Place of birth: Portland (Maine, USA)
Biography:
Her mother is a former model and rock groupie from the 70s. Her father Steven Tyler, the lead singer of the world famous band Aerosmith but she did not know that he was her father until she was 12 years old. Steven was a good friend of the family and visited them often.
Liv was amazed at his great resemblance to the singer and one day she asked her mother bluntly if he was her father and she could not deny him the truth.
Her artistic career begins at age 14 when she moves to New York to work as a model. After this he was the cover image of several magazines, until he got the possibility of making a television spot; enough to realize his true passion for acting.
His name began to sound when, in 1994, they filmed the famous video “Crazy” by the band Aerosmith with Alicia Silverstone. That same year he made his film debut with a solid performance in the thriller “Silent Fall”, in Spanish: “A witness in silence.”
Another important film in his career was “Stolen Beauty”, by Bertolucci, later Armageddon with Ben Affleck and Bruce Willis gives him a last push to stardom, and then, in 2001, he established himself worldwide with the most adaptable role and just right for her beauty and personality; Arwen, in “The Lord of the Rings”, where he finally leaves his hands imprinted on a star from the sidewalks of Hollywood and his fame explodes reaching all corners of the planet.
Filmography:
Lonesome Jim (2005)
Jersey Girl (2004)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
One Night at McCool’s (2001)
Dr. T and the Women (2000) as Marilyn
Onegin (1999) as Tatyana Larina
Cookie’s Fortune (1999) as Emma Duvall
Plunkett & Macleane (1999) as Lady Rebecca Gibson
Armageddon (1998) as Grace Stamper
Can’t Hardly Wait (1998) as Bubble Gum Girl (voice)
I Turn to Hell (U Turn) (1997) as the girl at the bus stop
Inventing the Abbotts (1997) as Pamela Abbott
The Wonders (That Thing You Do!) (1996) as Faye Dolan
Stealing Beauty (1996) as Lucy
Empire Records (1995) as Corey Mason
Heavy (1995)
Silent Fall (1994)