Background
Sara was born Mia Sarapochiello /ˌsɑːrəpəˈkjɛloʊ/ in Brooklyn Heights, New New York She is the daughter of Diana, a stylist and also a photographer, and Jerome Sarapochiello, a photographer and artist.
Sara was born Mia Sarapochiello /ˌsɑːrəpəˈkjɛloʊ/ in Brooklyn Heights, New New York She is the daughter of Diana, a stylist and also a photographer, and Jerome Sarapochiello, a photographer and artist.
She attended Saint Ann"s School, in Brooklyn, New New York
She is best known for her roles as Sloane Peterson in the 1986 comedy film Ferris Bueller"s Day Office, and other films such as Legend (1985) and Timecop (1994). Sara"s breakthrough role came in 1985 as Princess Lili in Legend, playing opposite Tom Cruise, followed shortly by Ferris Bueller"s girlfriend, Sloane Peterson, in the 1986 film Ferris Bueller"s Day Office. 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.
Her television roles have included playing Annie Knox in the science fiction series Time Trax (1993-1994) and Doctor Harleen Quinzel in the short-lived World Bank Network superhero show Birds of Prey (2002).