Soleil Moon Frye

Soleil Moon Frye is an actress, director and author best known for playing the title role in the hit 1980s sitcom Punky Brewster.

The daughter of actor Virgil Frye and talent manager Sondra Peluce, she began acting professionally at a young age. She landed her breakout role as Penelope “Punky” Brewster at 7 years old. Punky Brewster premiered in 1984 and ran for four seasons.

Frye continued working in television and film throughout her teens, lending her voice to various animated series including The Ren & Stimpy Show and Robot Chicken.

In addition to reprising her role in the Peacock reboot of Punky Brewster, Frye directed the 2021 Hulu documentary Kid 90, featuring footage she recorded while growing up in Hollywood. She directed the 2025 Paramount+ documentary The Carters: Hurts to Love You. She also voiced Zoey in the long-running cartoon The Proud Family and has authored several books, including Happy Chaos.

Frye was married to producer Jason Goldberg from 1998 until 2002. They share four children: daughters Poet (born 2005) and Jagger (born 2008), and sons Lyric (born 2014) and Story (born 2016). Frye filed for divorce in 2020.

She had also been linked to the late Shifty Shellshock in 2022, two years prior to his death.