Mia Sara was a mere 18 when she became an iconic figure in 1980s cinema. She gained fame as Sloane Peterson, the effortlessly stylish girlfriend of Ferris Bueller in John Hughes' classic film 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off' (1986). Fast forward nearly four decades, and Sara's life has taken a different turn.
She's largely retired from acting, now residing on a farm in Surrey, England, where her focus lies on poetry, parenting, and horses. Born Mia Sarapochiello on June 19, 1967, in Brooklyn Heights, New York, Sara was raised in an artistic, Italian-American Catholic family. Her mother, Diana, worked as a stylist and photographer, while her father, Jerome, was a photographer and artist.
From a young age, Sara was drawn to performing. "Everyone who acts has a technique, whether it's good or bad. I think acting comes to me naturally," she shared with a newspaper in 1986 (via Total Film), reports the Mirror US .
Sara made her screen debut in 1983 with a minor role in the soap opera 'All My Children'. Two years later, at just 16, she starred alongside Tom Cruise in Ridley Scott's fantasy epic 'Legend' (1985), portraying Princess Lili. The visually stunning film didn't make waves at the box office but has since gained cult status.
The then-unknown Sara was selected by Scott in what she described as a seemingly destined audition. Speaking to First for Women in 2024, she said: "It was love at first sight. I believe in fate.
And I think that's what brought me and Ridley together. I read ha.
