Lisa Bonet

Lisa Bonet

Born: November 16, 1967
in San Francisco, California, USA
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).

Movies for Lisa Bonet...

Bill Cosby: Walking Free
Title: Bill Cosby: Walking Free
Released: March 4, 2022
Type: Movie
Follow the twists and turns of his life, legacy and legal battle as America's former favourite 'Dad' faces allegations from 60 women, spanning as far back as the '60s.
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Jellywolf
Title: Jellywolf
Character: Receptionist
Released: February 27, 2017
Type: Movie
Set in a magical realist vision of Downtown LA, a young woman sets out on a journey to discover her inner queendom with the help of a mysterious shaman guide.
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Canvas of My Life
Title: Canvas of My Life
Character: Herself
Released: December 8, 2016
Type: Movie
Jason Momoa's story of fatherhood, craftsmanship, and the legacy he'll leave behind.
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Road to Paloma
Title: Road to Paloma
Character: Magdalena
Released: April 12, 2014
Type: Movie
While Native American Wolf is being pursued by the FBI for having taken the law into his own hands, when his mother was raped and killed on their reservation he crosses paths with Cash, a down and out musician who is coping with the end of his marriage. An unlikely friendship develops, as they ride together towards the Teton mountain range, where Wolf will spread his mothers ashes.
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Title: Drunk History
Character: Mary Ellen Pleasant
Released: July 9, 2013
Type: TV
Historical reenactments from A-list talent as told by inebriated storytellers. A unique take on the familiar and less familiar people and events from America’s great past as great moments in history are retold with unforgettable results.
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Title: Drunk History
Character: Rosa Parks
Released: July 9, 2013
Type: TV
Historical reenactments from A-list talent as told by inebriated storytellers. A unique take on the familiar and less familiar people and events from America’s great past as great moments in history are retold with unforgettable results.
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Title: Ray Donovan
Character: Marisol
Released: June 30, 2013
Type: TV
Set in the sprawling mecca of the rich and famous, Ray Donovan does the dirty work for LA's top power players, and makes their problems disappear. His father's unexpected release from prison sets off a chain of events that shakes the Donovan family to its core.
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Title: Ray Donovan
Character: Marisol Campos
Released: June 30, 2013
Type: TV
Set in the sprawling mecca of the rich and famous, Ray Donovan does the dirty work for LA's top power players, and makes their problems disappear. His father's unexpected release from prison sets off a chain of events that shakes the Donovan family to its core.
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Title: New Girl
Character: Brenda Brown
Released: September 20, 2011
Type: TV
Jessica Day is an offbeat and adorable girl in her late 20s who, after a bad breakup, moves in with three single guys. Goofy, positive, vulnerable and honest to a fault, Jess has faith in people, even when she shouldn't. Although she's dorky and awkward, she's comfortable in her own skin. More prone to friendships with women, she's not used to hanging with the boys—especially at home.
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Title: Life on Mars
Character: Detective Maya Daniels
Released: October 9, 2008
Type: TV
After a car crash, police detective Sam Tyler mysteriously finds himself transported back to 1973 and still working as a detective.
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Whitepaddy
Title: Whitepaddy
Character: Mae Evans
Released: January 1, 2006
Type: Movie
During changing times a White family find themsleves falling in-love with their Black next door neighbors.
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Biker Boyz
Title: Biker Boyz
Character: Queenie
Released: January 31, 2003
Type: Movie
A mythic motorcycle tale of father and son", this is the story of Manuel Galloway, also known as "the King of Cali", the president of a motorcycle club whose members are all African-American men, mostly white-collar workers who exchange their suits and ties at night and on weekends for leather outfits and motorcycle helmets.
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Lathe of Heaven
Title: Lathe of Heaven
Character: Heather Lelache
Released: September 8, 2002
Type: Movie
In a near future society a man claims that his dreams physically change reality. His therapist is confused at first but soon decides to use him for his own gain.
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The Cosby Show: A Look Back
Title: The Cosby Show: A Look Back
Character: Denise Huxtable Kendall (archive footage)
Released: May 19, 2002
Type: Movie
A retrospective of the phenomenally popular 1984-1992 situation comedy, "The Cosby Show," complete with memorable clips, bloopers and comments from series stars, producers and Bill Cosby himself.
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High Fidelity
Title: High Fidelity
Character: Marie DeSalle
Released: March 17, 2000
Type: Movie
When record store owner and compulsive list-compiler Rob Gordon gets dumped by his long-time girlfriend, Laura, because he hasn't changed since they met, he revisits his top five breakups of all time in order to figure out what went wrong. As he examines his failed attempts at romance and happiness, the process finds him being dragged, kicking and screaming, into adulthood.
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Enemy of the State
Title: Enemy of the State
Character: Rachel Banks
Released: November 20, 1998
Type: Movie
When the videotape of the murder of a congressman unknowingly ends up in the hands of labor lawyer and dedicated family man Robert Clayton Dean, he is framed for the murder. With the help of the mysterious Brill, Dean attempts to throw the NSA off his trail and prove his innocence.
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New Eden
Title: New Eden
Character: Lily
Released: November 28, 1994
Type: Movie
Prisoners are dumped on a sand planet dubbed Earth 21-523 where most are immediately killed by the sand people and the remainder struggle for existence. That is until a new prisoner arrives with ideas of providing irrigation of the desert. But he still must first fight the nomadic sand people.
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Dead Connection
Title: Dead Connection
Character: Catherine Briggs
Released: May 1, 1994
Type: Movie
After a series of murders in motel rooms are connected, police detective Matt Dickson heads out on the trail to find a serial killer. He discovers that he signs the motel guest-books with the names of boxers, and gets a lead on him. However, just when he fails to catch up arrest him, the chase becomes personal.
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Bank Robber
Title: Bank Robber
Character: Priscilla
Released: December 3, 1993
Type: Movie
After robbing a bank, the robber hides out from the police in a seedy hotel where he is forced to bribe various tennants for protection as well as their silence which becomes more difficult as greed takes over and the people demand more exuberant bribes from the bank robber to shelter and hide him.
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The Earth Day Special
Title: The Earth Day Special
Character: Denise Huxtable
Released: April 22, 1990
Type: Movie
The Earth Day Special is a television special revolving around Earth Day that aired on ABC on April 22, 1990. Sponsored by Time Warner, the two hour special featured an all-star cast addressing concerns about global warming, deforestation, and other environmental ills.
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Title: A Different World
Character: Denise Huxtable
Released: September 24, 1987
Type: TV
A Different World is an American television sitcom which aired for six seasons on NBC. It is a spin-off series from The Cosby Show and originally centered on Denise Huxtable and the life of students at Hillman College, a fictional mixed but historically black college in the state of Virginia. After Bonet's departure in the first season, the remainder of the series primarily focused more on Southern belle Whitley Gilbert and mathematics whiz Dwayne Wayne. The series frequently depicted members of the major historically black fraternities and sororities. While it was a spin-off from The Cosby Show, A Different World would typically address issues that were avoided by The Cosby Show writers. One episode that aired in 1990 was one of the first American network television episodes to address the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
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Title: A Different World
Character: Denise Huxtable-Kendall
Released: September 24, 1987
Type: TV
A Different World is an American television sitcom which aired for six seasons on NBC. It is a spin-off series from The Cosby Show and originally centered on Denise Huxtable and the life of students at Hillman College, a fictional mixed but historically black college in the state of Virginia. After Bonet's departure in the first season, the remainder of the series primarily focused more on Southern belle Whitley Gilbert and mathematics whiz Dwayne Wayne. The series frequently depicted members of the major historically black fraternities and sororities. While it was a spin-off from The Cosby Show, A Different World would typically address issues that were avoided by The Cosby Show writers. One episode that aired in 1990 was one of the first American network television episodes to address the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
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Angel Heart
Title: Angel Heart
Character: Epiphany Proudfoot
Released: March 6, 1987
Type: Movie
Harry Angel, a 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 the swamps of Louisiana and its seedy underworld of voodoo.
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Andy Williams and the NBC Kids Search for Santa
Title: Andy Williams and the NBC Kids Search for Santa
Character: Herself
Released: December 20, 1985
Type: Movie
Andy and the NBC kids search for Santa, starring from Finland.
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Night of 100 Stars II
Title: Night of 100 Stars II
Character: Self
Released: March 10, 1985
Type: Movie
This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited from a seven-hour live entertainment marathon that was taped February 17, 1985, at New York's Radio City Music Hall, this sequel to the 1982 "Night of 100 Stars" special features 288 celebrities.
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Title: Tales from the Darkside
Character: Justine
Released: September 30, 1984
Type: TV
Tales from the Darkside is an anthology horror TV series created by George A. Romero, each episode was an individual short story that ended with a plot twist. The series' episodes spanned the genres of horror, science fiction, and fantasy, and some episodes featured elements of black comedy or more lighthearted themes.
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Title: The Cosby Show
Character: Denise Huxtable
Released: September 20, 1984
Type: TV
The Cosby Show is an American television situation comedy starring Bill Cosby, which aired for eight seasons on NBC from September 20, 1984 until April 30, 1992. The show focuses on the Huxtable family, an upper middle-class African-American family living in Brooklyn, New York.
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Title: The Cosby Show
Released: September 20, 1984
Type: TV
The Cosby Show is an American television situation comedy starring Bill Cosby, which aired for eight seasons on NBC from September 20, 1984 until April 30, 1992. The show focuses on the Huxtable family, an upper middle-class African-American family living in Brooklyn, New York.
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Sound of Sunshine - Sound of Rain
Title: Sound of Sunshine - Sound of Rain
Released: January 1, 1983
Type: Movie
Oscar nominated animated short film from 1983. A blind boy visualizes what he hears and experiences on a regular basis.
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Title: St. Elsewhere
Released: October 26, 1982
Type: TV
St. Elsewhere is an American medical drama television series that originally ran on NBC from October 26, 1982 to May 25, 1988. The series starred Ed Flanders, Norman Lloyd and William Daniels as teaching doctors at a lightly-regarded Boston hospital who gave interns a promising future in making critical medical and life decisions.
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Title: Late Night with David Letterman
Character: Self
Released: February 1, 1982
Type: TV
Late Night with David Letterman is a nightly hour-long comedy talk show on NBC that was created and hosted by David Letterman. It premiered in 1982 as the first incarnation of the Late Night franchise and went off the air in 1993, after Letterman left NBC and moved to Late Show on CBS. Late Night with Conan O'Brien then filled the time slot. As of March 2, 2009, the slot has been filled by Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. It will be filled by Seth Meyers in the spring of 2014, after Fallon becomes host of The Tonight Show.
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Title: Battle of the Network Stars
Released: November 13, 1976
Type: TV
Battle of the Network Stars was a series of competitions where television stars from ABC, CBS, and NBC would compete in various sporting events. A total of nineteen of these competitions were held, all of which were aired by ABC. In 2013, the show appeared in TV Guide's list of the 60 greatest game shows ever.