Soleil Moon Frye (born August 6, 1976) is an American actress, director and screenwriter। Frye is best known for her childhood role as the title character in Punky Brewster, a television sitcom. 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.[1] "Soleil" (pronounced /soʊˈleɪ/) is French for "sun".
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 1986। 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.
Frye directed her second film, Sonny Boy, in 2004. The documentary film chronicles a two week trip Frye took with her father, Virgil, who has Alzheimer's disease. Sonny Boy was chosen as an official selection at the 27th Starz Denver International Film Festival[4] and won Best Documentary at the San Diego Film Festival. In 2006, she provided the voice for Jade in the animated series Bratz.