In an interview that occurred shortly after the release of the movie Timecop, Mia told the reporter
that her true surname is Sara. However, I received information from Andrew Chen, who grew up
in Brooklyn, which indicates Mia actually shortened her last name. Her true name was Mia
Sarapochiello, according to Marj Kleinman, who also noted that Mia has a younger sister named Cassie. Mia attended St. Ann's School in Brooklyn for elementary and high school. She graduated from high school there in 1985. Mia's father is a photographer and her mother is a stylist. Her parents separated around the time she began acting professionally.
Mia began her professional acting career by appearing in commercials at the age of 13 or 14. While
she was attending high school, she also did some acting. Mia appeared in a school production of A
Midsummer Night's Dream, playing the part of Helena. Andrew Rogers provided me with
information that Mia was accepted for admission to Barnard College, part of Columbia University,
after she graduated from high school. She deferred her acceptance, presumably to continue
pursuing her acting career.
Around the end of 1994, Mia was living in Los Angeles with her then fiance, actor-producer
Clayton Rohner. Rohner also had a role in the film Caroline at Midnight and I would guess
that they met during the filming of this movie. Mia is now married, but not to Clayton Rohner. She
recently married actor Jason Connery, who appeared in the big screen film Robin of Sherwood.
It must be interesting having Sean Connery for a father-in-law.
Mia has two Wheaton terriers. Her hobbies include reading and flying. Sometime around the
filming of Timecop (probably after), Mia took flight training and received her private pilot's
license. Everyone who'd like to go for a ride, raise your hand!
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– She says that Matthew Broderick actually tickled her feet and knees to get her to laugh naturally in the taxicab scene in FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF (1986)
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– One of Mia's legs is slightly shorter than the other.
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– Starred with Tom Cruise in LEGEND in the early 80's.
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– Father is a photographer and her mother is a stylist.
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– Father-in-law was Sean Connery.
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– In 1994, she received her own private pilot's license
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– Has a motion-picture production company with Danielle von Zerneck.
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– Replaced Sherilyn Fenn as Dr. Harleen Quinzel in the WB show, BIRDS OF PREY.
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– Mother-in-law was Diane Cilento.
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– Has two Wheaton terriers.
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