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Lisa Michelle Bonet is an American actress and film director, born on 16 November 1967 in San Francisco, California of African-American and Jewish decent, She is still probably best known for her role in the legendary 1980s sitcom “The Cosby Show”, although her career has now spanned over 30 years.

So just how rich is Lisa Bonet, as of early 2017? Authoritative sources estimate that her current net worth is over $10 million, earned primarily by appearing in popular TV series and movies.

Lisa Bonet Net Worth $10 Million

Bonet became interested in acting at an early age, and as a child she was already landing small roles in various television shows. She graduated from the North Hollywood Celluloid Actor’s Studio where she majored in acting, after which her big breakthrough was being cast in the role of Denise Huxtable Kendall in “The Cosby Show” in 1987. Becoming a recognizable face all over the world increased Lisa Bonet’s net worth, and her marketability. She appeared in the show’s spin-off “A Different World”, thus leaving “The Cosby Show” for a while, and for her role in the show she received an Emmy Award nomination.

Concurrently in 1987, Lisa Bonet starred alongside Mickey Rourke in the movie “Angel Heart”, which was also popular, and she became more recognised outside of the world of television. One year later she appeared in a supporting role in “Enemy of the State”, and her other notable appearances have been in the movies “High Fidelity”, “Whitepaddy”, and “Biker Boyz” in which she played the character Queenie. Her latest works are in the role of Maya Daniels in the US TV show “Life on Mars”, broadcast by the ABC, plus in the TV series “Girls” and “Ray Donovan” in 2016.

The star’s personal life is just as talked-about as her acting career. In 1992, Bonet decided to legally change her name to Lilakoi Moon, although professionally she is still known as Lisa Bonet. Her relationship with famous musician Lenny Kravitz was often discussed in the tabloids; the couple married in Las Vegas in 1987 after two years of dating, but divorced six years later – they have a daughter. 2005 saw the beginning of her relationship with actor Jason Momoa who became her husband in 2007. At age 39 Lisa Bonet gave birth to her second daughter, followed by a son in 2008. Lisa currently lives in Los Angeles with all her children, in a home she purchased for a million dollars in 1998.



Full Name Lisa Bonet
Net Worth $10 Million
Date Of Birth November 16, 1967
Place Of Birth San Francisco, California, United States
Height 5 ft 1 in (1.57 m)
Profession Actor, Film director
Education North Hollywood Celluloid Actor’s Studio
Nationality American
Spouse Jason Momoa (m. 2007), Lenny Kravitz (m. 1987–1993)
Children Zoë Kravitz, Nakoa-Wolf Manakauapo Namakaeha Momoa, Lola Iolani Momoa
Parents Arlene Litman, Allen Bonet
Nicknames Lilakoi Moon , Lisa Michelle Bonet , Lisa Boney
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Lisa-Bonet-39649768038/
Twitter https://twitter.com/queenlisabonet
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/lisabonet
IMDB www.imdb.com/name/nm0000956
Allmusic www.allmusic.com/artist/lisa-bonet-mn0000835056
Awards Young Artist Awards for Best Young Female Superstar in Motion Pictures/Best Young Actor/Actress Ensemble (1988, 1989),
Nominations Primetime Emmy Awards (1986), Saturn Award – Best Supporting Actress (1988), Black Reel Awards – Theatrical – Best Supporting Actress (2001), Critics Choice Television Awards (2013), TV Land Awards, Young Artist Award
Movies “Angel Heart” (1987), “Enemy of the State” (1988), “Whitepaddy”, “Biker Boyz”
TV Shows “A Different World”, “The Cosby Show”, “Life on Mars”, “Girls”, “Ray Donovan” (2016)
Quote
1 We use a Native American tradition of the talking stick. You sit and pass it around and whoever has the stick has to talk. Some people just hold it. Others really share.
2 I’m writing a film. With our access to these powerful media, we’re going to take over, because it’s really disgusting what is put out there now to be consumed.
3 Success made me self-sufficient, but it also took away my anonymity. I’m just this quiet nobody, and all of a sudden people are nervous around me. That was kind of weird.
4 The Cosby years were a major part of my life, but it is the past; I don’t really concentrate on it.
5 My mother, brave woman, lost her whole family when she decided to marry a black man in the ’60s. When the marriage fell apart, she had to come back to her family.
6 When I was 16 I was fortunate enough to get Cosby and move to New York and shift my whole life. that had been my dream all along, and it came true.
7 An instructor once told me that when there’s resistance in your body, it’s only because of the resistance in your mind. It’s about getting inside the pose. Being the breath.
8 It’s from our sufferings that we form our consciousness.
9 I have a desire to create more film, more beauty, more art, more love, but I don’t feel desperate. It’s not about creating or building a career.
10 I felt devalued and disrespected. The energy behind it felt disingenuous and motivated by corporate profit.
11 I’m part of an important movement that needs to happen.
12 I’m a shy person. I don’t know if it’s in my DNA to share with the world.
13 I was obsessed with the Olympics. It’s so exciting to see that level of excellence and endurance.
14 I took solace in my relationship with God who, along with my dog, was my best friend growing up.
15 I spent a lot of time feeling alienated and rejected.
16 Having a mate has given me that feeling of safety.
17 That industry expects you to prove yourself over and over again. Do I stay doing this, or do I raise my daughter and live surrounded by people who love me? Wasn’t even really a choice.
18 Once a week we go to juvenile hall and talk to boys there. Just go and spend a day in the juvenile courts.
19 I work with youth offenders in LA, I’ve heard them speak and see how music manipulates them.
20 Prisons are like the concentration camps of our time. So many go in and never come out, and primarily they’re black and Latino.
21 Having Zoe saved my life. It was my wake-up call. There were so many things I didn’t want to pass on to her.
22 I was literally the black sheep of the family, and there were definitely moments of discomfort while my grandmother was working through her racism.
23 Both of my parents would say they were atheists, so where I inherited my connection to God I don’t know. But it’s natural. No Bible, no Torah, just the love religion.
24 My desire to participate in the business is not to make more crap.
25 A group of us started a community center in Santa Monica. We’ve tried different programs, and three have worked really well. A poetry group. Once a week we visit Venice High and talk to girls at risk.
26 My life is art. Its how I express God.
27 Everyone has their story. Everyone has issues. You have to face your fears.
28 We’re getting ready to take over the world. My group of girlfriends – we’re renegades.
29 What saddens me is the corruption of youth and beauty, and the loss of soul, which is only replaced by money.
30 Let those who know know, and let me keep what little privacy I can.
31 It’s okay to be a freak.
Fact
1 Her father was African-American. Her mother’s family is Ashkenazi Jewish (from Poland and Russia).
2 While portraying roommates on A Different World (1987) , she and co-star Marisa Tomei lived together in real life.
3 Gave birth to her third child at age 41, a son Nakoa-Wolf Manakauapo Namakaeha Momoa on December 15, 2008. Child’s father is her boyfriend [now second husband], Jason Momoa.
4 Gave birth to her second child at age 39, a daughter Lola Iolani Momoa on July 23, 2007. Child’s father is her boyfriend [now second husband], Jason Momoa.
5 Gave birth to her first child at age 21, a daughter Zoë Kravitz (aka Zoë Isabella Kravitz) on December 1, 1988. Child’s father is her first husband, Lenny Kravitz.
6 Was mentioned in the 2003 song, “Bob”, by ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic — which uses palindromic lyrics to parody the 1965 song “Subterranean Homesick Blues” by Bob Dylan: “Lisa Bonet ate no basil”.
7 Former A Different World (1987) co-star Marisa Tomei is godmother of her daughter Zoë Kravitz.
8 The Lenny Kravitz song “It Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s Over” was written about her.
9 Has had a hip hop album tribute to her by the duo, Felt, (Slug of Atmosphere and Murs of Living Legends) entitled “Felt 2: A tribute to Lisa Bonet.” The first was entitled “Felt: A Tribute to Christina Ricci”.
10 Had her name legally changed to Lilakoi Moon in 1995.
11 Is a vegetarian.

Actress

Title Year Status Character
Jellywolf 2017 Short Receptionist
Ray Donovan 2016 TV Series Marisol Campos
Girls 2016 TV Series Tandice Moncrief
Michael Raymond-James for BulliesKeepOut.com 2015 Video short
The Red Road 2014-2015 TV Series Sky Van Der Veen
New Girl 2014 TV Series Brenda Brown
Drunk History 2013-2014 TV Series Rosa Parks Mary Ellen Pleasant
Road to Paloma 2014 Magdalena
Life on Mars 2008-2009 TV Series Detective Maya Daniels
Whitepaddy 2006 Mae Evans
Biker Boyz 2003 Queenie
Lathe of Heaven 2002 TV Movie Heather Lelache
High Fidelity 2000 Marie De Salle
Enemy of the State 1998 Rachel F. Banks
New Eden 1994 TV Movie Lily
Dead Connection 1994 Catherine Briggs
Bank Robber 1993 Priscilla
The Cosby Show 1984-1991 TV Series Denise Huxtable Denise Huxtable Kendall
A Different World 1987-1989 TV Series Denise Huxtable
Angel Heart 1987 Epiphany Proudfoot
ABC Afterschool Specials 1985 TV Series Carrie
Tales from the Darkside 1985 TV Series Justine
Sound of Sunshine – Sound of Rain 1983 Short The Sister (as Lisa Boney)
St. Elsewhere 1983 TV Series Carla

Director

Title Year Status Character
Waking Compton 2006 Documentary short
Gentleman Who Fell 1993 Short

Soundtrack

Title Year Status Character
The Cosby Show 1986 TV Series performer – 1 episode

Self

Title Year Status Character
Whatever Happened To? 2008 TV Series Herself
KTLA Morning News 2006 TV Series Herself
I Was a Network Star 2006 TV Movie documentary
Behind the Music 1999 TV Series documentary Herself
Rock the Vote 1993 TV Movie Herself
Ebony/Jet Showcase 1990 TV Series Herself
The Earth Day Special 1990 TV Special Denise Huxtable
The Cosby Outtakes Show 1990 TV Movie Herself
Late Night with David Letterman 1986-1989 TV Series Herself – Guest
The Arsenio Hall Show 1989 TV Series Herself – Guest
The 14th Annual People’s Choice Awards 1988 TV Special documentary Herself – Accepting Award for Favourite New Television Comedy
Walt Disney World Celebrity Circus 1987 TV Special Herself – Performer
Funny, You Don’t Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville 1987 TV Movie documentary Herself
The 38th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards 1986 TV Special Herself – Nominee
The 11th Annual People’s Choice Awards 1985 TV Special Herself – Accepting Award for Favourite New Television Comedy Program
Andy Williams and the NBC Kids Search for Santa 1985 TV Special Herself
The 37th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards 1985 TV Special Herself
Body Language 1985 TV Series Herself
Battle of the Network Stars XVIII 1985 TV Special Herself – NBC Team
Motown Returns to the Apollo 1985 TV Special Herself
Night of 100 Stars II 1985 TV Movie Herself
The 42nd Annual Golden Globe Awards 1985 TV Special Herself – Audience Member
Fast Copy 1985 TV Movie Herself

Archive Footage

Title Year Status Character
Unsung Hollywood 2015-2016 TV Series documentary Herself
Pioneers of Television 2014 TV Mini-Series documentary Denise Huxtable – Cosby Show
The Cosby Show: 25th Anniversary Special 2009 TV Movie documentary Denise Huxtable Kendall
100 Greatest Teen Stars 2007 TV Mini-Series Herself
La tele de tu vida 2007 TV Series Denise Huxtable
The Making of ‘Enemy of the State’ 2006 Video documentary short Herself
Century of Black Cinema 2003 Video documentary Herself
The Cosby Show: A Look Back 2002 TV Movie documentary Herself / Denise Huxtable Kendall
E! True Hollywood Story 2001 TV Series documentary Herself
The Last Laugh: Memories of the Cosby Show 1992 TV Special documentary Herself / Denise Huxtable Kendall
The Cosby Show 1987 TV Series Denise Huxtable

Won Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
1989 Young Artist Award Young Artist Awards Best Young Actor/Actress Ensemble in a Television Comedy, Drama Series or Special The Cosby Show (1984)
1988 Young Artist Award Young Artist Awards Best Young Female Superstar in Motion Pictures Angel Heart (1987)

Nominated Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2016 Critics’ Choice TV Award Critics Choice Television Awards Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series Ray Donovan (2013)
2006 TV Land Award TV Land Awards Favorite Singing Siblings The Cosby Show (1984)
2001 Black Reel Black Reel Awards Theatrical – Best Supporting Actress High Fidelity (2000)
1988 Saturn Award Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Best Supporting Actress Angel Heart (1987)
1988 Young Artist Award Young Artist Awards Best Young Actress Starring in a New Television Comedy Series A Different World (1987)
1986 Primetime Emmy Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series The Cosby Show (1984)
1986 Young Artist Award Young Artist Awards Best Young Actress Starring in a Television Series The Cosby Show (1984)
1985 Young Artist Award Young Artist Awards Best Young Supporting Actress in a Television Comedy Series The Cosby Show (1984)

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