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| birth_name = Lisa Michelle Bonet | | birth_name = Lisa Michelle Bonet | ||
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|11|16}} | | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|11|16}} | ||
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| known_for = [[Denise Huxtable]] in ''[[The Cosby Show]]'' | | known_for = [[Denise Huxtable]] in ''[[The Cosby Show]]'' | ||
| occupation = Actress | | occupation = Actress | ||
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* {{marriage|[[Jason Momoa]]|2017| 2024|reason=divorced}} | * {{marriage|[[Jason Momoa]]|2017| 2024|reason=divorced}} | ||
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| children = 3, including [[Zoë Kravitz | | children = 3, including [[Zoë Kravitz]] | ||
| relatives = [[Kadhja Bonet]] (half-sister) | | relatives = [[Kadhja Bonet]] (half-sister) | ||
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'''Lisa Michelle Bonet''' ({{IPAc-en|b|oʊ|ˈ|n|eɪ}}; November 16, 1967)<ref name="Jet">{{cite magazine |date=December 7, 1987 |title=Lisa Bonet Marries Musician Lenny 'Romeo' Kravitz, Son of 'The Jeffersons' TV Star |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Yq4DAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA6 |magazine=[[Jet (magazine)|Jet]] |page=6 |access-date=September 18, 2017}}</ref> is an American actress. She is best known for portraying [[Denise Huxtable]]<ref>{{cite news |first=Ann |last=Hodges |date=August 16, 1987|title=Bonet's in 'A Different World' |work=[[Houston Chronicle]] |url=http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl/1987_482541/bonet-s-in-a-different-world.html |access-date=October 2, 2010 |archive-date=October 20, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020071005/http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl/1987_482541/bonet-s-in-a-different-world.html |url-status=live }}</ref> on the sitcom ''[[The Cosby Show]]'' (1984–1992), for which she earned widespread acclaim and a nomination for the [[Primetime Emmy Awards|Primetime Emmy Award]] for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series|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|thriller]] film ''[[Enemy of the State (film)|Enemy of the State]]'' (1998), the [[comedy-drama]] film ''[[High Fidelity (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 (American TV series)|Life on Mars]]'' (2008–2009) and Marisol on ''[[Ray Donovan]]'' (2016). | 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|thriller]] film ''[[Enemy of the State (film)|Enemy of the State]]'' (1998), the [[comedy-drama]] film ''[[High Fidelity (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 (American TV series)|Life on Mars]]'' (2008–2009) and Marisol on ''[[Ray Donovan]]'' (2016). | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
Lisa Michelle Bonet was born on November 16, 1967, in | Lisa Michelle Bonet was born on November 16, 1967, in California,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lisa Bonet, Actress, and Model born |url=https://aaregistry.org/story/lisa-bonet-talent-and-mystery/ |access-date=2022-03-17 |website=African American Registry |language=en |archive-date=August 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810114922/https://aaregistry.org/story/lisa-bonet-talent-and-mystery/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Lisa Bonet News |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/lisa-bonet/ |access-date=2022-03-17 |website=Us Weekly |language=en-US |archive-date=March 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319143724/https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/lisa-bonet/ |url-status=live }}</ref> to Arlene Joyce Litman, an Ashkenazi Jewish-American schoolteacher, and Allen Bonet, an [[opera singer]] of African-American heritage from [[Texas]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.net-a-porter.com/gb/en/porter/article-33a55e73f6c7ac7b/cover-stories/cover-stories/lisa-bonet |title=Lisa Bonet on family, husband Jason Momoa & working with Bill Cosby |date=March 9, 2018 |work=Porter Edit / NET-A-PORTER.COM |access-date=May 21, 2018 |quote=Bonet was born in the heart of the hippie movement, in November 1967 in San Francisco, to a white Jewish schoolteacher mother and a black opera-singing father. |archive-date=May 11, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180511215641/https://www.net-a-porter.com/gb/en/porter/article-33a55e73f6c7ac7b/cover-stories/cover-stories/lisa-bonet |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Joy |last=D'Souza |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2017/05/16/zoe-kravitz-mixed-background_n_16641120.html |title=Zoe Kravitz Reveals How She Learned To Love Her Mixed Background |work=HuffPost Canada |date=May 16, 2017 |access-date=May 8, 2018 |archive-date=March 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322171950/https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2017/05/16/zoe-kravitz-mixed-background_n_16641120.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Barnes |first1=Henry |title=Zoë Kravitz: 'Why do stories happen to white people and everyone else is a punchline?' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2015/aug/20/zoe-kravitz-why-do-stories-happen-to-white-people-and-everyone-else-is-a-punchline |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=August 12, 2017 |date=August 20, 2015 |archive-date=May 25, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180525153056/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2015/aug/20/zoe-kravitz-why-do-stories-happen-to-white-people-and-everyone-else-is-a-punchline |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="McCann">{{cite book |last=McCann |first=Bob |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X7ZYsnTPIhwC&pg=PA49 |title=Encyclopedia of African American Actresses in Film and Television |date=2007 |publisher=[[McFarland and Company]] |isbn=978-0-7864-3790-0 |location=Jefferson, North Carolina |page=49 |access-date=September 18, 2017}}</ref><ref name="hollywood">{{cite web |date=February 8, 2015 |title=Lisa Bonet {{!}} Biography and Filmography {{!}} 1967 |url=http://www.hollywood.com/celebrities/lisa-bonet-57301725/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171129090119/http://www.hollywood.com/celebrities/lisa-bonet-57301725/ |archive-date=November 29, 2017 |access-date=August 12, 2017 |website=Hollywood.com}}</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, Los Angeles|Reseda]] and never knew her father.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Valle |first=Victor |authorlink=Victor Valle |date=February 26, 1987 |title=BONET'S 'ANGEL' HEARTACHE |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-02-26-ca-5858-story.html |access-date=August 6, 2024 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Bonet said she never fit in at [[Birmingham High School]], in [[Van Nuys]], California. "I was stuck in the middle," she told [[Los Angeles Times|''The Los Angeles Times.'']] "The black kids called me an [[Oreo (slur)|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 [[The Cosby Show|Cosby]] job in New York and wouldn’t attend prom.<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 ''[[The Cosby Show|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>{{cite web |url=https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800018126/bio |title=Lisa Bonet Biography |publisher=Yahoo! Movies|access-date=January 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090113183130/http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800018126/bio|archive-date=January 13, 2009 | Bonet graduated Birmingham High School and later studied acting at the Celluloid Actor's Studio in North Hollywood.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800018126/bio |title=Lisa Bonet Biography |publisher=Yahoo! Movies|access-date=January 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090113183130/http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800018126/bio|archive-date=January 13, 2009}}</ref> | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
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 | 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 [[Cliff Huxtable|Cliff]] and [[Clair Huxtable]] (played by [[Bill Cosby]] and [[Phylicia Rashad]], respectively).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://go.galegroup.com/ps/retrieve.do?tabID=Biographies&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&searchResultsType=MultiTab&searchType=PersonSearchForm¤tPosition=2&docId=GALE%7CK1618001484&docType=Biography&sort=Relevance&contentSegment=ZXAM-MOD1&prodId=BIC&contentSet=GALE%7CK1618001484&searchId=R2&userGroupName=unlv_main&inPS=true |title=Lisa Bonet |date=June 8, 2009 |website=Biography in Context|access-date=March 27, 2019}}</ref> Later in the show, she becomes the stepmother 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>{{cite web |url=http://alanparker.com/film/angel-heart/making/ |title=Angel Heart – Alan Parker – Director, Writer, Producer – Official Website |last=coopa.net |website=alanparker.com |access-date=July 9, 2018 |archive-date=December 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202183454/http://alanparker.com/film/angel-heart/making/ |url-status=live }}</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>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/02/21/movies/appeals-board-upholds-angel-heart-x-rating.html |title=Appeals Board Upholds 'Angel Heart' X Rating |date=February 21, 1987 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=June 20, 2020 |archive-date=June 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622080241/https://www.nytimes.com/1987/02/21/movies/appeals-board-upholds-angel-heart-x-rating.html |url-status=live }}</ref> For ''Angel Heart'', Bonet earned a nomination for the [[Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress]]. She was featured topless in ''[[Interview (magazine)|Interview]]'' magazine.<ref>{{cite web |first=Lynn |last=Norment |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uswDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA150 |title=Lisa Bonet: The Growing Pains of a Rising Star |work=[[Ebony (magazine)|Ebony]] | The same year, Bonet, then 19, played 17-year-old Epiphany Proudfoot in the movie ''[[Angel Heart]]'' opposite [[Mickey Rourke]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://alanparker.com/film/angel-heart/making/ |title=Angel Heart – Alan Parker – Director, Writer, Producer – Official Website |last=coopa.net |website=alanparker.com |access-date=July 9, 2018 |archive-date=December 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202183454/http://alanparker.com/film/angel-heart/making/ |url-status=live }}</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>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/02/21/movies/appeals-board-upholds-angel-heart-x-rating.html |title=Appeals Board Upholds 'Angel Heart' X Rating |date=February 21, 1987 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=June 20, 2020 |archive-date=June 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622080241/https://www.nytimes.com/1987/02/21/movies/appeals-board-upholds-angel-heart-x-rating.html |url-status=live }}</ref> For ''Angel Heart'', Bonet earned a nomination for the [[Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress]]. She was featured topless in ''[[Interview (magazine)|Interview]]'' magazine.<ref>{{cite web |first=Lynn |last=Norment |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uswDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA150 |title=Lisa Bonet: The Growing Pains of a Rising Star |work=[[Ebony (magazine)|Ebony]] |date=December 1987|access-date=September 30, 2014}}</ref> | ||
Bonet didn't appreciate the way the press covered her or the controversy at the time. | 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 (film)|''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 Awards|Primetime Emmy Award]] for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series|Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramisetti |first=Kirthana |title=Emmys 2014: From Anna Nicole Smith's breasts to Lassie, the 10 oddest nominations of all time |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/10-oddest-emmy-nominations-time-article-1.1913644 |access-date=2022 | In 1986, Bonet earned a nomination for the [[Primetime Emmy Awards|Primetime Emmy Award]] for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series|Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramisetti |first=Kirthana |title=Emmys 2014: From Anna Nicole Smith's breasts to Lassie, the 10 oddest nominations of all time |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/10-oddest-emmy-nominations-time-article-1.1913644 |access-date=February 2, 2022 |website=[[New York Daily News]] |date=August 25, 2014 |archive-date=February 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202031918/https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/10-oddest-emmy-nominations-time-article-1.1913644 |url-status=live }}</ref> After announcing her pregnancy during the run of ''A Different World'', Bonet left the series.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/D/htmlD/differentwor/differentwor.htm |title=''A Different World'' |last=Hunt |first=Darnell|author-link=Darnell Hunt |publisher=museum.tv |access-date=October 17, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060210085528/http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/D/htmlD/differentwor/differentwor.htm|archive-date=February 10, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yPzsKSzcaQ |title=Debbie Allen discusses why Lisa Bonet left "A Different World" - EMMYTVLEGENDS.ORG |date=2015-07-30 |last=FoundationINTERVIEWS |access-date=2024-08-01 |via=YouTube}}</ref> She returned to ''The Cosby Show'' the following year, but was fired in April 1991 because of "creative differences".<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://people.com/archive/leaving-the-nest-vol-37-no-17/ |title=Leaving the Nest |last=Allis |first=Tim |date=May 4, 1992 |magazine=People |access-date=October 17, 2008 |archive-date=November 8, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161108000109/http://people.com/archive/leaving-the-nest-vol-37-no-17/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
In September 1992, Bonet hosted ''Why Bother Voting?'', an election special focusing on young voters' concerns and apathy.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zurawik |first=David |date=1992-09-23 |title='Vote': power to young people |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/1992/09/23/vote-power-to-young-people/ |access-date=2024-08-01 |website=Baltimore Sun |language=en-US}}</ref> She had supporting roles in the 1998 film ''[[Enemy of the State (film)|Enemy of the State]]'' and the 2000 film ''[[High Fidelity (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">{{cite news |last=Westbrook |first=Caroline |title=Lisa Bonet |publisher=SomethingJewish |date=September 14, 2003 |url=http://www.somethingjewish.co.uk/articles/387_lisa_bonet.htm| access-date =December 13, 2006| archive-date =January 7, 2019| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20190107091939/http://www.somethingjewish.co.uk/articles/387_lisa_bonet.htm%20| url-status =dead}}</ref> | In September 1992, Bonet hosted ''Why Bother Voting?'', an election special focusing on young voters' concerns and apathy.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zurawik |first=David |date=1992-09-23 |title='Vote': power to young people |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/1992/09/23/vote-power-to-young-people/ |access-date=2024-08-01 |website=Baltimore Sun |language=en-US}}</ref> She had supporting roles in the 1998 film ''[[Enemy of the State (film)|Enemy of the State]]'' and the 2000 film ''[[High Fidelity (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">{{cite news |last=Westbrook |first=Caroline |title=Lisa Bonet |publisher=SomethingJewish |date=September 14, 2003 |url=http://www.somethingjewish.co.uk/articles/387_lisa_bonet.htm| access-date =December 13, 2006| archive-date =January 7, 2019| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20190107091939/http://www.somethingjewish.co.uk/articles/387_lisa_bonet.htm%20| url-status =dead}}</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 (American TV series)|Life on Mars]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Ausiello |first=Michael |title=Exclusive: Lisa Bonet Sentenced to 'Life on Mars' |url=https://ew.com/article/2008/08/01/lisa-bonet-join/ |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] | 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 (American TV series)|Life on Mars]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Ausiello |first=Michael |authorlink=Michael Ausiello |title=Exclusive: Lisa Bonet Sentenced to 'Life on Mars' |url=https://ew.com/article/2008/08/01/lisa-bonet-join/ |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=August 1, 2008 |access-date=June 23, 2017 |archive-date=March 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180322015249/http://ew.com/article/2008/08/01/lisa-bonet-join/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title='Life on Mars' Star Lisa Bonet Pregnant |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/zap-lisabonetpregnant-story.html |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=October 16, 2008 |access-date=June 23, 2017 |archive-date=March 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180321193144/http://www.chicagotribune.com/zap-lisabonetpregnant-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> She again played a romantic lead opposite Jason Momoa on the [[Sundance TV]] series ''[[The Red Road (TV series)|The Red Road]].''<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Khatchatourian |first=Maane |date=February 25, 2014 |title=Jason Momoa, Lisa Bonet Celebrate SundanceTV's 'Red Road' |url=https://variety.com/2014/scene/news/jason-momoa-lisa-bonet-celebrate-sundancetvs-red-road-1201120412/ |access-date=August 6, 2024 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |language=en-US}}</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 (TV series)|''Girls'']] and ''[[Ray Donovan]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Young |first=Susan |date=2016 | Since then, Bonet has made guest appearances on TV shows including [[Girls (TV series)|''Girls'']] and ''[[Ray Donovan]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Young |first=Susan |date=August 29, 2016 |title='Ray Donovan' Postmortem: Lisa Bonet Discusses How Marisol's Story Washed Out |url=https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/ray-donovan-lisa-bonet-marisol-1201721002/ |access-date=August 6, 2024 |website=[[IndieWire]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |first=Joey |last=Nolfi |title=The 30 Best 'Girls' Guest Stars |url=https://ew.com/tv/girls-guest-stars/ |date=April 14, 2017 |access-date=August 6, 2024 |website=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |language=en}}</ref> | ||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
On November 16, 1987, her 20th birthday, Bonet [[Elopement (marriage)|eloped]] with American rock singer [[Lenny Kravitz]] in [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]]. Bonet recalled of their relationship: {{cquote|It was interesting when we were first finding out about each other, that our backgrounds were so similar. When I first told him my mom was Jewish, and he said "So's my dad," I thought that was unusual and enchanting. I felt like, "Okay, here's someone who really knows how it is." And I think I trusted him a little more with my feelings and let him inside a little more than I ordinarily would have.<ref>{{cite news |last=Cooper |first=Carol |date=February 1990 |title=Let Love Rule |page=104 |work=[[Essence (magazine)|Essence]] | On November 16, 1987, her 20th birthday, Bonet [[Elopement (marriage)|eloped]] with American rock singer [[Lenny Kravitz]] in [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]]. Bonet recalled of their relationship: {{cquote|It was interesting when we were first finding out about each other, that our backgrounds were so similar. When I first told him my mom was Jewish, and he said "So's my dad," I thought that was unusual and enchanting. I felt like, "Okay, here's someone who really knows how it is." And I think I trusted him a little more with my feelings and let him inside a little more than I ordinarily would have.<ref>{{cite news |last=Cooper |first=Carol |date=February 1990 |title=Let Love Rule |page=104 |work=[[Essence (magazine)|Essence]] |id={{ProQuest|223114238}}}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Bloom |first=Nate |author-link=Nate Bloom |date=January 12, 2009 |title=Interfaith Celebrities: Young, Gifted, Black and Jewish |url=https://www.interfaithfamily.com/arts_and_entertainment/popular_culture/interfaith_celebrities_new_projects_by_bonet_okonedo_lumet_and_paltrow/ |access-date=May 21, 2018 |work=[[InterfaithFamily]] |archive-date=May 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180521112828/https://www.interfaithfamily.com/arts_and_entertainment/popular_culture/interfaith_celebrities_new_projects_by_bonet_okonedo_lumet_and_paltrow/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
}} Bonet gave birth to their daughter, actress [[Zoë Kravitz|Zoë Isabella Kravitz]], on December 1, 1988.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110709222751/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/1465139/Zoe-Kravitz/biography "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>{{Cite web |date=December 16, 1993 |title=GOODBYE LISA BONET, HELLO LILAKOI MOON |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1993-12-16-9312160531-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221123045604/https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1993-12-16-9312160531-story.html |archive-date=November 23, 2022 |access-date=2022-11-23 |website=Orlando Sentinel}}</ref> | }} Bonet gave birth to their daughter, actress [[Zoë Kravitz|Zoë Isabella Kravitz]], on December 1, 1988.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110709222751/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/1465139/Zoe-Kravitz/biography "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">{{Cite magazine |last=Carbone |first=Nick |date=2011-09-16 |title=Top 10 Most Ridiculous Celebrity Name Changes – TIME |url=https://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2093588_2093587_2093595,00.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211221000925/http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2093588_2093587_2093595,00.html |archive-date=December 21, 2021 |access-date=2022-11-23 |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |language=en-US |issn=0040-781X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=December 16, 1993 |title=GOODBYE LISA BONET, HELLO LILAKOI MOON |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1993-12-16-9312160531-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221123045604/https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1993-12-16-9312160531-story.html |archive-date=November 23, 2022 |access-date=2022-11-23 |website=Orlando Sentinel}}</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>{{Cite magazine |last=Cooper |first=Leah Faye |date=2021-05-25 |title='A Different World': Cast Members and Crew Tell the Oral History |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2021/05/a-different-world-cast-members-and-crew-oral-history |access-date=2024-07-29 |magazine=Vanity Fair |language=en-US}}</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>{{Cite magazine |last=Cooper |first=Leah Faye |date=2021-05-25 |title='A Different World': Cast Members and Crew Tell the Oral History |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2021/05/a-different-world-cast-members-and-crew-oral-history |access-date=2024-07-29 |magazine=Vanity Fair |language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
In 2005, Bonet began a relationship with actor [[Jason Momoa]]. They married in October 2017.<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/jason-momoa-lisa-bonet-officially-marry-in-secret-wedding/ |title=Jason Momoa, Lisa Bonet Officially Marry in Secret Wedding |date=November 2, 2017 |magazine=[[Us Weekly]] | In 2005, Bonet began a relationship with actor [[Jason Momoa]]. They married in October 2017.<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/jason-momoa-lisa-bonet-officially-marry-in-secret-wedding/ |title=Jason Momoa, Lisa Bonet Officially Marry in Secret Wedding |date=November 2, 2017 |magazine=[[Us Weekly]] |access-date=November 2, 2017 |language=en-US |archive-date=April 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418055912/https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/jason-momoa-lisa-bonet-officially-marry-in-secret-wedding/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Bonet and Momoa have two children: a daughter born in July 2007,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://people.com/parents/update-a-daught/ |title=Update: A daughter for Lisa Bonet and Jason Momoa |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=August 20, 2007 |access-date=September 29, 2019 |archive-date=September 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190929212316/https://people.com/parents/update-a-daught/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and a son born in December 2008.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://people.com/parents/lisa-bonet-and-jason-momoa-welcome-son-nakoa-wolf/ |title=Lisa Bonet and Jason Momoa Welcome Son Nakoa-Wolf |date=January 7, 2009 |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=October 26, 2019 |archive-date=October 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026193528/https://people.com/parents/lisa-bonet-and-jason-momoa-welcome-son-nakoa-wolf/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In January 2022, Momoa and Bonet announced their separation.<ref>{{cite news |last1=France |first1=Lisa Respers |date=January 12, 2022 |title=Jason Momoa and Lisa Bonet announce split |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/12/entertainment/jason-momoa-lisa-bonet-split/index.html |website=[[CNN]] |access-date=January 15, 2022 |archive-date=January 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113141244/https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/12/entertainment/jason-momoa-lisa-bonet-split/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On January 8, 2024, Bonet filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences.<ref name=datessepdiv>{{cite news|url=https://people.com/lisa-bonet-files-divorce-jason-momoa-two-years-after-announcing-breakup-8423742|title=Lisa Bonet Files for Divorce from Jason Momoa 2 Years After Announcing Breakup|first=Benjamin|last=VanHoose|website=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=January 8, 2024|accessdate=January 10, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Lisa Bonet files for divorce from estranged husband Jason Momoa following separation: Reports |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2024/01/08/lisa-bonet-jason-momoa-divorce-aquaman/72154597007/ |date=January 8, 2024 |access-date=January 8, 2024 |website=[[USA Today]] |language=en-US}}</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 (magazine)|People]]'' confirmed that the divorce was granted one day later.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://people.com/jason-momoa-lisa-bonet-divorce-granted-8424487|title=Jason Momoa and Lisa Bonet's Divorce Granted Just One Day After Filing|first=Angel|last=Saunders|website=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=January 9, 2024|accessdate=January 10, 2024}}</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.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=July 9, 2024 |title=Jason Momoa, Lisa Bonet finalize their divorce |url=https://pagesix.com/2024/07/09/entertainment/jason-momoa-lisa-bonet-finalize-divorce/ |access-date=August 1, 2024 |website=[[Page Six]] |language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
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Lisa Michelle Bonet (Template:IPAc-en; November 16, 1967)[1] is an American actress. She is best known for portraying Denise Huxtable[2] 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 life
Lisa Michelle Bonet was born on November 16, 1967, in California,[3][4] to Arlene Joyce Litman, an Ashkenazi Jewish-American schoolteacher, and Allen Bonet, an opera singer of African-American heritage from Texas.[5][6][7][8][9] 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.[10] 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."[10]
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.[10]
Bonet graduated Birmingham High School and later studied acting at the Celluloid Actor's Studio in North Hollywood.[10][11]
Career
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 Cliff and Clair Huxtable (played by Bill Cosby and Phylicia Rashad, respectively).[12] Later in the show, she becomes the stepmother 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.[13] 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.[14] For Angel Heart, Bonet earned a nomination for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress. She was featured topless in Interview magazine.[15]
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."[10] 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.[10]
In 1986, Bonet earned a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.[16] After announcing her pregnancy during the run of A Different World, Bonet left the series.[17][18] She returned to The Cosby Show the following year, but was fired in April 1991 because of "creative differences".[19]
In September 1992, Bonet hosted Why Bother Voting?, an election special focusing on young voters' concerns and apathy.[20] 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.[21]
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.[22][23] She again played a romantic lead opposite Jason Momoa on the Sundance TV series The Red Road.[24] “I felt protected and I feel safe when I work with him," Bonet said of working with Momoa.[24]
Since then, Bonet has made guest appearances on TV shows including Girls and Ray Donovan.[25][26]
Personal life
On November 16, 1987, her 20th birthday, Bonet eloped with American rock singer Lenny Kravitz in Las Vegas. Bonet recalled of their relationship: Template:Main other Bonet gave birth to their daughter, actress Zoë Isabella Kravitz, on December 1, 1988.[27] 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.[28][29]
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.[30]
In 2005, Bonet began a relationship with actor Jason Momoa. They married in October 2017.[31] Bonet and Momoa have two children: a daughter born in July 2007,[32] and a son born in December 2008.[33] In January 2022, Momoa and Bonet announced their separation.[34] On January 8, 2024, Bonet filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences.[35][36] In her divorce filing, Bonet revealed that she and Momoa had actually separated on October 7, 2020.[35] Court documents which were obtained by People confirmed that the divorce was granted one day later.[37] 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.[38] The court granted them joint custody of their children.[38]
Filmography
Film
| 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 |
Television
| 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) |
| 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 videos
| 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 nominations
| 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 |
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| 2001 | Black Reel Awards | Theatrical – Best Supporting Actress | High Fidelity | Template:Nominated |
| 2006 | TV Land Award | Favorite Singing Siblings | The Cosby Show (shared with cast)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Nominated |
References
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