80s movie bombshell, now 58, looks chic in white on walk with dogs in very rare sighting – who is she?
The movie star, now 58, was seen wearing a laidback look whole walking her two dogs.
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Stepping out in Los Angeles with her two dogs, this movie bombshell kept things laidback yet chic on a recent outing
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She rocked a light ensemble for the outing
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Can you guess who she is?
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The starlet was almost unrecognizable as she strolled through her neighborhood dressed head-to-toe in white.
Looking chic, she wore a wide-brimmed white hat that shielded her face from the Californian sun.
She looked relaxed and content, and kept a low profile as she walked her two dogs, but can you guess who she is?
Known for starring in cult classic flick Legend as Princess Lili, and in Ferris Bueller's Day Off as Sloane Peterson, Mia Sara looks totally different in 2025.
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Mia, whose surname is Sarapochiello, is the actress in question, and she was born on June 19, 1967. She is known professionally as Mia Sara.
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Mia Sara starred alongside Matthew Broderick in Ferris Bueller's Day Off
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She played a sex symbol in the hit movie
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The iconic movie came out in the 80s
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Her casual outing and dog walk comes just months after she made headlines for her stunning return to the red carpet in June 2025.
She attended the premiere for her new movie, The Life of Chuck, at the Hollywood Legion theatre.
RED CARPET COMEBACK
When she attended the star-studded event just weeks ago, Sara turned heads in a chic black sleeveless dress with peplum detail.
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In the movie, she stars alongside the likes of Tom Hiddleston, Mark Hamill, and Karen Gillan for the Stephen King adaptation. T
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The American actress made her film debut as Princess Lili in the 1985 fantasy film Legend before having a huge breakthrough role in a beloved comedy flick.
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Mia's breakthrough role came when she starred as Sloane Peterson in the
In Legend, Mia's character was fresh-faced and innocent-looking with curly brunette locks.
Meanwhile, in Ferris Bueller's Day Off, her character was a little older and more of a sex symbol.
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The actress, who hails from New York, also portrayed Melissa Walker in the science fiction film Timecop back in 1994, with the role even winning her the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress.
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Mia Sara was seen at The Life Of Chuck premiere in June
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She sported fully brunette locks in her heyday
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Mia has been a movie bombshell her whole life
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MIA'S LOVE LIFE - EXPLORED
After her breakthrough success, Mia went on to get married to a famous A-Lister's son.
In March 1996, Sara married Jason Connery, son of actor Sean Connery after they met on the set of Bullet to Beijing the year prior.
In June 1997, the couple welcomed a son, with them welcoming Dashiell Connery on June 3.
Dashinell followed in his father's footsteps, and the now 27-year-old is an actor known for starring in Outcry, Pandemic and Tommy's Honour.
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But Mia and
Jason
were not to last.
They got divorced in 2002.
During a previous interview with The Times, Jason spoke out about how the divorce was a shock and how he found it hard.
"I suddenly saw all the parallels between my dad, my mum, and me, because they were both actors — like my ex and I," he said at the time.
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Sara then moved on with Brian Henson, with the couple welcoming a daughter in 2005 and tying the knot five years later in 2010.
SHOCKING CAREER CONFESSION
After welcoming her daughter and getting married again, Mia made a confession about her career.
"I was a very unhappy actress," she revealed to The Cossack Review in 2016.
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"It was something I felt I could do, and I needed to work, and I got lucky at the get go.
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"However I was never going to be the kind of actress I admire, because I just didn't have the drive for the process."
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Mia Sara can be seen above at the 25th Anniversary of The Muppet Show
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