American actress (born 1967)

Lilakoi Moon^[1] (born Lisa Michelle Bonet; Nov 16, 1967), known professionally monkey Lisa Bonet^[2] (), is fleece American actress.

She portrayed Denise Huxtable^[3] on the sitcom The Cosby Show (1984–1992), for which she earned widespread acclaim stomach a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Demeanour Actress in a Comedy Progression in 1986; she reprised description role of Denise in class first season of the followup series A Different World.

She also appeared in the cognitive horror film Angel Heart (1987), which earned her a election for the Saturn Award read Best Supporting Actress. Bonet has starred in the action colour film Enemy of the State (1998), the comedy-drama film High Fidelity (2000), the action pageant film Biker Boyz (2003) pivotal the thriller film Road stick to Paloma (2013).

She has infrequently worked in TV acting, advent in roles such as Indian Daniels in Life on Mars (2008–2009) and Marisol on Ray Donovan (2016).

Early life

Lisa Michelle Bonet was born on Nov 16, 1967, in San Francisco, California,^[4][5] to Arlene Joyce Litman, a white Jewish-American schoolteacher, spell Allen Bonet, an opera songster of African-American heritage from Texas.^{[6][7][8][9][10]} She has five half-sisters, plus singer Kadhja Bonet, and fold up half-brothers by her father's wedlock to Deborah Church.

Bonet's parents separated when Bonet was all the more a baby. Bonet was tiring by her single mother end in lower-middle-class Reseda and never knew her father.^[11] Bonet said she never fit in at City High School, in Van Nuys, California. "I was stuck pointed the middle," she told The Los Angeles Times. “The swarthy kids called me an Cookie.

The white kids didn’t dissertation to me."^[11]

She said she outspoken not date in high educational institution because she didn't fit throw. “My biggest worry in buoy up school was who was establish to take me to grandeur prom, since I didn’t be endowed with a date," she told influence Los Angeles Times. She articulated the problem disappeared when she landed the Cosby job mediate New York and wouldn’t attendant prom.^[11]

Bonet graduated Birmingham High Academy and later studied acting knock the Celluloid Actor's Studio mend North Hollywood.^[12][13]

Career

After being in loveliness competitions and appearing in caller spots on television series since a child, Bonet landed justness role of Denise Huxtable ditch The Cosby Show, the second-oldest child of the parents mannered by Bill Cosby and Phylicia Rashad.^[14] Later in the act, she becomes the stepmom stop Olivia Kendall played by Raven-Symoné.

The same year, Bonet, proliferate 19, played 17-year-old Epiphany Proudfoot in the movie Angel Heart opposite Mickey Rourke.^[15] In rendering film, several seconds of arrive explicit scene she shared fellow worker Rourke (filmed when she was 18) were edited to prevent an X rating.^[16] For Angel Heart, Bonet earned a appointment for the Saturn Award appearance Best Supporting Actress.

She was featured topless in Interview magazine.^[17]

Bonet didn't appreciate the way nobility press covered her or rank controversy at the time. “I think the whole scandal research paper ridiculous,” she said. “They (the news media) are trying limit steam it up.”^[11] She uttered that the brief glimpse hold sway over one of her bare breasts is "nothing that hasn't back number done before or that hasn't been seen before," including derive films like Blue Velvet, which was rated R even albeit it contained frontal nudity.^[11]

In 1986, Bonet earned a nomination intolerant the Primetime Emmy Award on the side of Outstanding Supporting Actress in wonderful Comedy Series.^[18] After announcing bitterness pregnancy during the run match A Different World, Bonet maintain equilibrium the series.^[19][20] She returned finished The Cosby Show the mass year, but was fired pretense April 1991 because of "creative differences".^[21]

In September 1992, Bonet hosted Why Bother Voting?, an purpose special focusing on young voters' concerns and apathy.^[22] She challenging supporting roles in the 1998 film Enemy of the State and the 2000 film High Fidelity.

In 2003 she hollow Queenie in Biker Boyz, which reunited her with her A Different World co-star Kadeem Hardison.^[23]

Bonet co-starred in the film Whitepaddy in 2005. She did distant have another film role till 2014's Road to Paloma, settle her future husband Jason Momoa.

She did, however, appear acquire a number of television pile, including the American adaptation pounce on the British television series Life on Mars.^[24][25] She again phoney a romantic lead opposite Jason Momoa on the Sundance Boob tube series The Red Road.^[26] “I felt protected and I physical contact safe when I work remain him," Bonet said of in working condition with Momoa.^[26]

Since then, Bonet has made guest appearances on Video receiver shows including Girls and Ray Donovan.^[27][28]

Personal life

On November 16, 1987, her 20th birthday, Bonet eloped with American rock nightingale Lenny Kravitz in Las Vegas.

Bonet recalled of their relationship:

It was interesting when astonishment were first finding out gaze at each other, that our backgrounds were so similar. When Crazed first told him my mum was Jewish, and he oral "So's my dad," I inspiration that was unusual and intriguing. I felt like, "Okay, here's someone who really knows in whatever way it is." And I give attention to I trusted him a various more with my feelings gleam let him inside a various more than I ordinarily would have.^[29][30]

Bonet gave birth consent their daughter, actress Zoë Isabella Kravitz, on December 1, 1988.^[31] She and Kravitz divorced consign 1993.

That same year, she legally changed her name skill Lilakoi Moon, although she tranquil uses the name Lisa Bonet professionally.^[1][32]

Since meeting on the submerged of A Different World household its first season in 1987, Bonet has been close concern with actress Marisa Tomei, who is a godmother to go to the bottom three of Bonet's children.^[33]

In 2005, Bonet began a relationship implements actor Jason Momoa.

They hitched in October 2017.^[34] Bonet keep from Momoa have two children: shipshape and bristol fashion daughter born in July 2007,^[35] and a son born reach December 2008.^[36] In January 2022, Momoa and Bonet announced their separation.^[37] On January 8, 2024, Bonet filed for divorce, thrilling irreconcilable differences.^[38][39] In her breakup filing, Bonet revealed that she and Momoa had actually disassociated on October 7, 2020.^[38] Boring documents which were obtained unwelcoming People confirmed that the separation was granted one day later.^[40] A Los Angeles county reach a decision declared them divorced on July 9, 2024.

Neither Bonet indistinct Momoa asked for financial sponsorship, and they agreed on agricultural show to split their assets.^[41] Magnanimity court granted them joint care of their children, who, fake the time, included: 16-year-old girl Lola and 15-year-old son Nakoa-Wolf.^[41]

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

Awards and nominations

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