Lisa Bonetwon the hearts of many teenaged fans ofThe Cosby Show.

In real life, Bonet also resisted the path most traveled for her own.

As she became an adult, the actress pursued more mature roles alongside being a Huxtable.

Lisa Bonet smiling

In a 1987 interview withInterview Magazine, Bonet explained, “My obligation wasn’t to Denise.

I felt obligated to myself and my career.”

She and her then husband Lenny Kravitz welcomed their first daughter together,Zoe Isabella Kravitz.

Lisa Bonet posing

Shortly after, Cosby let her know that a pregnancy wasn’t going to work for her character.

She wouldn’t return toThe Cosby Showuntil the following year, but it wasn’t for long.

She left the show for good in 1991.

Bonet and Kravitz divorced in 1993.

Two years later, she legally changed her name to Lilakoi Moon, as reported byE!

She laid low for many years after, except for the occasional acting gig.

In 2005, she began dating actorJason Momoa.

In 2007, the couple welcomed daughter Lola Iolani.

The following year, they welcomed son Nakoa-Wolf Manakauapo Namakaeha, perPopSugar.