Mia Sara

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Mia Sara
Sara as Harleen Quinzel in Birds of Prey
Birth name	Mia Sarapocciello
Born	June 19, 1967 (age 39) Brooklyn Heights, New York
Notable roles	"Sloane Peterson" in Ferris Bueller's Day Off "Harley Quinn" in Birds of Prey

Mia Sarapocciello (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 Melissa Walker, Jean Claude Van Damme's wife in Timecop.

Born in Brooklyn Heights, New York, Sara is a graduate of St. Ann's School. 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. Sara is of Italian descent. She now lives in Los Angeles with Brian Henson, son of Jim Henson the creator of The Muppets. They have one child together in addition to her son Dashiell.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Career

Sara got her first major role playing opposite Tom Cruise in Legend, but is best known for her role as Ferris Bueller's girlfriend Sloane Peterson in the 1986 film Ferris Bueller's Day Off. She has also appeared in the miniseries Queenie, Princess Lily in the aforementioned Legend, as well as playing key roles for the Jean-Claude Van Damme film Timecop (winning the "Best Supporting Actress" Saturn Award) and the 1995 Canada-Russia co-production Bullet to Beijing starring Michael Caine.

She appeared in the short-lived WB Network television show Birds of Prey as Dr. Harleen Quinzel.

[edit] Filmography

Nightmares and Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King (2006) — Beautiful Passenger
CSI: NY (2005) TV Series — Cala Winger
Hoodlum & Son (2003) — Ellen Heaven
Birds of Prey (2002) TV Series — Dr. Harleen Quinzel/Harley Quinn
Lost in Oz (2002) TV Series — Loriellidere
Hoodlum & Son (2002) — Ellen Heaven
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story (2001) — Ondine
The Impossible Elephant (2001) — Molly Connor
Hard Time (1998) — Myler
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1997) — Mara
Undertow (1996) — Willie Yates
The Pompatus of Love (1996) — Cynthia
Black Day Blue Night (1995) — Hallie Schrag
Bullet to Beijing (1995) — Natasha Gradetsky
The Maddening (1995) — Cassie Osborne
The Set Up (1995) — Gina Sands
The Outer Limits (1995) — Dr. Rachel Harris
Caroline at Midnight (1994) — Victoria
Timecop (1994) — Melissa Walker
Call of the Wild (1993) — Jessie Gosselin
Blindsided (1993) — Chandler Strange
A Stranger Among Us (1992) — Leah
By the Sword (film) (1991) — Erin Clavelli
A Climate for Killing (1991) — Elise Shipp
Daughter of Darkness (1990) — Katherine Thatcher
Till We Meet Again (1989) — Delphine de Lancel
Any Man's Death (1988) — Gerlind
Apprentice to Murder (1988) — Alice Spangler
Shadows in the Storm (1988) — Melanie
Queenie (1987) — Queenie Kelly
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) — Sloane Peterson
Legend (1985) — Princess Lily