Soleil Moon Frye

Soleil Moon Frye ( /soʊˈleɪ/; born August 6, 1976) is an American actress, director and screenwriter. Frye is best known for her childhood role as the title character in sitcom Punky Brewster, and as Roxie King in Sabrina, the Teenage Witch.

Soleil Moon Frye - through the years



Soleil Moon Frye - [Oct-2001] - interview


Soleil Moon Frye


Melissa Joan Hart and Soleil Moon Frye


Actual Punky Brewster (Soleil Moon Frye)


Soleil Moon Frye (Punky Brewster) @ Captain Planet Launch Party






Early life

Born in Glendora, California, Frye's father is actor Virgil Frye, and her mother is talent agent Sondra Peluce Londy. She has two half-brothers, Sean Frye and Meeno Peluce, both former child actors. Frye's parents divorced when she was two.
Career

Frye made her acting debut in the 1982 television movie Missing Children: A Mother's Story. At the age of eight, she starred in the title role of Punky Brewster, a sitcom that aired on NBC and in syndication from 1984 to 1988. She also voiced the lead role in the animated series It's Punky Brewster. After the series ended in 1986, Frye landed the lead role in the short lived 1988 sitcom Cadets. During the 1990s, she 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 and The Cartoon Cartoon Show. In addition to her television work, Frye has appeared in the films The Liars' Club (1993) and Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings (1995) and in stage productions of Orestes, I Murdered My Mother and The Housekeeper. In 1996, Frye moved to New York to attend The New School and later directed the film Wild Horses (1998).[3]
From 2000 to 2003, Frye portrayed the character of Roxie King in Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, with her longtime friend and series producer Melissa Joan Hart.[4] During the run of Sabrina, she voiced the character of Zoey in the Disney Channel series The Proud Family and the series' 2005 television movie.
Frye directed her second film, Sonny Boy, in 2004. The documentary chronicles a two week trip Frye took with her father, Virgil, who has Alzheimer's disease. Sonny Boy was an official selection at the 27th Starz Denver International Film Festival[5] and won Best Documentary at the San Diego Film Festival. In 2006, she provided the voice for Jade in the animated series Bratz.
In March 2010, Frye and her friend and former Sabrina castmate Melissa Joan Hart launched the "Better Together" campaign for Gain.[6]
Personal life

After suffering from gigantomastia as a teen, Frye underwent a breast reduction three months before her 16th birthday.[1]
In the early 90s Frye dated model, actor and musician Mark Wahlberg.[1] Frye married Jason Goldberg, a television producer and actor, on October 25, 1998, in Los Angeles. Their first child, daughter Poet Sienna Rose Goldberg, was born on August 24, 2005, in Los Angeles.[7] On March 17, 2008, she gave birth to her second child, daughter Jagger Joseph Blue Goldberg.[8]
In 2007, Frye, along with two friends, opened The Little Seed, an environmentally-conscious children's specialty boutique in Los Angeles.[9]
Selected filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1982 Missing Children: A Mother's Story Television movie
1983 Who Will Love My Children? Linda Fray Television movie
1984 Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter Elizabeth Kovacs #2 Television movie
1984 Invitation to Hell Chrissy Winslow Television movie
1985 Diff'rent Strokes Terry Harris Episode: "Sam's New Pal"
1985 MacGruder and Loud Kathy Episode: "The Very Scary Man"
1984–1988 Punky Brewster Penelope "Punky" Brewster 88 episodes
1985–1986 It's Punky Brewster Penelope "Punky" Brewster (Voice) 26 episodes
1987 The Law & Harry McGraw Charlene Episode: "She's Not Wild About Harry"
1990 Where's Rodney? Sonya Television movie
1990 The Wonder Years Mimi Detweiler Episode: "Growing Up"
1992 Saved by the Bell Robin Episode: "Screech's Spaghetti Sauce"
1992 Tiny Toon Adventures Amanda Duff (Voice) 2 episodes
1993 The Liars' Club Gigi
1994 The St. Tammany Miracle Julia
1994 Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings Marcie
1994 Summertime Switch Peggy, the head cheerleader Television movie
1995 Twisted Love Sharon Stewart
1995 Piranha Laura Television movie
1996 Mind Games Becky Hanson
1996 The Cartoon Cartoon Show Mary (Voice) Episode: "Johnny Bravo and the Amazon Women"
1997 The Secret Emily DeCapprio Television movie
1998 I've Been Waiting for You Kyra Thompson Television movie
1998 Wild Horses
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Writer, director
1999 Motel Blue Agent Kyle Rivers
1999 Working Jen Miller Episode: "The Prodigy"
1999 Friends Katie Episode: "The One with the Girl Who Hits Joey"
1999 Grown Ups Robin Episode: Pilot
2000 The Girls' Room Casey Alternative title: Best of Enemies
2000–2003 Sabrina, the Teenage Witch Roxie King 65 episodes
2001 Alex in Wonder Alissa Alternative title: Sex and a Girl
2001–2005 The Proud Family Zoey (Voice) 46 episodes
2004 Sonny Boy
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Director
2005 The Proud Family Movie Zoey (Voice) Television movie
2005 Bratz Rock Angelz Jade Video game
2005 The X's Annasthesia (Voice) Episode: "License to Slumber/Three Days of the Coin Op"
2010 Planet Sheen Aseefa (voice) Main role
Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Title of work Result
1985 Young Artist Award Best Young Actress in a Television Comedy Series Punky Brewster Nominated
1986 Young Artist Award Best Young Actress Starring in a Television Series Punky Brewster Won
1988 Young Artist Award Best Young Female Superstar in Television Punky Brewster Nominated
1988 Young Artist Award Best Animation Voice Over Group It's Punky Brewster (Shared with Casey Ellison, Ami Foster, Teddy Field III, and Cherie Johnson) Nominated
1989 Young Artist Award Best Young Actress Guest Starring in a Syndicated Family Comedy, Drama or Special Mickey's 60th Birthday Nominated
1989 Young Artist Award Best Young Actress - Voice Over Role It's Punky Brewster Won
2004 San Diego Film Festival Best Documentary Sonny Boy 'Won


Reference from Wikipedia.com