Editing Lisa Bonet (section)

==Career==
After being in beauty competitions and appearing in guest spots on television series as a child, Bonet landed the role of [[Denise Huxtable]] on ''[[The Cosby Show]]'', the second-oldest child of the parents played by [[Bill Cosby]] and [[Phylicia Rashad]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://go.galegroup.com/ps/retrieve.do?tabID=Biographies&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&searchResultsType=MultiTab&searchType=PersonSearchForm&currentPosition=2&docId=GALE%7CK1618001484&docType=Biography&sort=Relevance&contentSegment=ZXAM-MOD1&prodId=BIC&contentSet=GALE%7CK1618001484&searchId=R2&userGroupName=unlv_main&inPS=true |title=Lisa Bonet |date=June 8, 2009 |website=Biography in Context|access-date=March 27, 2019}}</ref> Later in the show, she becomes the stepmom to Olivia Kendall played by [[Raven-Symoné]].

The same year, Bonet, then 19, played 17-year-old Epiphany Proudfoot in the movie ''[[Angel Heart]]'' opposite [[Mickey Rourke]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://alanparker.com/film/angel-heart/making/ |title=Angel Heart – Alan Parker – Director, Writer, Producer – Official Website |last=coopa.net |website=alanparker.com |access-date=July 9, 2018 |archive-date=December 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202183454/http://alanparker.com/film/angel-heart/making/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In the film, several seconds of an explicit scene she shared with Rourke (filmed when she was 18) were edited to avoid an X rating.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/02/21/movies/appeals-board-upholds-angel-heart-x-rating.html |title=Appeals Board Upholds 'Angel Heart' X Rating |date=February 21, 1987 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=June 20, 2020 |archive-date=June 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622080241/https://www.nytimes.com/1987/02/21/movies/appeals-board-upholds-angel-heart-x-rating.html |url-status=live }}</ref> For ''Angel Heart'', Bonet earned a nomination for the [[Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress]]. She was featured topless in ''[[Interview (magazine)|Interview]]'' magazine.<ref>{{cite web |first=Lynn |last=Norment |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uswDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA150 |title=Lisa Bonet: The Growing Pains of a Rising Star |work=[[Ebony (magazine)|Ebony]] |publisher=Ebony Media Corporation |date=December 1987|access-date=September 30, 2014}}</ref>

Bonet didn't appreciate the way the press covered her or the controversy at the time. “I think the whole scandal is ridiculous,” she said. “They (the news media) are trying to steam it up.”<ref name=":1" /> She said that the brief glimpse of one of her bare breasts is "nothing that hasn't been done before or that hasn't been seen before," including in films like [[Blue Velvet (film)|''Blue Velvet'']], which was rated R even though it contained frontal nudity.<ref name=":1" />

In 1986, Bonet earned a nomination for the [[Primetime Emmy Awards|Primetime Emmy Award]] for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series|Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramisetti |first=Kirthana |title=Emmys 2014: From Anna Nicole Smith's breasts to Lassie, the 10 oddest nominations of all time |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/10-oddest-emmy-nominations-time-article-1.1913644 |access-date=2022-02-02 |website=nydailynews.com |date=August 25, 2014 |archive-date=February 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202031918/https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/10-oddest-emmy-nominations-time-article-1.1913644 |url-status=live }}</ref> After announcing her pregnancy during the run of ''A Different World'', Bonet left the series.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/D/htmlD/differentwor/differentwor.htm |title=''A Different World'' |last=Hunt |first=Darnell|author-link=Darnell Hunt |publisher=museum.tv |access-date=October 17, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060210085528/http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/D/htmlD/differentwor/differentwor.htm|archive-date=February 10, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yPzsKSzcaQ |title=Debbie Allen discusses why Lisa Bonet left "A Different World" - EMMYTVLEGENDS.ORG |date=2015-07-30 |last=FoundationINTERVIEWS |access-date=2024-08-01 |via=YouTube}}</ref> She returned to ''The Cosby Show'' the following year, but was fired in April 1991 because of "creative differences".<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://people.com/archive/leaving-the-nest-vol-37-no-17/ |title=Leaving the Nest |last=Allis |first=Tim |date=May 4, 1992 |magazine=People |access-date=October 17, 2008 |archive-date=November 8, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161108000109/http://people.com/archive/leaving-the-nest-vol-37-no-17/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In September 1992, Bonet hosted ''Why Bother Voting?'', an election special focusing on young voters' concerns and apathy.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zurawik |first=David |date=1992-09-23 |title='Vote': power to young people |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/1992/09/23/vote-power-to-young-people/ |access-date=2024-08-01 |website=Baltimore Sun |language=en-US}}</ref> She had supporting roles in the 1998 film ''[[Enemy of the State (film)|Enemy of the State]]'' and the 2000 film ''[[High Fidelity (film)|High Fidelity]]''. In 2003 she played Queenie in ''[[Biker Boyz]]'', which reunited her with her ''A Different World'' co-star [[Kadeem Hardison]].<ref name="Bonet">{{cite news |last=Westbrook |first=Caroline |title=Lisa Bonet |publisher=SomethingJewish |date=September 14, 2003 |url=http://www.somethingjewish.co.uk/articles/387_lisa_bonet.htm| access-date =December 13, 2006| archive-date =January 7, 2019| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20190107091939/http://www.somethingjewish.co.uk/articles/387_lisa_bonet.htm%20| url-status =dead}}</ref>

Bonet co-starred in the film ''Whitepaddy'' in 2005. She did not have another film role until 2014's ''[[Road to Paloma]]'', opposite her future husband Jason Momoa. She did, however, appear in a number of television series, including the American adaptation of the British television series ''[[Life on Mars (American TV series)|Life on Mars]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Ausiello |first=Michael |title=Exclusive: Lisa Bonet Sentenced to 'Life on Mars' |url=https://ew.com/article/2008/08/01/lisa-bonet-join/ |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |publisher=[[Meredith Corporation]] |location=New York City |date=August 1, 2008 |access-date=June 23, 2017 |archive-date=March 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180322015249/http://ew.com/article/2008/08/01/lisa-bonet-join/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title='Life on Mars' Star Lisa Bonet Pregnant |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/zap-lisabonetpregnant-story.html |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |access-date=June 23, 2017 |archive-date=March 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180321193144/http://www.chicagotribune.com/zap-lisabonetpregnant-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> She again played a romantic lead opposite Jason Momoa on the [[Sundance TV]] series ''[[The Red Road (TV series)|The Red Road]].''<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Khatchatourian |first=Maane |date=2014-02-25 |title=Jason Momoa, Lisa Bonet Celebrate SundanceTV's 'Red Road' |url=https://variety.com/2014/scene/news/jason-momoa-lisa-bonet-celebrate-sundancetvs-red-road-1201120412/ |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> “I felt protected and I feel safe when I work with him," Bonet said of working with Momoa.<ref name=":2" />

Since then, Bonet has made guest appearances on TV shows including [[Girls (TV series)|''Girls'']] and ''[[Ray Donovan]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Young |first=Susan |date=2016-08-29 |title='Ray Donovan' Postmortem: Lisa Bonet Discusses How Marisol's Story Washed Out |url=https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/ray-donovan-lisa-bonet-marisol-1201721002/ |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=IndieWire |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The 30 Best 'Girls' Guest Stars |url=https://ew.com/tv/girls-guest-stars/ |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=EW.com |language=en}}</ref>