‘Ferris Bueller's Day Off' star Mia Sara, 57, makes 1st red carpet appearance in over 10 years
No more days off.
'Ferris Bueller's Day Off' star Mia Sara returned to the spotlight for the premiere of 'The Life of Chuck' — her first film in over a decade — in Los Angeles on Monday.
Sara, 57, walked the red carpet at the Hollywood Legion Theater to celebrate her new sci-fi movie based on Stephen King's novel.
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11 Mia Sara attends 'The Life of Chuck' premiere in Los Angeles on June 2.
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11 Mia Sara, Matthew Broderick in 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off' in 1986.
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The actress posed for photos alongside her co-stars Tom Hiddleston, Mark Hamill, Karen Gillan, Benjamin Pajak, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Kate Siegel and Carl Lumbly, as well as director Mike Flanagan.
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Sara wore a black top with a below-the-knee skirt and matching boot heels. She also rocked a pair of silver earrings and a big gold bracelet.
11 Mia Sara at 'The Life of Chuck' premiere on June 2.
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11 Mia Sara attends the premiere for her new movie starring Tom Hiddleston.
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In 'The Life of Chuck,' out June 6, Sara plays the grandmother of Hiddleston's character, Charles Krantz. The film follows Krantz's life in reverse-chronological order.
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At the red carpet, Sara told People that she came out of acting retirement to work with Flanagan, 47. She said his 2021 Netflix horror miniseries 'Midnight Mass' was 'one of my favorite things I've ever seen.'
11 Kate Siegel, writer/director Mike Flanagan, Tom Hiddleston, Benjamin Pajak, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Mark Hamill, Mia Sara, Karen Gillan, Carl Lumbly, Annalise Basso and producer Trevor Macy attend 'The Life of Chuck' premiere.
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'We've been such fans, and we met socially, he and the magnificent Kate Siegel, and he just said, 'Well, don't you ever really want to work again?' ' Sara told the outlet.
'And I said, 'Oh, I don't know.' He said, 'Well, what if I offered you something?' I said, 'Well, okay, if you offer me something, I'll do it.' '
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11 Mia Sara in 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off.'
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11 Benjamin Pajak, Mia Sara and Mark Hamill at 'The Life of Chuck' premiere afterparty at Mother Tongue on June 2.
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When asked if she plans to do more acting, Sara replied: 'Honestly, it really was all about Mike. If Mike needs me, I'll be there.'
Sara currently lives in 'a 17th century farmhouse' in England with her husband, Brian Henson.
The actress and Henson have a daughter, Amelia, 20. She also has a son, Dashiell Quinn Connery, 28, with her ex-husband Jason Connery, son of 'James Bond' star Sean Connery.
11 Mia Sara and her husband Brian Henson at 'The Life of Chuck' premiere afterparty at Mother Tongue in Los Angeles.
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Sara's last acting appearance was in the 2013 short film 'Pretty Pretty.'
Before that, she played Princess Langwidere in the 2012 film 'Dorothy and the Witches of Oz.'
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11 Mia Sara in 'The Life of Chuck.'
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11 Mia Sara in 'Dorothy and the Witches of Oz.'
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Sara grew up in New York City and made her film acting debut in 1985's 'Legend' alongside Tom Cruise.
At age 18, she landed the role of Sloane Peterson in 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off.' The beloved 1986 comedy was directed by the late John Hughes and also starred Matthew Broderick and 'Succession' alum Alan Ruck.
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11 Mia Sara, Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck in 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off.'
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Sara went on to star in the 1987 ABC miniseries 'Queenie' and the 1994 sci-fi film 'Timecop,' which won her a Saturn Award.
She also played Harley Quinn in The WB series 'Birds of Prey' from 2002 to 2003.
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