Mia Sara

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox person Mia Sarapochiello (born June 19, 1967),<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> known professionally as Mia Sara, is an American actress.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Her early roles include the soap opera All My Children (1983) and Ridley Scott's fantasy film Legend (1985). She gained wide recognition for starring in John Hughes's comedy film Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986). She then led the miniseries Queenie (1987) and won a Saturn Award for starring in Peter Hyams's science fiction film Timecop (1994).

Sara played Dr. Harleen Quinzel / Harley Quinn in the DC series Birds of Prey (2002–2003). She took a hiatus in 2013, and returned with a role in Mike Flanagan's drama film The Life of Chuck (2024).

Early life

Sara was born to a Catholic Italian-American family in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, New York. She is the daughter of Diana, a stylist and photographer, and Jerome Sarapochiello, a photographer and artist.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She attended St. Ann's School, in Brooklyn.<ref name="VScott">Template:Cite news</ref>

Career

Sara's debut role was Princess Lili in Ridley Scott's 1985 fairy-tale film Legend, alongside Tom Cruise. Playing the role of Ferris Bueller's girlfriend, Sloane Peterson, in the 1986 blockbuster film Ferris Bueller's Day Off made her even more popular.<ref name= "VScott"/> She also appeared in the 1987 miniseries Queenie, a roman à clef on actress Merle Oberon,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref> She also played the part of Molly Connor in The Impossible Elephant (2001). Also in 2001, she acted in Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story, directed by Brian Henson (eldest son of Muppets creator Jim Henson).

Her television roles have included Annie Knox in the science fiction series Time Trax (1993–94) and Dr. Harleen Quinzel in the short-lived WB Network series Birds of Prey (2002–03).

In 2024, Sara appeared in The Life of Chuck; this was her first film appearance since 2013.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Personal life

In March 1996, Sara married Jason Connery, son of actor Sean Connery, with whom she performed in Bullet to Beijing. In June 1997, they had a son named Dashiell Quinn Connery, who is also an actor.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The couple divorced in 2002.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 2005, Sara had a daughter with Brian Henson. They married in 2010.<ref>Henson.com Template:Webarchive April 11, 2012. Retrieved April 12, 2012.</ref>

Sara is an avid poet.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1985	Legend	Princess Lili
1986	Ferris Bueller's Day Off	Sloane Peterson
1988	Apprentice to Murder	Alice Spangler
	Shadows in the Storm	Melanie
1990	Any Man's Death	Gerlind
1991	Template:Sortname	Elise Shipp
	By the Sword	Erin Clavelli
1992	Template:Sortname	Leah
1993	Call of The Wild	Jessie Gosselin
1994	Caroline at Midnight	Victoria Dillon
	Timecop	Melissa Walker
1995	Template:Sortname	Gina Sands
	Template:Sortname	Cynthia
	Black Day Blue Night	Hallie Schrag
1996	Template:Sortname	Cassie Osborne
	Undertow	Willie Yates
1999	Dazzle	Miss Martinet
2000	Little Insects	Princess Dayzie (voice)
2001	The Impossible Elephant	Molly Connor
2002	Turn of Faith	Annmarie De Carlo
2003	Hoodlum & Son	Ellen Heaven
2012	Dorothy and the Witches of Oz	Princess Langwidere
2013	Pretty Pretty	Narciss	Short film
2024	The Life of Chuck	Sarah Krantz

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1983	All My Children	Francesca	Soap opera
1987	Queenie	Queenie Kelly / Dawn Avalon	Miniseries; lead role
1988	Alfred Hitchcock Presents	Sara Fletcher	Episode: "Twisted Sisters"
1989	Big Time	Fran	Television film
	Till We Meet Again	Delphine de Lancel	Miniseries
1990	Daughter of Darkness	Katherine Thatcher	Television film
1992	Call of the Wild	Jessie Gosselin
1993	Blindsided	Chandler Strange
	Time Trax	Elyssa Channing-Knox / Annie Knox	Episodes: "A Stranger in Time", "To Kill a Billionaire"
1995	Bullet to Beijing	Natasha	Television film
1995–1996	Chicago Hope	Annie Rueman	Episodes: "Informed Consent", "Women on the Verge"
1996	Strangers	Ginny	Episode: "Stone Heart"
	Midnight in Saint Petersburg	Natasha	Television film
	Undertow	Willie Yates
1997	20,000 Leagues Under the Sea	Mara	Miniseries; main role
1998	Hard Time	Myler	Television film
2001	Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story	Ondine	Miniseries; main role
2002	Lost in Oz	Loriellidere	Unsold pilot
2002–2003	Birds of Prey	Dr. Harleen Quinzel / Harley Quinn	Main role
2005	CSI: NY	Cala Winger	Episode: "Jamalot"
2006	Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King	Beautiful Passenger	Cameo; episode: "Battleground"
2007	Tinseltown	Lena	Television film

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
1995	Saturn Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Timecop	Template:Won	<ref name=":0" />

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