  soleil moon frye (; born august 6, 1976) is an american actress, director and screenwriter. she began her career as a child actor at the age of 2. when she was 7 years old, frye won the role of penelope "punky" brewster in the sitcom punky brewster. the series, which debuted on nbc in september 1984, earned consistently low ratings but the punky character was a hit with young children. after nbc canceled the series, it was picked up for the syndication market where it aired for an additional two seasons ending in 1988. after the series ended, frye continued her career in guest spots on television and supporting roles in films. she attended the new school during the late 1990s, and directed her first film, wild horses, in 1998. in 2000, she joined the cast of sabrina, the teenage witch as roxie king, sabrina spellman's (melissa joan hart) roommate and close friend. frye remained with the series until its end in april 2003. she has since continued her acting career working mainly as a voice actor. frye also voiced aseefa in the animated series planet sheen. in 1998, frye married producer jason goldberg, with whom she has three children. she has since opened an organic specialty clothing shop for children, the little seed, in los angeles. she also hosts a blog and web series which focus on child rearing and women's issues. in 2011, frye released her first book happy chaos: from punky to parenting and my perfectly imperfect adventures in between. frye is currently the host of home made simple on the oprah winfrey network.http://www.oprah.com/app/home-made-simple.html ==early life== frye was born in glendora, california. her father is actor virgil frye, and her mother is talent agent and caterer sondra peluce (nÃ©e londy). she has two half-brothers, sean frye and meeno peluce, both former child actors. frye's parents divor
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