Actor
Lisa Bonet
Born November 16, 1967 in San Francisco, California, USA
13 films
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.
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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).
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First watchAngel Heart19877.1as Epiphany ProudfootA down-and-out Brooklyn detective is hired to track down a singer on an odyssey that will take him through the desperate streets of Harlem, the smoke-filled jazz clubs of New Orleans, and…View filmEssential films
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Filmography
13 films as actor- 2014Road to PalomaMagdalena
- 2006WhitepaddyMae Evans
- 2003Biker BoyzQueenie
- 2002Lathe of HeavenHeather Lelache
- 2000High FidelityMarie De Salle
- 1998Enemy of the StateRachel Banks
- 1994New EdenLily
- 1994Dead ConnectionCatherine Briggs
- 1993Bank RobberPriscilla
- 1987Angel HeartEpiphany Proudfoot
- 1985Don't TouchCarrie
- 1985Motown Returns to the Apollo
- 1983Sound of Sunshine - Sound of Rain