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Mia Sara
Born	Mia Sarapochiello June 19, 1967 (1967-06-19) (age 42) Brooklyn Heights, New York
Years active	1985–present
Spouse(s)	Jason Connery (1996–2002)

Mia Sarapochiello (born June 19, 1967 in Brooklyn Heights, New York) is an American actress who uses the stage name Mia Sara. She is best known for her roles as Ferris Bueller's girlfriend, Sloane Peterson, in Ferris Bueller's Day Off and as Lily, playing opposite Tom Cruise in Legend.

Sara is a graduate of Saint Ann's School (New York City). She has two Wheaten Terriers, enjoys flying and holds a Private Pilot license. In March 1996, Sara was married to 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 2002.¹ She is currently involved with Brian Henson, son of Muppet creator Jim Henson, with whom she has a daughter.

Contents 1 Career 2 Filmography 3 References 4 External links

Career

Sara got her first major role as Princess Lily playing opposite Tom Cruise in Ridley Scott's film Legend. Then came her popular role as Ferris's girlfriend in the 1986 film Ferris Bueller's Day Off. She has 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. For the film Timecop she won the "Best Supporting Actress" Saturn Award.

Her television roles have included playing Annie Knox in the science fiction series Time Trax and Dr. Harleen Quinzel in the short-lived WB Network superhero show Birds of Prey.

Filmography

Year	Film	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	1 episode: "Twisted Sisters"
1989	Big Time	Fran	TV Movie
	Till We Meet Again	Delphine de Lancel	TV Miniseries
1990	Daughter of Darkness	Katherine Thatcher	TV Movie
1991	A Climate for Killing	Elise Shipp	Aka "A Row of Crows"
	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	Aka "Someone's Watching"
	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
1995-1996	Chicago Hope	Annie Rueman	2 episodes
1996	Strangers	Ginny	1 episode
	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	Aka "The Incredible Elephant"
	Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story	Ondine	TV Miniseries
2002	Lost in Oz	Loriellidere	TV Series
2002-2003	Birds of Prey	Dr. Harleen Quinzel/Harley Quinn
2003	Hoodlum & Son	Ellen Heaven
2005	CSI: NY	Cala Winger	1 episode
2006	Nightmares and Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King	Beautiful Passenger	1 episode
2007	Tinseltown	Lena	TV Series

References

1. ^ http://www.jasonconnery.com/bio.htm

External links

• Mia Sara at the Internet Movie Database
• Mia Sara at TV.com