Mia Sara Biography
Actor
Name at birth: Mia Sarapocciello
Sara was a hit as Matthew Broderick's girlfriend in the 1986 high school comedy Ferris Bueller's Day Off. She started her career on the TV soap opera All My Children and advanced to leading roles in movies like the dreamy myth Legend (1985, with Tom Cruise) and Timecop (1994, with Jean-Claude Van Damme). She played the heroine Ondine in the 2001 TV miniseries Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story.
Extra credit: In 1996 Sara married Jason Connery, son of actor Sean Connery.
Four Good Links
A Tribute to Mia Sara
A fan's lengthy and chatty bio, plus photos and a few links
Mia Sara Filmography
From the inimitable Internet Movie Database
Save Ferris!
Huge tribute to the film; even includes the MAD magazine parody
Jack and the Beanstalk: the Real Story
CBS's official site for Sara's 2001 miniseries
Vital Stats
Birth
Birthplace
Death
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Best Known As
Co-star of Ferris Bueller's Day Off
