Mia Sara - wikipedia Mia Sara Mia Sara Mia Sarapochiello ( 1967 - 06 - 19 ) June 19, 1967 ( age 50 ) Brooklyn Heights, New York, U.S. Nationality American Education Saint Ann 's School Occupation Actress Years active 1985 -- 2013 Spouse ( s ) Jason Connery ( m. 1996 ; div. 2002 ) Brian Henson ( m. 2010 ) Children Mia Sarapochiello ( born June 19, 1967 ) better known as Mia Sara, is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Sloane Peterson in the 1986 comedy film Ferris Bueller 's Day Off, and other films such as Legend ( 1985 ) and Timecop ( 1994 ). Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 5 References 6 External links Early life Sara was born Mia Sarapochiello 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. She attended St. Ann 's School, in Brooklyn, New York. Career Sara 's breakthrough role was princess Lilly in Ridley Scott 's 1985 fairy - tale film Legend. A year later, the role of Ferris Bueller 's girlfriend, Sloane Peterson, made her even more popular in the 1986 film Ferris Bueller 's Day Off. She also appeared in the miniseries Queenie, a roman à clef on actress Merle Oberon, as well as 1992 's A Stranger Among Us, directed by Sidney Lumet. In 1994 she starred opposite Jean - Claude Van Damme in the blockbuster Timecop, for which she won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her television roles have included playing Annie Knox in the science fiction series Time Trax ( 1993 -- 94 ) and Dr. Harleen Quinzel in the short - lived WB Network superhero show Birds of Prey ( 2002 ). Personal life 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 now married to Brian Henson, oldest son of Muppets creator Jim Henson. They have one daughter, Amelia Jane Henson, born in 2005. Sara enjoys flying and holds a private pilot license. Filmography Film 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 Climate for Killing, AA Climate for Killing Elise Shipp 1991 By the Sword Erin Clavelli 1992 Stranger Among Us, AA Stranger Among Us Leah 1994 Caroline at Midnight Victoria Dillon 1994 Timecop Melissa Walker 1995 Set Up, The The Set Up Gina Sands 1995 Pompatus of Love, The The Pompatus of Love Cynthia 1995 Black Day Blue Night Hallie Schrag Maddening, The The Maddening Cassie Osborne 1999 Dazzle Miss Martinet 2000 Little Insects Princess Dayzie ( voice ) 2001 Incredible Elephant, The 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 Year Title Role Notes 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 '' Strangers Ginny `` Stone Heart '' Midnight at Saint Petersburg Natasha TV film Undertow Willie Yates TV film 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 Witches of Oz, The The Witches of Oz Princess Langwidere TV miniseries References Jump up ^ `` Mia Sara Biography ''. The New York Times. Retrieved January 3, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Rose Fantozzi ''. Nazafuneralhome.com. Jump up ^ `` Mia Sara Biography ( 1967 -- ) ''. Filmreference. Retrieved July 27, 2009. ^ Jump up to : Scott, Vernon ( July 25, 1986 ). `` Mia Sara Lands Plum Roles Despite Lack of Training ''. Schenectady Gazette. Retrieved February 12, 2011. Jump up ^ Hill, Michael E. ( May 10, 1987 ). `` Mia Sara drops teen act for ' Queenie ' ''. Anchorage Daily News. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved February 12, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Past Saturn Awards : Film Awards : Best Supporting Actress ''. The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films. Archived from the original on May 12, 2011. Retrieved February 12, 2011. Jump up ^ Henson.com Archived 2012 - 08 - 21 at the Wayback Machine. April 11, 2012. Retrieved April 12, 2012. External links Mia Sara on IMDb Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress Ida Lupino ( 1974 / 75 ) Bette Davis ( 1976 ) Susan Tyrrell ( 1977 ) Dyan Cannon ( 1978 ) Veronica Cartwright ( 1979 ) Eve Brent ( 1980 ) Frances Sternhagen ( 1981 ) Zelda Rubinstein ( 1982 ) Candy Clark ( 1983 ) Polly Holliday ( 1984 ) Anne Ramsey ( 1985 ) Jenette Goldstein ( 1986 ) Anne Ramsey ( 1987 ) Sylvia Sidney ( 1988 ) Whoopi Goldberg ( 1989 / 90 ) Mercedes Ruehl ( 1991 ) Isabella Rossellini ( 1992 ) Amanda Plummer ( 1993 ) Mia Sara ( 1994 ) Bonnie Hunt ( 1995 ) Alice Krige ( 1996 ) Gloria Stuart ( 1997 ) Joan Allen ( 1998 ) Patricia Clarkson ( 1999 ) Rebecca Romijn - Stamos ( 2000 ) Fionnula Flanagan ( 2001 ) Samantha Morton ( 2002 ) Ellen DeGeneres ( 2003 ) Daryl Hannah ( 2004 ) Summer Glau ( 2005 ) Famke Janssen ( 2006 ) Marcia Gay Harden ( 2007 ) Tilda Swinton ( 2008 ) Sigourney Weaver ( 2009 ) Mila Kunis ( 2010 ) Emily Blunt ( 2011 ) Anne Hathaway ( 2012 ) Scarlett Johansson ( 2013 ) Rene Russo ( 2014 ) Jessica Chastain ( 2015 ) Tilda Swinton ( 2016 ) VIAF : 61174021 LCCN : no99008512 ISNI : 0000 0001 2072 7133 GND : 1013159233 SUDOC : 121171086 BNF : cb14032345m ( data ) BIBSYS : 8039763 BNE : XX1173996 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mia_Sara&oldid=828910715 '' Categories : 1967 births 20th - century American actresses 21st - century American actresses Actresses from New York City American film actresses American people of Italian descent American television actresses Living people People from Brooklyn Actresses of Italian descent Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Wikipedia articles with BIBSYS identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Asturianu تۆرکجه Български Deutsch Español فارسی Français 한국어 Italiano Қазақша Magyar Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Plattdüütsch Polski Português Русский Simple English Українська اردو 13 more Edit links This page was last edited on 5 March 2018, at 14 : 19. 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Question: who played sloane peterson in ferris bueller's day off
Answer: Mia Sarapochiello