Mia Sara

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Mia Sara
Born
Mia Sarapochiello

(1967-06-19) June 19, 1967 (age 56)
NationalityAmerican
EducationSaint Ann's School[1]
OccupationActress
Years active1985–2013
Spouse(s)
Jason Connery
(m. 1996; div. 2002)

Brian Henson
(m. 2010)
Children2

Mia Sara (born 19 June 1967, Brooklyn, New York)[2] is an American actress. She appears mostly in movies. She was in Timecop (1994) and Legend (1985). She received a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Early life[change | change source]

She was born Mia Sarapochiello /ˌsɑːrəpəˈkjɛl/ in Brooklyn Heights, New York, of Italian-American descent. She is the daughter of Diana, a stylist and photographer, and Jerome Sarapochiello, a photographer and artist.[3][4]

Filmography[change | change source]

Film[change | change source]

Year Title Role Notes
1985 Legend Princess Lily
1986 Ferris Bueller's Day Off Sloane Peterson
1988 Apprentice to Murder Alice Spangler
1988 Shadows in the Storm Melanie
1990 Any Man's Death Gerlind
1991 A Climate for Killing Elise Shipp
1991 By the Sword Erin Clavelli
1992 A Stranger Among Us Leah
1994 Caroline at Midnight Victoria Dillon
1994 Timecop Melissa Walker
1995 The Set Up Gina Sands
1995 The Pompatus of Love Cynthia
1995 Black Day Blue Night Hallie Schrag
1996 The Maddening Cassie Osborne
1999 Dazzle Miss Martinet
2000 Little Insects Princess Dayzie (voice)
2001 The Incredible 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

Television[change | change source]

Year Title Role Notes
1987 Queenie Queenie Kelly / Dawn Avalon TV miniseries
1988 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Sara Fletcher "Twisted Sisters"
1989 Big Time Fran TV film
1989 Till We Meet Again Delphine de Lancel TV miniseries
1990 Daughter of Darkness Katherine Thatcher TV film
1992 Call of the Wild Jessie Gosselin TV film
1993 Blindsided Chandler Strange TV film
1993 Time Trax Elyssa Channing-Knox / Annie Knox "A Stranger in Time", "To Kill a Billionaire"
1995 Bullet to Beijing Natasha TV film
1995-96 Chicago Hope Annie Rueman "Informed Consent", "Women on the Verge"
1996 Strangers Ginny "Stone Heart"
1996 Midnight at Saint Petersburg Natasha TV film
1996 Undertow Willie Yates TV film
1997 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Mara TV miniseries
1998 Hard Time Myler TV film
2001 Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story Ondine "1.1", "1.2"
2002 Lost in Oz Loriellidere Unsold TV pilot
2002-03 Birds of Prey Dr. Harleen Quinzel/Harley Quinn Main role
2005 CSI: NY Cala Winger "Jamalot"
2006 Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King Beautiful Passenger "Battleground"
2007 Tinseltown Lena TV series
2011 The Witches of Oz Princess Langwidere TV miniseries

References[change | change source]

  1. Scott, Vernon (July 25, 1986). "Mia Sara Lands Plum Roles Despite Lack of Training". Schenectady Gazette. Retrieved February 12, 2011.
  2. "Mia Sara Biography". The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 26, 2013. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
  3. "Rose Fantozzi". Nazafuneralhome.com. Archived from the original on 2014-05-06. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  4. "Mia Sara Biography (1967–)". Filmreference. Retrieved July 27, 2009.

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