Soleil Moon Frye is an American actress, director

Film director

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 and screenwriter

Screenwriter

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. Frye is best known for her childhood role as the title character in sitcom Punky Brewster

Punky Brewster

Punky Brewster was an American sitcom about a girl named Punky Brewster being raised by her foster parent...

, and as Roxie King in Sabrina, the Teenage Witch.
Born in Glendora, California

Glendora, California

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, Frye's father is actor Virgil Frye

Virgil Frye

Virgil Charles Frye is an American actor and former Golden Gloves boxing champion.He grew up in Estherville, Iowa. He has two children, Sean Frye and Soleil Moon Frye , and is the father-in-law of Jason Goldberg....

, and her mother is talent agent Sondra Peluce Londy. She has two half-brothers, Sean Frye

Sean Frye

Sean Anthony Frye is an American former child actor. His best-known role was as Steve, Elliot's older brother's friend in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. Frye was born in Hollywood, California. Actress Soleil Moon Frye is his half-sister; his father is actor Virgil Frye.-External links:...

 and Meeno Peluce

Meeno Peluce

Meeno Peluce is an American photographer and former child actor.Peluce was born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, the son of Sondra N. , a personal manager and caterer, and Floyd N. Peluce, a certified public accountant...

, both former child actors. Frye's parents divorced when she was two.
Frye made her acting debut in the 1982 television movie Missing Children: A Mother's Story.