Lisa Bonet

Lisa Bonet
Born
Lisa Michelle Bonet

(1967-11-16) November 16, 1967 (age 56)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Other namesLilakoi Moon[1]
OccupationActress
Years active1983–present
Known forDenise Huxtable in The Cosby Show
Spouses
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(m. 1987; div. 1993)​
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(m. 2017; div. 2024)​
Children3, including Zoë Kravitz
RelativesKadhja Bonet (half-sister)

Lilakoi Moon[1] (born Lisa Michelle Bonet; November 16, 1967), known professionally as Lisa Bonet[2] (/boʊˈneɪ/), is an American actress. She portrayed Denise Huxtable[3] on the sitcom The Cosby Show (1984–1992), for which she earned widespread acclaim and a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 1986; she reprised the role of Denise in the first season of the spinoff series A Different World.

She also appeared in the psychological horror film Angel Heart (1987), which earned her a nomination for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress. Bonet has starred in the action thriller film Enemy of the State (1998), the comedy-drama film High Fidelity (2000), the action drama film Biker Boyz (2003) and the thriller film Road to Paloma (2013). She has sporadically worked in TV acting, appearing in roles such as Maya Daniels in Life on Mars (2008–2009) and Marisol on Ray Donovan (2016).

  1. ^ a b Carbone, Nick (September 16, 2011). "Top 10 Most Ridiculous Celebrity Name Changes – TIME". Time . ISSN 0040-781X. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  2. ^ "Lisa Bonet Marries Musician Lenny 'Romeo' Kravitz, Son of 'The Jeffersons' TV Star". Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. December 7, 1987. p. 6. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  3. ^ "Bonet's in 'A Different World'". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved October 2, 2010.