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Lilakoi Moon<ref name="time">Template:Cite magazine</ref> (born Lisa Michelle Bonet Template:IPAc-en; November 16, 1967)<ref name="Jet">Template:Cite magazine</ref> is an American actress. She portrayed Denise Huxtable<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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).
Early lifeEdit
Lisa Michelle Bonet was born on November 16, 1967, in San Francisco, California,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> to Arlene Joyce Litman, an Ashkenazi Jewish-American schoolteacher, and Allen Bonet, an opera singer of African-American heritage from Texas.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="McCann">Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="hollywood">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> She has five half-sisters, including singer Kadhja Bonet, and two half-brothers by her father's marriage to Deborah Church. Bonet's parents separated when Bonet was still a baby. Bonet was raised by her single mother in middle-class Reseda and never knew her father.<ref name=":1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Bonet said she never fit in at Birmingham High School, in Van Nuys, California. "I was stuck in the middle," she told The Los Angeles Times. “The black kids called me an Oreo. The white kids didn’t talk to me."<ref name=":1" />
She said she did not date in high school because she didn't fit in. “My biggest worry in high school was who was going to take me to the prom, since I didn’t have a date," she told the Los Angeles Times. She said the problem disappeared when she landed the Cosby job in New York and wouldn’t attend prom.<ref name=":1" />
Bonet graduated Birmingham High School and later studied acting at the Celluloid Actor's Studio in North Hollywood.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
CareerEdit
After being in beauty competitions and appearing in guest spots on television series as a child, Bonet landed the role of Denise Huxtable on The Cosby Show, the second-oldest child of the parents played by Bill Cosby and Phylicia Rashad.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Later in the show, she becomes the stepmom to Olivia Kendall played by Raven-Symoné.
The same year, Bonet, then 19, played 17-year-old Epiphany Proudfoot in the movie Angel Heart opposite Mickey Rourke.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In the film, several seconds of an explicit scene she shared with Rourke (filmed when she was 18) were edited to avoid an X rating.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> For Angel Heart, Bonet earned a nomination for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress. She was featured topless in Interview magazine.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Bonet didn't appreciate the way the press covered her or the controversy at the time. “I think the whole scandal is ridiculous,” she said. “They (the news media) are trying to steam it up.”<ref name=":1" /> She said that the brief glimpse of one of her bare breasts is "nothing that hasn't been done before or that hasn't been seen before," including in films like Blue Velvet, which was rated R even though it contained frontal nudity.<ref name=":1" />
In 1986, Bonet earned a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> After announcing her pregnancy during the run of A Different World, Bonet left the series.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite AV media</ref> She returned to The Cosby Show the following year, but was fired in April 1991 because of "creative differences".<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
In September 1992, Bonet hosted Why Bother Voting?, an election special focusing on young voters' concerns and apathy.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> She had supporting roles in the 1998 film Enemy of the State and the 2000 film High Fidelity. In 2003 she played Queenie in Biker Boyz, which reunited her with her A Different World co-star Kadeem Hardison.<ref name="Bonet">Template:Cite news</ref>
Bonet co-starred in the film Whitepaddy in 2005. She did not have another film role until 2014's Road to Paloma, opposite her future husband Jason Momoa. She did, however, appear in a number of television series, including the American adaptation of the British television series Life on Mars.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> She again played a romantic lead opposite Jason Momoa on the Sundance TV series The Red Road.<ref name=":2">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> “I felt protected and I feel safe when I work with him," Bonet said of working with Momoa.<ref name=":2" />
Since then, Bonet has made guest appearances on TV shows including Girls and Ray Donovan.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Personal lifeEdit
On November 16, 1987, her 20th birthday, Bonet eloped with American rock singer Lenny Kravitz in Las Vegas. Bonet recalled of their relationship: Template:Cquote Bonet gave birth to their daughter, actress Zoë Isabella Kravitz, on December 1, 1988.<ref>"Zoe Kravitz. Alternate Name: Zoe Isabella Kravitz" at All Movie Guide via The New York Times</ref> She and Kravitz divorced in 1993. That same year, she legally changed her name to Lilakoi Moon, although she still uses the name Lisa Bonet professionally.<ref name="time" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Since meeting on the set of A Different World in its first season in 1987, Bonet has been close friends with actress Marisa Tomei, who is a godmother to all three of Bonet's children.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
In 2005, Bonet began a relationship with actor Jason Momoa. They married in October 2017.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> Bonet and Momoa have two children: a daughter born in July 2007,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and a son born in December 2008.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> In January 2022, Momoa and Bonet announced their separation.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> On January 8, 2024, Bonet filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences.<ref name=datessepdiv>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In her divorce filing, Bonet revealed that she and Momoa had actually separated on October 7, 2020.<ref name=datessepdiv /> Court documents which were obtained by People confirmed that the divorce was granted one day later.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> A Los Angeles county judge declared them divorced on July 9, 2024. Neither Bonet nor Momoa asked for financial support, and they agreed on how to split their assets.<ref name=":0" /> The court granted them joint custody of their children, who, at the time, included: 16-year-old daughter Lola and 15-year-old son Nakoa-Wolf.<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
FilmographyEdit
FilmEdit
| Years | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Angel Heart | Epiphany Proudfoot |
| 1993 | Bank Robber | Priscilla |
| 1994 | Final Combination | Catherine Briggs |
| 1998 | Enemy of the State | Rachel Banks |
| 2000 | High Fidelity | Marie De Salle |
| 2003 | Biker Boyz | "Queenie" |
| 2005 | Whitepaddy | Mae Evans |
| 2013 | Road to Paloma | Magdalena |
TelevisionEdit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | St. Elsewhere | Carla | Episode: "Entrapment" |
| 1984–1991 | The Cosby Show | Denise Huxtable | Main cast |
| 1985 | Tales from the Darkside | Justine | Episode: "The Satanic Piano" |
| ABC Afterschool Special | Carrie | 1 episode | |
| 1986 | Sesame Street | Herself | Recurring Guest |
| 1987–1989 | A Different World | Denise Huxtable | Main cast: season 1; Guest: season 3, 1 episode |
| 1990 | The Earth Day Special | Denise Huxtable | |
| 1992 | Why Bother Voting? | Herself | Elections special with Bonet as host |
| 1994 | New Eden | Lily | Television movie |
| 2002 | Lathe of Heaven | Heather Lelache | Television movie |
| 2008–2009 | Life on Mars | Maya Daniels | 5 episodes |
| 2013–2014 | Drunk History | Mary Ellen Pleasant / Rosa Parks | 2 episodes |
| 2014–2015 | The Red Road | Sky Van Der Veen | 7 episodes |
| 2014 | New Girl | Brenda Brown | Episode: "Teachers" |
| 2016 | Girls | Tandice Moncrief | Episodes: "Homeward Bound", "Love Stories" |
| Ray Donovan | Marisol | Recurring – Season 4 |
Music videosEdit
| Year | Song | Artist | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | "It Never Rains (In Southern California)" | Tony! Toni! Toné! | Director |
| 1991 | "Stand by My Woman" | Lenny Kravitz | Director |
| 1999 | "Revelation Sunshine" | Cree Summer | Director |
| 2019 | "Freedom (TROY NōKA Remix)" | Dorothy, Angel Haze | Director |
Awards and nominationsEdit
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Young Artist Awards | Best Young Supporting Actress in a Television Comedy Series | The Cosby Show | Template:Nominated |
| 1986 | Young Artist Awards | Best Young Actress Starring in a Television Series | The Cosby Show | Template:Nominated |
| 1988 | Young Artist Awards | Best Young Actress Starring in a Television Series | The Cosby Show | Template:Nominated |
| Best Young Female Superstar in Motion Picture | Angel Heart | Template:Won | ||
| 1988 | Saturn Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Angel Heart | Template:Nominated |
| 1986 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | The Cosby Show | Template:Nominated |
| 1989 | Young Artist Awards | Best Young Actor/Actress Ensemble in a Television Comedy, Drama Series or Special | The Cosby Show Template:Small | Template:Nominated |
| 2001 | Black Reel Awards | Theatrical – Best Supporting Actress | High Fidelity | Template:Nominated |
| 2006 | TV Land Award | Favorite Singing Siblings | The Cosby Show Template:Small | Template:Nominated |
ReferencesEdit
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