Portrait of Lisa Bonet

Lisa Bonet

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).

Born: November 16, 1967

Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, USA

Filmography

2022
Bill Cosby: Walking Free

as Self (archive footage)

2017
Jellywolf

as Receptionist

2014
Road to Paloma

as Magdalena

2013
Drunk History

as Mary Ellen Pleasant

2013
Drunk History

as Rosa Parks

2013
Ray Donovan

as Marisol Campos

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

2002
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
New Eden

as Lily

1994
Dead Connection

as Catherine Briggs

1993
Bank Robber

as Priscilla

1990
The Earth Day Special

as Denise Huxtable

1987
A Different World

as Denise Huxtable

1987
A Different World

as Denise Huxtable

1987
Angel Heart

as Epiphany Proudfoot

1984
The Cosby Show

as Denise Huxtable