Editing Soleil Moon Frye (section)

==Career==

===Acting===
Frye made her acting debut in the 1982 television movie ''Missing Children: A Mother's Story''. In 1983, she had a supporting role in ''[[Who Will Love My Children?]]'', another television movie starring [[Ann-Margret]]. The following year, she portrayed Elizabeth (Bette) Kovacs in the biographical television movie ''Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter'', and appeared in another television movie, ''[[Invitation to Hell (1984 film)|Invitation to Hell]]'', directed by [[Wes Craven]].

At an audition in 1984, Frye beat out over 3,000 girls (including her future ''Sabrina, the Teenage Witch'' co-star [[Melissa Joan Hart]]) to win the titular role on the [[NBC]] sitcom ''Punky Brewster''. The series, which was conceived by NBC's then-head of programming [[Brandon Tartikoff]], premiered in September 1984. Scheduled opposite [[CBS]]'s highly rated ''[[60 Minutes]]'', the series struggled in the ratings, but the character of Punky was popular among children. Frye routinely appeared at parades, participated in an anti-drug walks with then-[[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]] [[Nancy Reagan]], and was the honorary chairman for the [[National Institute on Drug Abuse]]. Frye also voiced and reprised the role in the animated series ''[[It's Punky Brewster]]'', which began airing during Punky Brewster's first season. Despite the series' low ratings, Brandon Tartikoff decided to renew the show for a second season because it was the highest rated show watched by children 2 to 11 years old.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Wy1JAAAAIBAJ&pg=5316,768834&dq=soleil+moon+frye+honorary+chairperson&hl=en|title='Punky Brewster' Star Goes to Camp|date=July 27, 1985|work=The Victoria Advocate|page=4|access-date=December 22, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BdRHAAAAIBAJ&pg=3180,531782&dq=punky+brewster+popularity&hl=en|title=Her show may be a flop but Soleil Moon Frye is riding high on the wave of popularity|last=O'Hallaren|first=Bill|date=March 2, 1986|work=New Straits Times|pages=2, 15|access-date=December 22, 2012}}</ref> ''Punky Brewster'''s second season, which dealt with more serious subject matters such as [[CPR]] and first-aid training, drug use and the [[Just Say No]] campaign, and the [[Space Shuttle Challenger disaster|Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' disaster]],<ref>{{cite news|title= 'Punky' Deals With Shuttle Tragedy|work= Los Angeles Times|date=February 19, 1986|url= https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-02-19-ca-9722-story.html|access-date=August 22, 2010|first=Lee|last=Margulies}}</ref> did not improve ratings, and NBC cancelled the series in April 1986.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-02-09 |title=Here's Why The Original 'Punky Brewster' Was Canceled |url=https://www.thethings.com/heres-why-the-original-punky-brewster-was-canceled/ |access-date=2022-04-07 |website=TheThings |language=en-US}}</ref> The series was quickly picked up by [[Columbia Pictures Television]] and began airing in [[Broadcast syndication|first-run syndication]]. ''Punky Brewster'' aired for an additional two seasons, ending on May 27, 1988.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/27/punky-brewster-finale_n_3334061.html|title='Punky Brewster' Finale: 25 Years Later, Where Is Soleil Moon Frye Now? |last=Etkin |first=Jaimie |date=May 27, 2013|publisher=HuffPost|access-date=September 25, 2016}}</ref>

Immediately upon ''Punky Brewster'''s end, Frye landed the lead role in the ABC sitcom pilot ''Cadets'', which aired as a summer special on September 25, 1988. The pilot, however, was not picked up.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QvEiAAAAIBAJ&pg=1583,2241768&dq=cadets+soleil+moon+frye&hl=en|title=Sunday Highlights|last=Burlingame|first=Jon|work=The Modesto Bee|publisher=September 24, 1988|pages=A–10|access-date=December 22, 2012}}</ref> In 1989, Frye hosted the syndicated weekly talk/variety show ''Girl Talk''. Based on the [[Girl Talk (board game)|board game of the same name]], Frye shared hosting duties with [[Sarah Michelle Gellar]] and Rod Brogan.<ref>{{cite book|last=Stafford|first=Nikki |title=Bite Me!: The 10th Buffyversary Guide to the World of Buffy the Vampire Slayer|edition=3|year=2007|publisher=ECW Press|isbn=978-1-550-22807-6|pages=33–34}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Television/Radio Age , Volume 37|volume=37|year=1989|publisher=Television Editorial Corporation|page=11}}</ref> The series was cancelled after one season. In 1990, she appeared in the [[Rodney Dangerfield]] sitcom pilot ''...Where's Rodney?'', but this was not picked up as a series, either.

During the 1990s, Frye 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]]'', ''[[The Ren & Stimpy Show]]'', and ''[[The Cartoon Cartoon Show]]'' (namely, the ''[[Johnny Bravo]]'' pilot episode). In addition to her television work, Frye has appeared in the films ''The Liars' Club'' (1993) and ''[[Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings]]'' (1995) and in stage productions of ''Orestes, I Murdered My Mother'' and ''The Housekeeper''.

From 2000 to 2003, Frye played the character of Roxie King in the last few seasons of ''[[Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (1996 TV series)|Sabrina, the Teenage Witch]]'', with her longtime friend and series producer Melissa Joan Hart.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2000/10/27/soleil-moon-frye-back-sabrinas-100th-episode/|title=Moon Shot |last=Angulo |first=Sandra P. |date=October 27, 2000|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=February 28, 2020}}</ref> During the run of ''Sabrina'', she voiced Zoey Howzer in the [[Disney Channel]] series ''[[The Proud Family]]'' and the series' 2005 [[The Proud Family Movie|television movie]]. She reprised the role in the revival series ''[[The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Swift |first1=Andy |title=The Proud Family Revival Ordered at Disney+ With Original Cast — First Look |url=https://tvline.com/2020/02/27/proud-family-revival-original-cast-new-episodes-disney-plus/ |website=TVLine |date=February 27, 2020}}</ref>

In 2005, she voiced Jade, a [[Bratz]] character in the direct-to-video release ''Bratz Rock Angelz''. She also voiced the character for the [[Bratz (TV series)|television series]], and the video games ''Bratz Rock Angelz'' (2005), ''Bratz: Forever Diamondz'' (2006), and Bratz: The Movie (2007) and the follow-up movies until ''Bratz: Fashion 4 Passion - Diamondz''. From 2010 to February 2013, Frye voiced Aseefa in the animated series ''[[Planet Sheen]]''.

She appears in the ''Punky Brewster'' reboot that began airing on [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]] on February 25, 2021.

===Directing===
In 1996, Frye moved to New York to attend The New School and later directed her first film, ''Wild Horses'' (1998).<ref name=askmen>{{cite web|url=http://www.askmen.com/celebs/women/actress_100/132_soleil_moon_frye.html|title=Soleil Moon Frye Biography|publisher=askmen.com|access-date=November 27, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081219121541/http://www.askmen.com/celebs/women/actress_100/132_soleil_moon_frye.html|archive-date=December 19, 2008}}</ref>

Frye directed her second film, ''Sonny Boy'', in 2004. The documentary chronicles a two-week trip Frye took with her father, Virgil, who had [[Alzheimer's disease]]. ''Sonny Boy'' was an official selection at the [[Denver Film Festival|27th Starz Denver International Film Festival]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmfreakcentral.net/notes/smfryeinterview.htm|title=Work de Soleil: From Shirley Temple to Barbara Kopple|last=Chaw|first=Walter|date=November 4, 2004|publisher=filmfreakcentral.net|access-date=November 27, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525131956/http://www.filmfreakcentral.net/notes/smfryeinterview.htm|archive-date=May 25, 2011}}</ref> and won Best Documentary at the [[San Diego Film Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sdff.org/awardwinners.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100828232339/http://www.sdff.org/awardwinners.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2010-08-28|title=Award Winners|date=2010-08-28|access-date=2019-09-23}}</ref>

In 2021, Frye directed ''[[Kid 90]]'', a documentary film using an archive of footage she shot in the 1990s, for which [[Leonardo DiCaprio]] was executive producer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/soleil-moon-frye-to-give-never-before-seen-look-at-90s-hollywood-with-kid-90-documentary-for-hulu-exclusive|title=Soleil Moon Frye to Give Never-Before-Seen Look at '90s Hollywood With 'KID 90' Documentary for Hulu (Exclusive)|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|first=Chris|last=Gardner|date=August 25, 2020|access-date=February 11, 2021}}</ref> The film was released on March 12, 2021, by [[Hulu]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/02/hulu-wework-documentary-soleil-moon-frye-sasquatch-premiere-dates-1234691088/|title=Hulu Documentaries On WeWork & Adam Neumann, Soleil Moon Frye, Sasquatch Get Spring Premiere Dates|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Matthew|last=Carey|date=February 10, 2021|access-date=February 11, 2021}}</ref>

===Other ventures===
In 2007, Frye, along with two friends, opened The Little Seed, an eco-friendly children's specialty boutique in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://people.com/celebrity/soleil-moon-frye-opens-eco-friendly-baby-store/|title=Soleil Moon Frye Opens Eco-Friendly Baby Store|last=Wihlborg|first=Ulrica |date=October 9, 2007|work=People|access-date=November 27, 2008}}</ref> The boutique closed in August 2012, and is now an Internet-based business.<ref>{{cite web |title=Little Seed to Close at End of August - Will Continue Online |url=https://www.larchmontbuzz.com/larchmont-village-news/little-seed-to-close-at-end-of-august-will-continue-online/ |website=Larchmont Buzz |access-date=February 28, 2020 |date=July 8, 2012}}</ref>

In March 2010, Frye and her friend and former co-star Melissa Joan Hart launched the "Better Together" campaign for [[Gain (detergent)|Gain]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/gain-partners-with-celebrity-best-friends-melissa-joan-hart-and-soleil-moon-frye-to-demonstrate-that-two-is-better-than-one-89497547.html|title=Gain Partners with Celebrity Best Friends Melissa Joan Hart and Soleil Moon Frye to Demonstrate that 'Two is Better than One'|date=March 30, 2010|publisher=yahoo.com|access-date=May 4, 2010}}</ref>

In September 2011, Frye released her first book, ''Happy Chaos: From Punky to Parenting and My Perfectly Imperfect Adventures in Between''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2011/09/01/the-throwback-catching-up-with-punky-brewster/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110916205838/http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2011/09/01/the-throwback-catching-up-with-punky-brewster/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 16, 2011|title=The Throwback: Catching up with 'Punky Brewster'|date=September 1, 2011|publisher=cnn.com|access-date=December 11, 2012}}</ref> In October 2013, she released a party-planning book, ''Let's Get This Party Started''. She also hosted a web series, ''Her Say'', from 2011 to 2012, and currently hosts a blog on her official website, moonfrye.com, both of which deal with women's issues and parenting.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Business/mom-trepreneurs-turn-mundane-details-motherhood-lucrative-businesses/story?id=15041189#.UMZ63azPwuc|title='Mom-Trepreneurs' Turn the Mundane Details of Motherhood Into Lucrative Businesses|last1=Spencer|first1=Lara|last2=Reynolds|first2=Talesha |date=November 28, 2011|publisher=abcnews.go.com|access-date=December 11, 2012}}</ref>

In 2014, Frye co-founded P.S. XO, a company that sells party decoration kits.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.psxo.com/|title=Unique Arts & Craft Projects, Games, Toys, & Apps for Kids - Seedling}}</ref> The name was then changed to MoonFrye, and expanded to include DIY kits for families and an app of the same name. They later merged with the company Seedling, which specializes in "activity kits".