Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century zoom-zoom-zoomed into our hearts in 1999, and we’ve been saying “cetus-lupeedus” ever since.
The movie follows the story of teen Zenon Karr, played by Kirsten Storms, who lives on the space station in 2049. After getting into some trouble with the space station’s commander, Zenon is sent down to Earth to live with her aunt (Holly Fulger) and is going to miss out on seeing her favorite pop star, Prota Zoa (Phillip Rhys), perform at her cosmic homebase.
However while on Earth, Zenon uncovers a plan by the creator of the space station (Frederick Coffin) to destroy Zenon’s home and collect the insurance money. Zenon enlists the help of her family and friends to save the station and put a stop to the evil scheme.
After its premiere, two follow-up films premiered on Disney Channel. Zenon: The Zequel dropped in 2001 followed by Zenon: Z3 in 2004.
Scroll down to see where the Zenon cast is now:
Kirsten Storms
After playing the space heroine, Storms continued to act in several other Disney projects, including Johnny Tsunami and voicing Bonnie in Kim Possible. In between her Disney days, Storms ventured into the soap opera world. She played Belle Black on Days of Our Lives from 1999 to 2004. Following her time on Days, Storms joined General Hospital as Maxie Jones in 2005. Nearly 20 years later, Storms has starred in over 1500 episodes as the character. .
Storms was married to her General Hospital costar Brandon Barash from 2013 to 2016. The exes share daughter Harper, whom they welcomed in 2014.
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Raven-Symoné
Raven starred as Zenon’s best friend, Nebula. Following the movie, Raven became a Disney superstar as she snagged her own show That’s So Raven, starred in the DCOM Cheetah Girls and gave her voice to Monique in Kim Possible. While acting, she also released music.
Years later, Raven landed a recurring role on Blackish and also cohosted The View from 2015 to 2016. In 2017, Raven reprised her That’s So Raven role for the spinoff Raven’s Home which earned her a Daytime Emmy nomination.
Raven wed partner Miranda Pearman-Maday in June 2020.
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Stuart Pankin
Pankin played Commander Edward Plank, who would end up becoming Zenon’s uncle in later movies. The actor began his career in the ‘70s, and he certainly didn’t slow down after Zenon. Pankin continued to guest star on several Disney shows including That’s So Raven, The Suite Life on Deck, Girl Meets World and more. He also had roles in movies including 2011’s The Artist, 2015’s The Binding and more.
He and wife Joy Pankin have been married since 1974 and share son Andy.
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Holly Fulger
Before playing Zenon’s loveable Aunt Judy, Fulger was best known for her roles on Anything But Love and Ellen. After Zenon, she played Gwen Smith on 7th Heaven. In addition to acting, Fulger founded her nonprofit True Beauty Discovery and directed the 2015 documentary The Hollywood Beauty Detective.
Fulger shares two children, Sasha and Danny, with her husband Ron Bottitta.
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Frederick Coffin
Coffin portrayed the big bad Parker Wyndham. Before Zenon, the actor was best known for his roles in Hard to Kill, Wayne’s World and more. Coffin continued to act before he died in 2003 following his battle with lung cancer. He is survived by his wife Barbara Monte-Britton.
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Phillip Rhys
Rhys won the hearts of viewers as the intergalactic popstar Prota Zoa. Since Zenon, he’s continued to consistently act in several projects including 24, Survivors, Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists, The Full Monty and more. He has also dabbled in directing.
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Lauren Maltby
Maltby played Zenon’s foe turned friend, Margie Hammond. After the Zenon franchise wrapped up, she focused on her studies at Biola University and earned a Ph.D. in clinical psychology. She is currently a clinical and forensic psychologist in Los Angeles.
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