Mia Sara
| Mia Sara | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Mia Sarapochiello June 19, 1967 Brooklyn Heights, New York, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Saint Ann's School |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1985–2013 |
| Spouse(s) |
Jason Connery (m. 1996; div. 2002) Brian Henson (m. 2010) |
| Children | 2 |
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).
She was born Mia Sarapochiello /ˌsɑːrəpəˈkjɛloʊ/ 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.
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).
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