Lisa Bonet was born Lisa Michelle Bonet on November 16, 1967, in San Francisco, California. Her father, Allen Bonet, was an opera singer, and her mother, Arlene Joyce Litman, was a schoolteacher. Her parents divorced when she was young. Bonet began her acting career in her childhood, appearing in beauty pageants and guest-starring in television shows.
Bonet gained widespread recognition for her role as Denise Huxtable on the NBC sitcom The Cosby Show, which she began in 1984. She played a free-spirited and fashionable daughter of the Huxtable family. The character’s popularity led to a spin-off series, A Different World, which premiered in 1987. Bonet starred in the first season of A Different World, focusing on Denise’s college experiences, before leaving the show.
Following her departure from A Different World, Bonet returned to The Cosby Show. She continued to act in various film and television projects throughout her career, often choosing roles that reflected her independent and unconventional spirit.
Some of Lisa Bonet’s notable acting credits include:
Bonet received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role in The Cosby Show in 1986.
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