Soleil Moon Frye
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| birthdate = {{birth date and age|1976|8|6}}
| birthname = Soleil Moon Frye
| height = 5' 1" (1.75 m) <ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004941/bio Soleil Moon Frye - Biography<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
| location = [[Glendora, California]], [[United States|USA]]
| yearsactive = 1982 ─ present
| notable role = '''Punky Brewster''' on ''[[Punky Brewster]]''<br> '''Roxy''' on [[Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (TV series)|Sabrina, the Teenage Witch]]
| spouse = [[Jason Goldberg]] (1998─present)
| children = Poet Sienna Rose Goldberg <br> (b. 2005)<br> Jagger Joseph Blue Goldberg <br>(b. 2008)
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'''Soleil Moon Frye''' (born [[August 6]], [[1976]] in [[Glendora, California]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[actor|actress]] and [[Film director|director]]. Frye is best known for her childhood role as the title character in ''[[Punky Brewster]]'', a [[television]] [[Situation comedy|sitcom]].
Frye's father is [[Virgil Frye]], and her mother is Sondra Peluce Londy. She has two half-brothers, [[Sean Frye]] and [[Meeno Peluce]]. "Soleil" ({{pronEng|soʊˈleɪ}}) is [[French language|French]] for the sun.
==''Punky Brewster''==
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At the age of eight, Frye starred in the title role of ''[[Punky Brewster]]'', a [[television]] [[Situation comedy|sitcom]]. The show aired on [[National Broadcasting Company|NBC]] and in syndication for several years during the mid-1980s. She also voiced the lead role in the animated series ''[[It's Punky Brewster]]''.
==Other television roles==
Around the same time she was starring in ''Punky Brewster'', Frye's voice was also heard in one episode of ''[[The Real Ghostbusters]].''
She co-starred alongside [[Sarah Chalke]] in ''I've Been Waiting For You'', loosely based on the novel ''[[Gallows Hill]]'' by [[Lois Duncan]].
She played [[List of minor characters in Saved by the Bell#Robin|Robin]], a stuck-up girl, in a 4th season episode of ''[[Saved by the Bell]]''. In 1990, she also played a romantic interest, Mimi Detweiler, to [[Fred Savage]]'s character in an episode of ''[[The Wonder Years]]''.
Frye appeared in ''[[Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (TV series)|Sabrina, the Teenage Witch]]'' as Roxie for the final three years of the show's run (2000–2003). The show starred [[Melissa Joan Hart]], who had auditioned for the part of Punky Brewster years before. Frye once auditioned for the series ''[[Charmed]]'', a dramedy about a trio of witch sisters, for the role of "[[Paige Matthews]]", but the role was given to [[Rose McGowan]].
She also guest-starred as Katie in the series ''[[Friends]]'' in the episode 'The One with the Girl who Hits Joey'.
In 2001, she debuted on the [[Disney Channel]] show ''[[The Proud Family]]'' as a voice talent of Zoey. She is currently voicing the character of Jade in the ''[[Bratz (TV series)|Bratz]]'' animated series.
==Personal life==
Frye married [[Jason Goldberg]], a television [[Television producer|producer]] and actor, on [[October 25]], [[1998]] in [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]]. Their first child, daughter Poet Sienna Rose Goldberg, was born on [[August 24]], [[2005]], in Los Angeles. On [[March 17]], [[2008]] she gave birth to another daughter, Jaggerlyn Joseph Blue Goldberg. <ref>[http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20184886,00.html Soleil Moon Frye Welcomes a Baby Girl - Babies, Soleil Moon Frye : People.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>{{cite web
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Frye had breast reduction surgery at age 16, reducing the size of her breasts from 36DD to 34C.<ref>[http://www.80srewind.net/tags/80s-starssoleil-moon-frye/ 80's Rewind<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
She was named after her mother's god-father Joseph, who died last year.
Her best friend is actress and former co-star/producer <!--please leave producer Melissa was a producer for Sabrina, the Teenage Witch-->[[Melissa Joan Hart]].
There are some sources that indicate she had once been a member of the [[Church of Scientology]], but she is no longer associated with it since converting to Judaism. <ref>[http://www.tv.com/soleil-moon-frye/person/1821/trivia.html Soleil Moon Frye Trivia - Soleil Moon Frye Facts - Soleil Moon Frye Notes<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.adherents.com/largecom/fam_scientologist.html Famous Scientologists (Church of Scientology)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
Co-Founder of "the Little Seed" in Los Angeles, CA. <ref>[http://www.thelittleseed.com/aboutus.html The Little Seed<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
== Filmography ==
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! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
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|rowspan="1"| [[2005 in film|2005]] || ''[[The Proud Family Movie]]'' || Zoey
| align="center" | performer: "Together Makes it Better"
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|rowspan="1"| [[2004 in film|2004]] || ''[[Sonny Boy]]'' || Herself
| align="center" | [[film director|director]]
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|rowspan="1"| [[2001 in film|2001]] || ''[[Alex in Wonder]]'' || Alissa
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|-
|rowspan="1"| [[2000 in film|2000]] || ''[[The Girls' Room]]'' || Casey
| align="center" |
|-
|rowspan="1"| [[1999 in film|1999]] || ''[[Motel Blues]]'' || Agent Kyle Rivers
| align="center" |
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|rowspan="2"| [[1998 in film|1998]] || ''[[I've Been Waiting for You]]'' || Kyra Thompson
| align="center" |
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|| ''[[Wild Horses]]'' ||
| align="center" | [[Film director|Director]] & [[Writer]]
|-
|rowspan="1"| [[1997 in film|1997]] || ''[[The Secret]]'' || Emily Decapprio
| align="center" |
|-
|rowspan="1"| [[1996 in film|1996]] || ''[[Mind Games]]'' || Becky Hanson
| align="center" |
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[1995 in film|1995]] || ''[[Piranha (1995 film)|Piranha]]'' || Laura
| align="center" |
|-
|| ''[[Twisted Love]]'' || Sharon Stewart
| align="center" |
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[1994 in film|1994]] || ''[[Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings]]'' || Marcie
| align="center" |
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|| ''[[Summertime Switch]]'' || Peggy
| align="center" | Head Cheerleader
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|rowspan="1"| [[1993 in film|1993]] || ''[[The Liars' Club]]'' || Gigi
| align="center" |
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|rowspan="1"| [[1990 in film|1990]] || ''[[Where's Rodney?]]'' || Sonya
| align="center" |
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|rowspan="1"| [[1987 in film|1987]] || ''[[You Ruined My Life]]'' || Minerva
| align="center" |
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|rowspan="2"| [[1984 in film|1984]] || ''[[Invitation to Hell]]'' || Chrissy Winslow
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|| ''[[Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter]]'' || Elizabeth Kovacs #2
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|rowspan="1"| [[1983 in film|1983]] || ''[[Who Will Love My Children?]]'' || Linda Fray
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|rowspan="1"| [[1982 in film|1982]] || ''[[Missing Children: A Mother's Story]]'' ||
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==References==
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==External links==
*{{imdb name|id=0004941|name=Soleil Moon Frye}}
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[[Category:People from the Greater Los Angeles Area]]
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