Mia Sara is an American actress with over 3 decades of experience in the American film industry. She is best known for playing the role of Sloane Peterson in the 1986 classic movie “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”. Sara has starred in over 40 movies in her career.
Early life
Mia Sara was born on 19th June 1967 in Brooklyn Heights, New York. Her full name is Mia Sarapochiello. She is the daughter of photographers Jerome and Diana Sarapochiello. The name of her younger sister is Cassie. Mia Sara attended St Ann’s School in Brooklyn, graduating in the year 1985. She is an adherent of the Roman Catholic faith.
Career
Mia Sara made her acting debut with an episode in the television soap opera “All My Children” in the year 1983. However, her film debut was in the 1985 fairy-tale movie “Legend” alongside Tom Cruise and Tim Curry. Sara’s breakthrough movie was the 1986 blockbuster “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” in which she played the role of Ferris Bueller’s girlfriend, Sloane Peterson. The movie grossed $70.7 million against a budget of $5.5 million.
Mia Sara played the lead role in the 1987 mini series “Queenie”. In the year 1988, she appeared in the films “Shadows in the Storm” and “Apprentice to Murder”. She guest starred in “Alfred Hitchcock Presents” in the same year. In 1989, she appeared in the TV movie “Big Time” and miniseries “Till We Meet Again”. She returned to films in 1990 with the movie “Any Man’s Death”.
In the year 1992, Mia Sara co-starred with Melanie Griffith in the crime drama “A Stranger Among Us”. She also starred in a number of TV movies such as “Call of the Wild”, “Time Trax” and “Blindsided” in the 1992-93 period. In the year 1994, Mia Sara starred in the blockbuster “Timecop” for which she was awarded the Saturn Award for the Best Supporting Actress.
Mia Sara appeared in a number of films till 2003. She was seen again on the silver screen in the 2012 movie “Dorothy and the Witches of Oz”. After a decade, she is set to appear in the 2023 drama “Life of Chuck”.
Personal life
Mia Sara married Jason Connery in the year 1996 and they had a son named Dashiell in 1997. The couple divorced in 2002. Sara had a daughter named Amelia with James Henson in 2006. They married in the year 2010.
Age
Mia Sara is aged 56 as of November 2023.
Net Worth
Mia Sara has an estimated net worth of $50 million.
Mia Sara Summary
| Birth date | 19th June 1967 |
| Age | 56 as of November 2023 |
| Net worth | $50 million |
| Husband/Kids | First husband: Jason Connery(1996-2002)
Second husband: James Henson(2010-present) Children: Dashiell and Amelia |