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.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
“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.’ “
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.
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.”
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.
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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