Soleil Moon Frye

Her father was actor Virgil Frye (1930–2012), and her mother is talent agent and caterer Sondra Peluce (née Londy).

She has two half-brothers, Sean Frye and Meeno Peluce, both former child actors.

Frye's parents divorced when she was two.

Frye was educated at a private school in Los Feliz, and attended San Fernando Valley Professional School in Burbank.

Soleil Moon Frye (born August 6, 1976 ) is an American actress, director, producer, and screenwriter.

She began her career as a child actress at the age of two.

When she was seven, Frye won the role of Penelope "Punky" Brewster in the NBC sitcom Punky Brewster.

Frye made her acting debut in the 1982 television movie Missing Children: A Mother's Story.

In 1983, she had a supporting role in Who Will Love My Children?, another television movie starring Ann-Margret.

The following year, she portrayed Elizabeth (Bette) Kovacs in the biographical television movie Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter, and appeared in another television movie, Invitation to Hell, directed by Wes Craven.

At the audition, Frye beat out over 3,000 girls (including her future Sabrina, the Teenage Witch co-star Melissa Joan Hart) to win the titular role on the NBC sitcom Punky Brewster.

The series debuted in September 1984, and earned consistently low ratings, but the Punky character was a hit with young children.

The series, which was conceived by NBC's then-head of programming Brandon Tartikoff, premiered in September 1984.

Scheduled opposite CBS's highly rated 60 Minutes, the series struggled in the ratings, but the character of Punky was popular among children.

Frye routinely appeared at parades, participated in an anti-drug walks with then-First Lady Nancy Reagan, and was the honorary chairman for the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

Frye also voiced and reprised the role in the animated series It's Punky Brewster, which began airing during Punky Brewster's first season.

Despite the series' low ratings, Brandon Tartikoff decided to renew the show for a second season because it was the highest rated show watched by children 2 to 11 years old.

Punky Brewster's second season, which dealt with more serious subject matters such as CPR and first-aid training, drug use and the Just Say No campaign, and the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, did not improve ratings, and NBC cancelled the series in April 1986.

The series was quickly picked up by Columbia Pictures Television and began airing in first-run syndication.

After NBC cancelled the series, it was picked up for the syndication market, where it aired for an additional two seasons before ending in 1988.

Frye reprised the role in a 2021 revival of the series, which was cancelled after one season.

After the original Punky Brewster series ended, Frye continued her career in guest spots on television and supporting roles in films.

Punky Brewster aired for an additional two seasons, ending on May 27, 1988.

Immediately upon Punky Brewster's end, Frye landed the lead role in the ABC sitcom pilot Cadets, which aired as a summer special on September 25, 1988.

The pilot, however, was not picked up.

In 1989, Frye hosted the syndicated weekly talk/variety show Girl Talk.

Based on the board game of the same name, Frye shared hosting duties with Sarah Michelle Gellar and Rod Brogan.

The series was cancelled after one season.

She attended The New School during the late 1990s, and directed her first film, Wild Horses, in 1998.

In 1990, she appeared in the Rodney Dangerfield sitcom pilot ...Where's Rodney?, but this was not picked up as a series, either.

During the 1990s, Frye guest-starred on several television series, including The Wonder Years, Saved by the Bell, and Friends, and voiced characters for the animated series Tiny Toon Adventures, The Ren & Stimpy Show, and The Cartoon Cartoon Show (namely, the Johnny Bravo pilot episode).

In 1998, Frye married producer Jason Goldberg, with whom she has four children.

She has since opened an eco-friendly specialty clothing boutique for children, The Little Seed, in Los Angeles.

She also hosts a blog and web series which focus on child rearing and women's issues.

In 2000, she joined the cast in The WB sitcom Sabrina the Teenage Witch as Roxie King, Sabrina Spellman's roommate and close friend.

Frye remained with the series until its end in April 2003.

She has since continued her acting career working mainly as a voice actor, where she is best known for voicing Zoey Howzer in the Proud Family franchise.

In 2011, Frye released her first book Happy Chaos: From Punky to Parenting and My Perfectly Imperfect Adventures in Between.

Frye was host of the Home Made Simple show on the Oprah Winfrey Network from 2013 to 2014.

Frye was born in Glendora, California.