Mia Sara

Mia Sarapochiello (born June 19, 1967), better known as Mia Sara, is an American actress. She made her debut starring as Princess Lili in the fantasy film Legend (1985), and had her breakthrough starring as Sloane Peterson in the comedy film Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986). She also portrayed Melissa Walker in the science fiction film Timecop (1994), which won her the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress.

In March 1996, she married 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.She is married to Brian Henson, oldest son of Muppets creator Jim Henson. Sara had acted in Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story, directed by Henson. They have one daughter, Amelia Jane Henson, born in 2005.

Sara was born Mia Sarapochiello in Brooklyn Heights, New York. She is the daughter of Diana, a stylist and photographer, and Jerome Sarapochiello, a photographer and artist. She was born into the Roman Catholic tradition and is of Italian descent. She attended St. Ann's School, in Brooklyn, New York.