Liv Tyler
Biography
Liv Rundgren Tyler is an American actress born on July 1, 1977, in New York City, New York. Known professionally as Liv Tyler, she is also recognized by the name Liv Rundgren. Throughout her career, she has accumulated 70 known credits in the entertainment industry. Her professional background began with a modelling career at the age of 14 before she transitioned into acting. She has established a significant presence in film and television, maintaining a career that spans several decades since her debut in the mid-1990s.
Career overview
Liv Tyler began her film career with her debut in the 1994 film Silent Fall. She gained critical recognition in 1995 for her starring roles in Heavy and Empire Records. Her filmography continued to grow throughout the 1990s with appearances in That Thing You Do! and Stealing Beauty in 1996, followed by Inventing the Abbotts in 1997, Armageddon in 1998, and both Cookie's Fortune and Onegin in 1999. In the early 2000s, she appeared in Dr. T & the Women in 2000 and One Night at McCool's in 2001.
Her profile expanded significantly when she was cast as the elf Arwen Undómiel in the Lord of the Rings film trilogy, which was released between 2001 and 2003. This series became one of the highest-grossing film series in history. With 70 known credits to her name, Tyler has maintained a consistent acting career since her initial entry into the industry as a teenager.
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Full filmography
- What is dyslexia? (2026) as The Director
- Captain America: Brave New World (2025) as Betty Ross
- Awaken (2021) as Narrator
- 9-1-1: Lone Star (2020) as Michelle Blake
- Reunited Apart (2020) as Self
- Ad Astra (2019) as Eve
- Wildling (2018) as Ellen Cooper
- Wildling (2018) Producer
- Harlots (2017) as Lady Isabella Fitzwilliam
- Gunpowder (2017) as Anne Vaux
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self - Guest
- The Leftovers (2014) as Meg Abbott
- Jamie Marks Is Dead (2014) as Linda
- Space Station 76 (2014) as Jessica
- Mademoiselle C (2013) as Self
- Robot & Frank (2012) as Madison
- Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe (2012) as Self
- The Ledge (2011) as Shana Harris
- Conan (2010) as Self
- Who Do You Think You Are? (2010) as Self
- Super (2010) as Sarah
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) as Self - Guest
- The Incredible Hulk (2008) as Betty Ross
- The Strangers (2008) as Kristen McKay
- Smother (2008) as Clare Cooper
- The Making of 'the Incredible Hulk' (2008) as Self
- Reign Over Me (2007) as Angela Oakhurst
- Making That Thing You Do (2007) as Self
- The Reichen Show (2005) as Self
- Ringers: Lord of the Fans (2005) as Self
- Lonesome Jim (2005) as Anika
- Jersey Girl (2004) as Maya
- A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King' (2004) as Self
- The Making of 'The Return of the King' (2004) as Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self - Guest
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) as Arwen
- The Making of 'The Two Towers' (2003)
- Celebrities Uncensored (2003) as Self
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) as Arwen
- Heart of the Festival (2002) as Self (archive footage)
- The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script (2002) as Self
- The Fellowship of the Ring: The Road Goes Ever On.. (2002) as Self
- The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth (2002) as Self
- The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast (2002) as Self
- The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth + Weta Workshop + Costume Design (2002) as Self
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) as Arwen
- One Night at McCool's (2001) as Jewel Valentino
- Quest for the Ring (2001) as Self
- Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) as Self
- Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings' (2001) as Self
- Dr. T & the Women (2000) as Marilyn
- Plunkett & Macleane (1999) as Lady Rebecca Gibson
- Cookie's Fortune (1999) as Emma Duvall
- Onegin (1999) as Tatyana
- Armageddon (1998) as Grace Stamper
- Behind the Music (1997) as Self
- Inventing the Abbotts (1997) as Pamela Abbott
- U Turn (1997) as Girl in Bus Station
- That Thing You Do! (1996) as Faye Dolan
- Stealing Beauty (1996) as Lucy Harmon
- Empire Records (1995) as Corey Mason
- Heavy (1995) as Callie
- Silent Fall (1994) as Sylvie Warden
- Aerosmith: Big Ones (That You Can Look At) (1994) as Self / Various
- Aerosmith: Big Ones You Can Look At (1994) as Self / Various
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) as Self - Guest
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
- The Word (1990)
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988) as Self - Guest
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- Bambi (1948) as Self