1980 | Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones | Alice Jefferson | TV | 7.3 | 21 |
| 1980 | Show-Express | Self | TV | — | 21 |
| 1980 | On Location with: FAME | Self - ‘Coco’ | Film | 6.7 | 21 |
| 1979 | Roots: The Next Generations | Bertha Palmer Haley | TV | 7.5 | 20 |
| 1979 | Roots: The Next Generations | Bertha Palmer (archive footage) | TV | 7.5 | 20 |
| 1976 | What's Happening!! | Maria | TV | 7.4 | 17 |
| 1976 | Sparkle | Sparkle | Film | 7.3 | 17 |
| 1976 | Apple Pie | Dancer | Film | 5.2 | 17 |
| 1975 | Aaron Loves Angela | Angela | Film | 5.4 | 16 |
| 1973 | Kojak | Amy | TV | 7.2 | 14 |
| 1971 | The Electric Company | Iris - Member of the Short Circus | TV | 7.3 | 12 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV | 7.5 | 3 |
| 1951 | Love of Life | Daisy Allen | TV | 6.7 | 7 |