Lilakoi Moon[1] (born Lisa Michelle Bonet; November 16, 1967), known professionally as Lisa Bonet[2][3][4] (/boʊˈneɪ/), is an American actress. She portrayed Denise Huxtable[5] 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).
From 1987 to 1993, Bonet was married to singer-songwriter Lenny Kravitz, with whom she had one child, Zoë, who is also an actress. In 2017, she married actor Jason Momoa, with whom she has two children. Bonet and Momoa separated in January 2022. Bonet reportedly filed for divorce on January 5, 2024.[6]
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Lilakoi Moon (born Lisa Michelle Bonet; November 16, 1967), known professionally as LisaBonet (/boʊˈneɪ/), is an American actress. She portrayed Denise...
Momoa began a relationship with actress LisaBonet in 2005. Although it was previously believed that Momoa and Bonet had married on November 15, 2007, the...
the American sitcom The Cosby Show (1984–1992), portrayed by actress LisaBonet. Denise also stars in the first season of its spin-off sitcom, A Different...
father, Allen Bonet, was an opera singer and her mother also a musician. She taught herself guitar and other instruments. The actress LisaBonet is her half-sister...
and directed by Alan Parker, and stars Mickey Rourke, Robert De Niro, LisaBonet, and Charlotte Rampling. Harry Angel (Rourke), a New York City private...
1987 to July 9, 1993. The series originally centered on Denise Huxtable (LisaBonet) and the life of students at Hillman College, a fictional historically...
(2012–13). He also set up Kravitz Design Inc. He was previously married to LisaBonet, with whom he has a daughter, Zoë Kravitz. Leonard Albert Kravitz was...
aired concurrently with season four of The Cosby Show), after actress LisaBonet became pregnant. Shortly after the start of season five, Denise traveled...
Howard, Orlando Jones, Salli Richardson, and Kid Rock. It also features LisaBonet and Vanessa Bell Calloway. Biker Boyz was released on January 31, 2003...
crime-thriller film directed by Nigel Dick, and starring Michael Madsen and LisaBonet. Detective Matt Dickson is investigating a series of grisly murders committed...
Bonet Aerodrome Casa Bonet (Andorra), heritage house Felt, Vol. 2: A Tribute to LisaBonet, album of hip hop duo Felt Sent Bonèt Briança, commune in the...
Mollohan co-stars and co-wrote the script. It also co-stars Sarah Shahi, LisaBonet, Michael Raymond-James, Chris Browning, Timothy V. Murphy, and Wes Studi...
season). Before the producer credits, Cosby briefly holds a picture of LisaBonet. Bonet did not appear as main cast this season, having departed for the spinoff...
World that was built around the "Denise" character (portrayed by actress LisaBonet), the second of the Huxtables' four daughters. Initially, the new program...
started as a co-star, but ended up replacing the show's original star LisaBonet, who left the series. Guy was nominated for and won six consecutive NAACP...
film entitled Angel Heart starring Mickey Rourke, Robert De Niro, and LisaBonet. It was also adapted into an opera by J. Mark Scearce to a libretto by...
Michelle Amber Stevens as Viv Wayne Federman as Ned Rebecca Reid as Nadia LisaBonet as Brenda Brown Alison Becker as Pearl Billy Eichner as Barry Dennis Haskins...