"I see it as an honour to be one of only a few women in the picture (The Lord of the Rings Trilogy) and to bring the feminine touch to the story."
QUICK BIO
BIOGRAPHY
Liv Tyler is the only daughter of Steven Tyler (Lead Singer of Aerosmith) and Bebe Buell (Singer and Model). She is of Italian, German, Polish, English, Welsh and Scottish descent.
Tyler was originally fooled to believe that Todd Rundgren was her father, and it wasn’t until she was at an Aerosmith gig that she found out that, in fact, Steven Tyler was her real dad. When Tyler was 12, she changed her surname to Tyler. To this day, Todd Rundgren is her spiritual father.
Shortly after Tyler was born, her mum broke up with Rundgren and moved up with Tyler to Portland, Maine.
As a little girl, she loved to perform – dress up in her mother’s clothes and make up and put on a show in front of her mother’s friends. She was a normal kid, just incredibly tall compared to her class-mates and chubby…
At 14, Tyler and her mother moved to New York.
Tyler was originally fooled to believe that Todd Rundgren was her father, and it wasn’t until she was at an Aerosmith gig that she found out that, in fact, Steven Tyler was her real dad. When Tyler was 12, she changed her surname to Tyler. To this day, Todd Rundgren is her spiritual father.
Shortly after Tyler was born, her mum broke up with Rundgren and moved up with Tyler to Portland, Maine.
As a little girl, she loved to perform – dress up in her mother’s clothes and make up and put on a show in front of her mother’s friends. She was a normal kid, just incredibly tall compared to her class-mates and chubby…
At 14, Tyler and her mother moved to New York.
Instantly her modeling career sky-rocketed, thanks to family friend Paulina Porizkova (A famous model herself who convinced Tyler to start modelling). Tyler found herself on the cover of big magazines like Seventeen, Interview and Mirabella.
Her first two movies were Silent Fall (1994) and Heavy (1995). After the taste of acting, she decided to pursue it and make it her career. It was when Tyler was 17 that she starred in her third movie, Empire Records (1995), but her breakthrough film was Stealing Beauty (1996). Tyler chooses her films carefully by avoiding big movies and choosing the smaller ones, more quality ones.
Her other film roles include The Abbotts (1997), Cookies Fortune (1999), Plunkett and Macleane (1999) and Onegin (1999).
She married her partner, Royston Langdon, and a year later she gave birth to her son, Milo William Langdon. She took a two year break from acting. Four years later, Langon and Tyler separated.
Her first two movies were Silent Fall (1994) and Heavy (1995). After the taste of acting, she decided to pursue it and make it her career. It was when Tyler was 17 that she starred in her third movie, Empire Records (1995), but her breakthrough film was Stealing Beauty (1996). Tyler chooses her films carefully by avoiding big movies and choosing the smaller ones, more quality ones.
Her other film roles include The Abbotts (1997), Cookies Fortune (1999), Plunkett and Macleane (1999) and Onegin (1999).
She married her partner, Royston Langdon, and a year later she gave birth to her son, Milo William Langdon. She took a two year break from acting. Four years later, Langon and Tyler separated.
Tyler has been keeping up her modeling career with notable companies such as Pantene, Givenchy, Gap, Pilgrim and many more.
Sir Peter Jackson and Company approached Liv to play Arwen in The Lord of the Rings trilogy after seeing her performance in Plunkett and Macleane
During filming for The Fellowship of the Ring, she left her pair of prosthetic ears on the dashboard of her car. When she returned, they had melted.
She found playing the character of Arwen was a challenge. Arwen was a 3,000 year old Elf and she was only 23. However, she really enjoyed delivering her lines in Lord of the Rings, when she was using the fictional Elvish language. She was also taught swordfighting for her role, but the script was changed and she never got to use her skills.
Sir Peter Jackson and Company approached Liv to play Arwen in The Lord of the Rings trilogy after seeing her performance in Plunkett and Macleane
During filming for The Fellowship of the Ring, she left her pair of prosthetic ears on the dashboard of her car. When she returned, they had melted.
She found playing the character of Arwen was a challenge. Arwen was a 3,000 year old Elf and she was only 23. However, she really enjoyed delivering her lines in Lord of the Rings, when she was using the fictional Elvish language. She was also taught swordfighting for her role, but the script was changed and she never got to use her skills.
There were times when Tyler would get mad at Viggo Mortensen because he would push her harder. There was a weekend when she got really sick and had a horrible flu, and that was her one and only day to sleep and recover and not work. They were supposed to go horseback riding together and Tyler cancelled it because she wasn't feeling well, and Mortensen gave her a really hard time about it. So she went, and it was one of the greatest days of Tyler’s life. It was actually the one time, while she was riding, that she really broke through to the other side with the canter and becoming more comfortable on the horse. She had a beautiful day and is incredibly grateful to Mortensen for pushing her further. He taught her so much about that, about really being willing to submit and submerge yourself into making the film and the character work.
Tyler recorded a song that was originally going to be in The Two Towers, but ended up being in the ‘Houses of Healing’ scene in the extended edition of The Return of the King.
Tyler recorded a song that was originally going to be in The Two Towers, but ended up being in the ‘Houses of Healing’ scene in the extended edition of The Return of the King.
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.
Tyler is known for her ‘down to earth’ attitude, charm and kindness. The word arrogance doesn’t exist when describing her. She was nicknamed Liv Taylor by film critics and the media when she first began acting because of her dark hair and striking blue eyes that reminded them of Elizabeth Taylor.
Tyler has never taken acting classes and she has a pet dog, Neal.
Tyler is known for her ‘down to earth’ attitude, charm and kindness. The word arrogance doesn’t exist when describing her. She was nicknamed Liv Taylor by film critics and the media when she first began acting because of her dark hair and striking blue eyes that reminded them of Elizabeth Taylor.
Tyler has never taken acting classes and she has a pet dog, Neal.
AWARDS
YEAR
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WORK
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AWARD
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CATEGORY
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RESULT
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1997
1999 2002 2004 2008 |
Stealing Beauty
Armageddon Onegin The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King The Strangers |
YoungStar Awards
MTV Movie Awards Razzie Awards Blockbuster Entertainment Awards Russian Guild of Film Critics Teen Choice Awards Teen Choice Awards Teen Choice Awards Fright Meter Awards Scream Awards |
Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Drama Film
Best Female Performance Worst Supporting Actress Favorite Actress - Sci-Fi Best Foreign Actress Film - Choice Actress, Drama/Action Adventure Film - Choice Actress, Drama/Action Adventure Choice Movie Actress: Horror/Thriller Best Actress Best Horror Actress |
Nominated
Nominated Nominated Nominated WON Nominated Nominated Nominated Nominated WON |
MOST NOTABLE MILESTONES
1994:
1997: 1998: 1999: 2001: 2002: 2003: 2004: 2008: 2014: |
She was cast in Aerosmith’s music video, Crazy when she was only 16.
Chosen by People Magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World Starred in Armageddon, after she turned down the role twice. It opened on her 21st birthday. Starred in Cookie’s Fortune, and she cut her hair short for the role Starred in One Night at McCool’s, and she dyed her hair red Got engaged to Royston Langdon, known for his voice as lead singer in the bands Spacehog and Arckid Quit smoking after starting at 14 Voted the 6th Sexiest Movie Star in the Australian Empire Magazine Tyler and Langdon tied the knot in a private ceremony in the Caribbean Gave birth to her son, Milo, which was the same day as the release of the Platnium Series Special Extended Edition of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy. She played the leading female in The Incredible Hulk Tyler and Langdon separated Starred in Jamie Marks is Dead Starred in Jersey Girl |