Liv Rundgren Tyler (born July 1, 1977) is an American actress most famous for her role as Arwen Evenstar in the The Lord of the Rings film trilogy.
Biography
Liv Tyler is the daughter of Aerosmith's lead singer, Steven Tyler, and model Bebe Buell. Tyler began a career in modeling at the age of 14 but, after less than a year, she decided to focus on acting. After her film debut Silent Fall (1994), she appeared in supporting roles in Empire Records 1995, Heavy (1996) and That Thing You Do! (1996). Tyler later achieved critical recognition in the leading role in Stealing Beauty (1996). She followed this by starring in supporting roles including Inventing the Abbotts (1997) and Cookie's Fortune (1999).
Tyler then achieved international recognition as a result of her portrayal of Arwen in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings films (2001 - 2003). She has appeared in an eclectic range of films, including the 2004 comedy Jersey Girl, the indie film Lonesome Jim (2005), the drama Reign Over Me (2007) and big-budget studio films such as Armageddon, The Strangers (2008).
She has served as a United Nations Children's Fund UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for the United States in 2003, and as a spokesperson for Givenchy's line of perfume and cosmetics.
In May 2020, Tyler reunited with Peter Jackson and the primary cast of The Lord of the Rings in a "One Zoom to Rule Them All" virtual event.
Trivia
- She appeared in the 1999 film Plunkett & Macleane, which also featured Ken Stott.
- She appeared in the 2008 film The Incredible Hulk, a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which has also featured Cate Blanchett, Hugo Weaving, Karl Urban, Richard Armitage, Martin Freeman, Andy Serkis, Evangeline Lilly, Benedict Cumberbatch, Lee Pace, David Wenham, Craig Parker, Brad Dourif and Nazanin Boniadi.
- She appeared in the 2018 film Wildling, which also featured Brad Dourif.
| The Lord of the Rings main cast |
| Sean Astin • Sean Bean • Cate Blanchett • Orlando Bloom • Billy Boyd • Marton Csokas • Brad Dourif • Bernard Hill • Ian Holm • Christopher Lee • Lawrence Makoare • Sir Ian McKellen • Dominic Monaghan • Viggo Mortensen • John Noble • Paul Norell • Miranda Otto • Craig Parker • Andy Serkis • John Rhys-Davies • Liv Tyler • Karl Urban • Hugo Weaving • David Wenham • Elijah Wood |
