lisa bonet (born lisa michelle bonet; november 16, 1967), also known as lilakoi moon, is an american actress. she is best known for her roles as denise huxtable on television series, "the cosby show" and "a different world". she was also married to singer lenny kravitz from 1987 to 1993. she is of african american and ashkenazi jewish (from belarus, moldova, poland and russia) descent.