Nationality American Name Mia Sara Education St. Ann's School Role Actress | Occupation Actress Height 1.63 m Years active 1985–present | |
Full Name Mia Sarapochiello Children Dashiell Connery, Amelia Jane Henson Parents Jerome Sarapocciello, Diana Sarapociello Movies and TV shows Similar People Jason Connery, Alan Ruck, Brian Henson, Matthew Broderick, Dashiell Connery Profiles | ||
Mia Sara on Late Night 1994
Mia Sara (born June 19, 1967) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Sloane Peterson in the 1986 comedy film Ferris Bueller's Day Off, and other films such as Legend (1985) and Timecop (1994).
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Early life
She was born Mia Sarapochiello in Brooklyn Heights, New York, of Italian-American descent. She is the daughter of Diana, a stylist and photographer, and Jerome Sarapochiello, a photographer and artist. She attended St. Ann's School, in Brooklyn, New York.
Career
Sara's breakthrough role was princess Lilly in Ridley Scott's 1985 fairy tale-film Legend. A year later, the role of Ferris Bueller's girlfriend, Sloane Peterson, made her even more popular in the 1986 film Ferris Bueller's Day Off. She also appeared in the miniseries Queenie, a roman à clef on actress Merle Oberon, as well as 1992's A Stranger Among Us, directed by Sidney Lumet. In 1994 she starred opposite Jean-Claude Van Damme in the blockbuster Timecop, for which she won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her television roles have included playing Annie Knox in the science fiction series Time Trax (1993–94) and Dr. Harleen Quinzel in the short-lived WB Network superhero show Birds of Prey (2002).
Personal life
In March 1996, she married Jason Connery, son of Sean Connery, with whom she performed in Bullet to Beijing. In June 1997, they had a son, Dashiell Quinn Connery. The couple divorced in 2002.
She is now married to Brian Henson, oldest son of Muppets creator Jim Henson. They have one daughter, Amelia Jane Henson, born in 2005.
Sara enjoys flying and holds a private pilot licence.