Lisa Bonet

Born: 1967-11-16 in San Francisco, California, USA

Known For: Acting

Biography

Lilakoi Moon (born Lisa Michelle Bonet), known professionally as Lisa Bonet, is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Denise Huxtable on the long-running NBC sitcom The Cosby Show, and originally starring in its spinoff series A Different World. She earned widespread acclaim and several awards for her role, such as a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 1986. She appeared in the psychological horror film Angel Heart (1987), which earned her a nomination for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress. She co-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 with such roles as Maya Daniels in Life on Mars (2008–2009) and Marisol on Ray Donovan (2016).

Filmography

2022

Bill Cosby: Walking Free as Self (archive footage)

2017

Jellywolf as Receptionist

2016

Canvas of My Life as Self

2014

Road to Paloma as Magdalena

2013

Ray Donovan as Marisol Campos
Drunk History as Mary Ellen Pleasant

2011

New Girl as Brenda Brown

2008

Life on Mars as Detective Maya Daniels

2006

Whitepaddy as Mae Evans

2003

Biker Boyz as Queenie

2002

Lathe of Heaven as Heather Lelache
The Cosby Show: A Look Back as Denise Huxtable Kendall (archive footage)

2000

High Fidelity as Marie DeSalle

1998

Enemy of the State as Rachel Banks

1994

Dead Connection as Catherine Briggs
New Eden as Lily

1993

Bank Robber as Priscilla

1990

The Earth Day Special as Denise Huxtable

1987

A Different World as Denise Huxtable
Angel Heart as Epiphany Proudfoot
A Different World as Denise Huxtable
Walt Disney World Celebrity Circus as Self