Liv Rundgren Tyler (born July 1, 1977) is an American actress and model. She is the daughter of
Aerosmith's frontman,
Steven Tyler and model, singer
Bebe Buell. Tyler began a career in modeling at the age of fourteen, but quickly decided to focus on acting. Her first notable role was appearing alongside
Alicia Silverstone in the music video for Aerosmith's song "
Crazy" in 1993.
At age seventeen she made her film debut in the 1994 film
Silent Fall. Following her performance in
Silent Fall, Tyler starred in her breakthrough performance in 1996's
Stealing Beauty. In 1998, she starred opposite
Ben Affleck in
Armageddon, which became a summer blockbuster. Tyler then went on to portray elf princess
Arwen Undómiel in
Peter Jackson's
The Lord of the Rings trilogy. After a brief hiatus she returned to acting, starring in the horror-thriller
The Strangers and portraying
Betty Ross in
The Incredible Hulk.
