Mia Sarapocciello (born June 19, 1967 in Brooklyn Heights, New York), better known as Mia Sara, is an American actress, best known for her roles as Ferris Bueller's girlfriend, Sloane Peterson, in Ferris Bueller's Day Off, as Jean Claude Van Damme's wife Melissa Walker in Timecop, and as Lili, playing opposite Tom Cruise in Legend.

Early life

Sara was born in Brooklyn Heights in New York. Her father was a photographer and artist, and her mother a stylist and also a photographer. She attended St. Ann's School, both elementary and high school, graduating in 1985.

Career

Sara got her first major role as Princess Lili, playing opposite Tom Cruise in Legend. Her popular role came as Ferris's girlfriend 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. For Timecop, she won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress.