This year, the charming Liv Tyler, nee Rundgren, turned thirty-eight years old. Despite this, the American film actress still remains attractive and young looking. She actively acts in films and participates in social events. Liv Tyler, whose biography is described in this article, is an example of a modern successful woman.
Parents
The actress was born into an artistic family and has been surrounded by a creative atmosphere since childhood. Liv Tyler, whose filmography includes almost thirty films, is the daughter of singer Bibi Buell. Bibi started her career at the age of seventeen as a fashion model. She collaborated with such prestigious magazines as Cosmopolitan, Harper's Bazar, Vogue. At the initial stage of her career, Liv repeated the fate of her mother.
According to the documents, her father was musician Todd Rundgren, with whom Bibi had a romantic relationship. But at the age of nine, Liv found out that her real dad is musician Steven Tyler, frontman of the Aerosmith band.
It turns out that it was with him that the mother of the actress had a short-term affair, as a result of which Bibi became pregnant. She was not going to tell anyone about this connection. But one day she took Liv to an Aerosmith concert, wanting to introduce her daughter to her father in absentia. Inquisitive Liv noticed in the crowd an incredibly similar girl. She was Tyler's daughter Mia. Then the girl began to ask uncomfortable questions to her mother. Later, Liv admitted that she immediately guessed that this was her sister, and her own father was performing on stage.
Bibi ended up telling the whole truth. Steve began to visit them. And at twelve, Liv officially changed her last name to Tyler.
Childhood
By personal admission, Liv's childhood was unhappy. This did not concern the family, although it was also unusual. The actress claims that her parents seemed crazy to her. A mother poses nude for Playboy, a father is recovering from drug addiction, and she alone - a little girl - feels like an adult.
It is thanks to this behavior of her parents, according to Liv, that she learned to forgive, be responsible and humble.
Despite all of the above, the girl has never lacked parental love. But there were enough problems with peers. As a child, little Liv was slightly overweight, awkward, wore braces. And at school they called her "liver sausage".
Almost since birth, Liv has lived in Portland with her aunt and grandparents. Bibi showed prudence, deciding to alienate the baby from the world of show-business. But when Liv turned thirteen, relatives sounded the alarm.
Offensive nicknames at school and a stack of glossy magazines with beauty models have done their job. Liv began to lose weight incorrectly and became ill with anorexia. Bibi took her daughter to New York, placed her in a good school. and life slowly got better. Liv began to live the life she dreamed of. Quiet and measured, she was sometimes diluted with trips to rock concerts with her mother.
Liv admits that they were really close with Bibi and were considered friends, but only in her father did she find a kindred spirit.
Career start
Actress Liv Tyler started her career as a model. At the age of fourteen, her first shooting took place. But she might not have been if it weren’t for her mother’s friend Polina. It was she who persuaded the girl, who had already turned from an ugly duckling into a beautiful swan, to try her hand at modeling.
Success came immediately. Liv began to appear on the covers. She even had to finish school as an external student in order to keep up with work. But the modeling world was not the ultimate dream of a girl. She wanted to move on.
Liv Tyler, whose filmography begins in 1994, first tried her hand at music videos. The debut for her was the video for the song by George Michael (in 1991). In 1994, Steve Tyler offered her a role in his music video. There she co-starred with Alicia Silverstone. The "Crazy" video gave Liv incredible recognition and fame in film circles.
Hey right therereceived an offer from Bruce Berisford, who was preparing to shoot a detective film. The actress successfully passed the audition and got to work.
Liv Tyler, whose filmography began with the film "Silent Grip", is a multifaceted artist. This is reflected in her films as well. She can play a role in a low-budget and inconspicuous film ("Empire Store"), in the drama of a great director ("Escaping Beauty"), in a blockbuster ("Armageddon").
Glory
The first major success for the actress was the role in the 1996 film "Escaping Beauty". The great Italian director noticed the actress in the Aerosmith video and realized that she was what he had been looking for for a long time. The pure beauty of the girl did her a great favor.
Two years later, Liv Tyler, whose filmography only increased, was the talk of all Americans visiting cinemas. She played in the fantasy film "Armageddon" with actors such as Bruce Willis and Ben Affleck. This trio proved to be very successful.
Then there was a historical drama, tragicomedy, and in 1999 Liv played the role of Tatyana Larina in the film "Onegin". Once the actress admitted that she had not even read Pushkin's novel before filming.
She is best known for her role as Arwen in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. The elven princess won the hearts of the audience and forever entered the history of cinema.
Liv Tyler, films with which come out about once a year,loves experiments. She starred in a melodrama with Ben Affleck ("Jersey Girl"), in a drama with Adam Sandler ("Desolate City"), in a fantasy action movie with Edward Norton ("The Incredible Hulk").
Late works
2008 was very productive for the actress. Three of her films were released at once. Then there was a short break in the career, which ended in 2010 with the release of the film "Super". This black comedy flopped at the box office and was an unsuccessful comeback.
More interesting is the 2012 film "Robot and Frank", which takes place in the near future.
Films with Liv Tyler, the list of which was presented above, are very different both in genre and quality. Despite this, the actress remains in demand, trying her hand at various projects.
Recently, Liv Tyler has been filming The Leftovers, which also stars Justin Theroux and Amy Brenneman.
Private life
Liv is not like most of her colleagues and family life. In 2003, she married musician Royston Langdon. Their marriage seemed very strong, especially since their first child, the long-awaited Milo, was born in 2004. However, the couple divorced in 2008.
In 2014, the actress met football agent Dave Gardner. In February 2015, they had a baby named Sailor.
Interesting facts
- Liv Tyler,whose films have been repeatedly nominated for various awards, received only the "Scream" award as the best actress in a horror film in 2008.
- Saylor's godfather is David Beckham.
- Liv Tyler's height, her weight has never been hidden. Her measurements are 178 cm and 64 kg.
