Lisa Bonet | |
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Born | Lisa Michelle Bonet November 16, 1967 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
Other names | Lilakoi Moon[1] |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1983–present |
Known for | Denise Huxtable in The Cosby Show |
Spouses | |
Children | 3, including Zoë Kravitz |
Relatives | Kadhja 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).