Mia Sara

Mia Sara Biography

Mia Sara (born June 19, 1967) is an American actress best known for her roles in films such as Legend (1985), Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), and Timecop (1994).

Early life

Born Mia Sarapochiello in Brooklyn Heights, New York, to Jerome Sarapochiello, a photographer and artist, and Diana Sarapochiello, a stylist and also a photographer, she attended St. Ann's School, in Brooklyn, New York.

Career

Sara's breakthrough roles came in the mid-1980s as Princess Lili, playing opposite Tom Cruise in Legend and as Ferris Bueller's girlfriend, Sloane Peterson 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

Sara enjoys flying and holds a private pilot license. In March 1996, Sara was married to Jason Connery, the 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, the son of Muppet creator Jim Henson.

Filmography

Film and television roles
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1985	Legend	Princess Lily
1986	Ferris Bueller's Day Off	Sloane Peterson
1987	Queenie	Queenie Kelly	TV miniseries
1988	Shadows in the Storm	Melanie
	Apprentice to Murder	Alice Spangler
	Any Man's Death	Gerlind
	The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents	Sara Fletcher	Episode: "Twisted Sisters"
1989	Big Time	Fran	TV movie
1989	Till We Meet Again	Delphine de Lancel	TV miniseries
1990	Daughter of Darkness	Katherine Thatcher	TV movie
1991	A Climate for Killing	Elise Shipp	A.k.a. "A Row of Crows"
1991	By the Sword	Erin Clavelli
1992	A Stranger Among Us	Leah
1993	Time Trax	Annie Knox	2 episodes
	Blindsided	Chandler Strange	TV movie
	Call of the Wild	Jessie Gosselin
1994	Caroline at Midnight	Victoria Dillon	A.k.a. "Someone's Watching"
1994	Timecop	Melissa Walker	Won "? The "Best Supporting Actress" Saturn Award
1995	The Set-Up	Gina Sands
	The Maddening	Cassie Osborne
	Bullet to Beijing	Natasha Gradetsky	TV movie
	Black Day Blue Night	Hallie Schrag
1995/96	Chicago Hope	Annie Rueman	2 episodes
1996	Strangers	Ginny	Episode: "Stone Heart"
	The Pompatus of Love	Cynthia
	Undertow	Willie Yates	TV movie
1997	20,000 Leagues Under the Sea	Mara	TV movie
1998	Hard Time	Myler	TV movie
1999	Dazzle	Miss Martinet
2000	Little Insects	Princess Dayzie	Voice only
2001	Turn of Faith	Annmarie De Carlo
	The Impossible Elephant	Molly Connor	A.k.a. "The Incredible Elephant"
	Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story	Ondine	TV miniseries
2002	Lost in Oz	Loriellidere	TV movie
2002"03	Birds of Prey	Dr. Harleen Quinzel / Harley Quinn
2003	Hoodlum & Son	Ellen Heaven
2005	CSI: NY	Cala Winger	Episode: "Jamalot"
2006	Nightmares and Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King	Beautiful Passenger	Episode: "Battleground"
2007	Tinseltown	Lena	TV pilot
2011	The Witches of Oz	Princess Langwidere	Miniseries

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