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Liv Rundgren Tyler (born July 1, 1977) is an American actress and model. She is the daughter of
Aerosmith's lead singer,
Steven Tyler, and
Bebe Buell, model and singer. Tyler began a career in modeling at the age of 14, but after less than a year she decided to focus on acting. She made her film debut in the 1994 film
Silent Fall. She then 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
Stealing Beauty (1996). She followed this by starring in supporting roles including
Inventing the Abbotts (1997) and
Cookie's Fortune (1999).
Tyler achieved international recognition as a result of her portrayal of Elf maiden
Arwen Undómiel in the
The Lord of the Rings films. 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 (1998),
The Strangers (2008) and
The Incredible Hulk (2008).
