Soleil Moon Frye

Soleil Moon Frye
Frye at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show
Born (1976-08-06) August 6, 1976 (age 48)
EducationSan Fernando Valley Professional School
Alma materThe New School
Occupations
  • Actress
  • director
  • producer
  • screenwriter
Years active1982–present
Spouse
(m. 1998; div. 2022)
Children4
FatherVirgil Frye
Relatives

Soleil Moon Frye (/sˈl/; born August 6, 1976[1]) 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. The series debuted in September 1984 and earned consistently low ratings, but the Punky character was a hit with young children. 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. She attended The New School during the late 1990s and directed her first film, Wild Horses, in 1998. 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 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 that focus on child rearing and women's issues. 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.[2]

  1. ^ "Soleil Moon Frye". TV Guide Online. Retrieved February 11, 2014.
  2. ^ "Watch Home Made Simple - Stream Online | OWN".