Lisa Bonet
Lilakoi Moon (born Lisa Michelle Bonet; November 16, 1967), known professionally as Lisa Bonet (), is an American actress. She portrayed Denise Huxtable 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 spinoff series A Different World (1987–1993).
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| Full name at birth | Lisa Michelle Boney
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| Claim to fame | her roles as Carla in the NBC medical drama black comedy series St. Elsewhere, Denise Huxtable in the NBC sitcom The Cosby Show and its subsequent spinoff series A Different World, Justine in the CBS anthology horror series Tales from the Darkside, Carrie in the anthology series ABC Afterschool Special, Epiphany Proudfoot in the 1987 neo-noir psychological horror film Angel Heart, Priscilla in the 1993 crime drama film Bank Robber, Catherine Briggs in the 1994 crime-thriller film Final Combination, Lily in the 1994 television science fiction action film New Eden, Rachel Banks in the 1998 political action thriller film Enemy of the State, Marie De Salle in the 2000 romantic comedy-drama film High Fidelity, Heather Lelache in the 2002 television science fiction film Lathe of Heaven, Queenie in the 2003 sports action drama film Biker Boyz, Mae Evans in the 2006 drama film Whitepaddy, Maya Daniels in the ABC science fiction crime drama series Life on Mars, and Magdalena in the 2014 drama thriller film Road to Paloma
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| Date of birth | 16 November 1967
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| Place of birth | San Francisco, California, USA
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| Occupation | Actress, Director, Activist
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PERSONAL DETAILS
| Height | 5' 2" (157 cm)
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| Weight | 117 lbs (53 kg)
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| Tattoo | Several Body tattoos
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| Dress size | 2
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| Shoe size | 8
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ADDITIONAL DETAILS
| Residence | Topanga, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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| Net worth | $10,000,000 USD
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| University | Celluloid Actor’s Studio, North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
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| Talent agency | Untitled Entertainment
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- She got into acting through a mutual acquaintance who introduced her to an agent and that agent asked her to attend an acting class.
- While studying in high school, she didn’t have much of a social life. Although she had some friends, no one asked her out for a date and she never had a boyfriend in school.
- The hip-hop duo Felt released an album as a tribute to Bonet. The tribute album was titled as Felt 2: A Tribute to Lisa Bonet.
- She has revealed in interviews that she is not a fan of watching TV. Also, she had completely banned her children from watching TV as she wanted them to cultivate imagination and enjoy simple and earthly games such as making paper airplanes.
- In 1991, she was fired from The Cosby Show because of creative differences.
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