Liv Tyler

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Actress • Singer • Model

Birth Date: July 1, 1977

Age: 46 years old

Birth Place: New York City, New York

Partners: Joaquin Phoenix

Parents: Steven Tyler, Todd Rundgren

American actor Liv Tyler became best known for her roles in "Armageddon" (1998), "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy (2001-03), and the HBO series "The Leftovers" (HBO, 2014-17). Although it's common knowledge that Liv Tyler's father was the Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler, Liv Tyler grew up thinking her birth father was 70s rocker Todd Rundgren. Her mother was Bebe Buell, a model and former Playboy Playmate who was in a relationship with Rundgren throughout the 1970s. Buell had a brief affair with Steven Tyler in the mid-1970s and got unexpectedly pregnant. She gave birth to Tyler's daughter, Liv, in East Harlem, New York on July 1, 1977. Although Liv was not his child by birth, Todd Rundgren decided to care for her like a father and even signed her birth certificate, thus giving her the name Liv Rundgren. Liv grew up thinking that Todd Rundgren was her dad until a chance meeting with Steven Tyler at the age of 10 made her suspect that the Aerosmith frontman was in fact her father. Her mother, Bebe Buell, ultimately admitted to the fact that Tyler was her birth father, and after forming a close bond with Tyler, Liv officially changed her surname to match his. Throughout it all, however, Liv maintained a close and loving relationship with her adoptive father, Todd Rundgren. After her family business was sorted out, Tyler began modeling professionally at the age of 14. She quickly grew bored with modeling, however, and turned her attention exclusively to acting. Tyler first became known to TV audiences for her role in the music video for the Aerosmith song "Crazy." Tyler starred alongside Alicia Silverstone in the video, which received heavy airplay on MTV upon its premiere in 1994. After the success of "Crazy" Tyler turned her attention to film acting, and earned widespread praise for her roles in films like "Heavy" (1995), "Empire Records" (1995), and "That Thing You Do!" (1996). Then in 1998 Tyler landed her breakout performance in Michael Bay's action film "Armageddon." Tyler played the love interest of Ben Affleck's character in the film, which would go on to become the highest grossing film of 1998. With her career on the upswing, Tyler nabbed another breakout role in 2001 when she was cast in director Peter Jackson's fantasy epic "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" (2001). Tyler played the elf maid Arwen in the film, and went on to reprise her role as the character in both sequels, released in 2002 and 2003, respectively. After "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy ended in 2003, Tyler continued building her reputation as a respected actress with commendable roles in films "Reign Over Me" (2007), "The Incredible Hulk" (2008), and "Robot & Frank" (2012). In 2014 Tyler made her first foray into TV with a role on the HBO mystery series "The Leftovers." The series was a critical darling, and ran for three seasons on the premium cable network. After "The Leftovers" ended Tyler was cast on the period series "Harlots" (Hulu, 2017- ), and additionally nabbed a supporting role alongside Brad Pitt in the space drama "Ad Astra" (2019). In October of 2019 it was announced that Tyler would be starring in the drama series "9-1-1: Lone Star" (Fox, 2020- ). The series, which was a spin-off of Fox procedural series "9-1-1" (Fox, 2018- ), premiered on the network in early 2020, and also starred veteran film and TV actor Rob Lowe.

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Captain America: Brave New World

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Betty Ross
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2025

9-1-1: Lone StarStream

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Michelle Blake
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2020

9-1-1: Lone Star: Extras

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2020

Mary McCartney Serves It UpStream

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2020

The Kelly Clarkson ShowStream

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2019

Ad AstraStream

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Eve
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2019
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Wildling

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Ellen Cooper
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2018

Wildling

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2018

GunpowderStream

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Anne Vaux
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2017
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Live with Kelly and Ryan

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2017

HarlotsStream

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Lady Isabella Fitzwilliam
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2017
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FABLife

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2015

The Late Show With Stephen ColbertStream

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2015

The Late Late Show With James CordenStream

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2015

The LeftoversStream

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Meg Abbott
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2014
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Jamie and Jimmy's Friday Night Feast

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2014

Jamie Marks Is Dead

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Linda
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2014

Space Station 76

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Jessica
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2014

Mademoiselle C

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2013

Live! With Kelly and Michael

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2012

Project Runway All Stars

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2012

Robot & Frank

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Madison
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2012

The Chew

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2011

The Jonathan Ross ShowStream

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2011

The Ledge

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Shana
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2011

ConanStream

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2010

The Talk

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2010

Who Do You Think You Are?Stream

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2010

Super

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Sarah Darbo
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2010

Watch What Happens Live With Andy CohenStream

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2009

Late Night With Jimmy Fallon

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2009

The StrangersStream

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Kristen
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2008
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The Incredible HulkStream

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Betty Ross
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2008
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Chelsea Lately

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2007

Reign Over Me

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Angela Oakhurst
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2007

Smother

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Clare Cooper
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2007

Rachael Ray ShowStream

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2006

Lonesome Jim

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Anika
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2005

Jersey Girl

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Maya
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2004

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

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2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!Stream

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2003

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Arwen
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2003
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

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Arwen
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2002

Live With Regis and Kelly

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2001

One Night at McCool's

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Jewel
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2001

The Lord of the Rings: The Two TowersStream

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Arwen
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2001
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Entertainment Studios.com

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2000

Dr. T & the Women

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Marilyn
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2000

Cookie's FortuneStream

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Emma Duvall
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1999
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Plunkett & Macleane

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Lady Rebecca Gibson
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1999

Onegin

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Tatyana Larina
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1999

Onjegin

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1999

Kickin' It: With Byron Allen

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1998

ArmageddonStream

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Grace Stamper
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1998
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The View

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1997

Inventing the Abbotts

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1997

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Girl in Bus Station
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1997

Access Hollywood

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1996

Stealing Beauty

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Lucy
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1996

That Thing You Do!Stream

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Faye Dolan
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1996
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Heavy

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Callie
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1995

Empire RecordsStream

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Corey Mason
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1995
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Silent FallStream

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Sylvie Warden
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1994
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Late Show With David Letterman

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1993

The Tonight Show With Jay Leno

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1992

Good Morning America

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1975

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