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Soleil Moon Frye became famous in the 1984 hit TV series " Punky Brewster." Not only is she an actor but also a writer and director. At the age of 19, she was the youngest person to direct a film: 1998's "Wild Horses." Soleil was born on August 8, 1976, in Glendora, Calif. She got her unusual name from the musical "Annie Get Your Gun."
Known to millions as the adorable Punky Brewster, actress Soleil Moon Frye began acting when she was only two years old. The daughter of actor Virgil Frye, Soleil cut her teeth on projects like the TV movie Who Will Love My Children? before scoring the role of Punky at the age of eight. Audiences fell in love with the precocious child, and she stayed with the show until 1988. After it wrapped, Frye continued to remain creative and active, appearing in films such as Summertime Switch and even directing the 2004 film Sonny Boy. Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide

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