Lisa Bonet Net Worth 2023 Updated I Celebs Article

Lisa Bonet is a beautiful American actress who has a net worth of $14 million. Her million-dollar net worth reflects the adoration she got from fans all over the world for her portrayal of Denise Huxtable Kendall on The Cosby Show. After the initial run of The Cosby Show, which ran from 1984 to 1992, Lisa Bonet featured in a one-season spinoff named ‘A Different World.’

Celebrated Name	Lisa Bonet
Real Name	Lilakoi Moon
Date of Birth	16 November 1967
Age	56 years old
Birth Place	San Francisco, California, United States
Nationality	American
Ethnicity	Multiracial
Sun Sign	Scorpio
Height	1.57 m
Weight	53 kg
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Black
Marital Status	Married
Husband	Lenny Kravitz (m. 1987–1993), Jason Mamoa (m. 2017
Profession	American actress
Social Media	No
Net Worth	$14 million
Updated	June, 2023

Early Life

Lisa Michelle Bonet was born in San Francisco, California on November 16th, 1967. Her mother was Jewish, and her father was African-American, therefore she is multiracial.

Bonet is a member of a musically inclined family. Her African-American father is an opera singer, while her mother worked as a music teacher for much of her life. Lisa’s parents split when she was a child. Lisa Bonet was given the name ‘Lisa Michelle Boney’ when she was born in California.

Career

Lisa Bonet has been active with the entertainment industry since she was a youngster, even before she went to acting school after high school. As a kid performer, she regularly performed in guest appearances on numerous TV series and participated in several beauty pageants. In 1983, she starred in St. Elsewhere, which was one of her first notable television appearances. She followed up her guest appearance in 1984 with a once-in-a-lifetime chance, landing a recurring part on The Cosby Show.

With the exception of the eighth and final season, Lisa Bonet played Bill Cosby’s on-screen daughter throughout the whole program. The Cosby Show was the highest-rated show on television for five years in a row. During its existence, the show was nominated for six Emmy Awards. Behind the scenes, though, things were not always so happy. According to many stories, Lisa Bonet and Bill Cosby did not get along, especially as Bonet became older.

Bonet eventually left the program to feature in the spin-off series A Different World as a result of this. From 1987 through 1989, she featured in 23 episodes of the program. Bonet was “seriously persuaded” to leave The Cosby Show and participate in A Different World, it was subsequently discovered.

She also starred opposite Mickey Rourke in the film Angel Heart after leaving The Cosby Show. After viewers saw her exposed in an explicit scene with Rourke, the 19-year-old actress garnered a lot of attention. This led to an interview with Interview magazine and a topless photograph. Bonet returned to The Cosby Show after a hiatus due to her pregnancy with Zoe Kravitz but was sacked after one season owing to “creative issues” with Bill Cosby.

Lisa Bonet presented Why to Bother Voting? after The Cosby Show. In the year 1992. The presentation focuses on the attitudes of young people toward voting. Lisa Bonet got minor roles in films like Enemy of the State and High Fidelity at the end of the 1990s. Lisa Bonet starred in films such as Biker Boyz and Whitepaddy after the year 2000. She also had recurring roles in Life on Mars and The Red Road on television. She met her future husband Jason Momoa on the set of the later program.

Personal Life

Lisa Bonet married musician Lenny Kravitz when she was 20 years old. They first became friends since they both grew up with Jewish parents. Lisa Bonet gave birth to their daughter, Zoe, a year later.

Zoe Kravitz went on to have a successful career as an actress, singer, and model. After 6 years of marriage, Lisa Bonet and Lenny Kravitz divorced in 1993. Bonet changed her name to Lilakoi Moon in 1995, yet she still goes by the stage name Lisa Bonet. Jason Momoa and she started dating in 2005, and the couple married in 2017. The couple is the parents of two children.

Awards & Accolades

For her appearance as ‘Denise Huxtable’ on ‘The Cosby Show,’ Lisa was nominated for three Young Artist Awards. For her role in The Cosby Show, she earned the ‘Best Young Actor/Actress Ensemble in Television Comedy, Drama Series, or Special’ award in 1989.

For her work in Angel Heart, she even earned the ‘Best Young Female Superstar in Motion Pictures’ award in 1988.

Lisa has had four additional nominations for various prizes over her acting career. Her performance in ‘The Cosby Show’ earned her an Emmy nomination.