Line #10 Creator/LivTyler


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3	->''"I don't live a very posh life. There are no drivers waiting or people doing everything for me. I pretty much live like a normal person. It's not good to have a life without responsibilities, you know?"''
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5	Liv Rundgren Tyler (born Liv Rundgren[[note]]for Music/ToddRundgren, whom her mother (singer-model Bebe Buell) originally falsely claimed as her biological father[[/note]], July 1, 1977) is an American actress who's probably best known as the daughter of Music/{{Aerosmith}} frontman Steven Tyler, as well as for playing Arwen in ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'', and her roles in other movies such as ''Film/EmpireRecords'', ''Stealing Beauty'', ''Film/ThatThingYouDo'', ''Film/Armageddon1998'', ''Film/OneNightAtMcCools'', ''Film/JerseyGirl'', and ''Film/{{The Incredible Hulk\|2008}}'' (as Betty Ross).
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7	Not to be confused with [[Webcomic/{{Homestuck}} the game-breaking cyborg bunny named after her]].
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10	!!Filmography
11	* ''Film/SilentFall'' (1994) as Sylvie Warden
12	* ''Film/EmpireRecords'' (1995) as Corey Mason
13	* ''Film/ThatThingYouDo'' (1996) as Faye Dolan
14	* ''Film/UTurn'' (1997) as Girl in Bus Station
15	* ''Film/{{Armageddon\|1998}}'' (1998) as Grace Stamper
16	* ''Film/PlunkettAndMacleane'' (1999) as Lady Rebecca Gibson
17	* ''Film/CookiesFortune'' (1999) as Emma Duvall
18	* ''Film/DrTAndTheWomen'' (2000) as Marilyn
19	* ''Film/OneNightAtMcCools'' (2001) as Jewel
20	* ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' as Arwen
21	** ''Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheFellowshipOfTheRing'' (2001)
22	** ''Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheTwoTowers'' (2002)
23	** ''Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheReturnOfTheKing'' (2003)
24	* ''Film/JerseyGirl'' (2004) as Maya Harding
25	* ''Film/ReignOverMe'' (2007) as Angela Oakhurst
26	* ''Film/TheStrangers'' (2008) as Kristen [=McKay=]
27	* Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse as Betty Ross
28	** ''Film/{{The Incredible Hulk\|2008}}'' (2008)
29	*** ''VideoGame/{{The Incredible Hulk\|2008}}'' (2008, voice)
30	** ''Captain America: New World Order'' (2024)
31	* ''Film/{{Super}}'' (2010) as Sarah Helgeland
32	* ''Film/TheLedge'' (2011) as Shana Harris
33	* ''Film/RobotAndFrank'' (2012) as Madison Weld
34	* ''Film/SpaceStation76'' (2014) as Jessica Marlowe
35	* ''Series/TheLeftovers'' (2014-15, 2017) as Megan "Meg" Abbott
36	* ''Series/{{Gunpowder}}'' (2017) as Anne Vaux
37	* ''Series/{{Harlots}}'' (2018-19) as Lady Isabella Fitzwilliam
38	* ''Film/AdAstra'' (2019) as Eve [=McBride=]
39	* ''Series/NineOneOneLoneStar'' (2020) as Michelle Blake
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41	!!This actress contains examples of:
42	* ActorAllusion:[[invoked]] In ''Film/JerseyGirl'' she plays a woman who works at a video store. One of the movies that can be seen is ''Stealing Beauty'' - Liv's breakout role.
43	* ActorInspiredElement:[[invoked]] For the dream conversation between Aragorn and Arwen, their dialogue was originally written entirely in English. Liv had become a huge fan of the Elvish language, and asked them to have them speak some of the lines in Elvish instead. Peter Jackson later said the change was absolutely for the better.
44	* AwesomeDearBoy:[[invoked]] She took her role in ''Film/TheIncredibleHulk2008'' before even reading the script.
45	* CastingGag:[[invoked]]
46	** In ''Film/TheIncredibleHulk2008'' she plays Betty Ross, following on from Creator/JenniferConnelly, who played her in ''{{Film/Hulk}}''. They had played sisters in ''Inventing The Abbotts''.
47	** In both ''Film/TheIncredibleHulk2008'' and ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' she plays the daughter of a high ranking man and dates someone he disapproves of.
48	** In both ''Film/Armageddon1998'' and ''Film/EmpireRecords'' her love interest is called AJ.
49	** In both ''Film/Armageddon1998'' and ''Film/AdAstra'' she plays the SatelliteLoveInterest of an astronaut who goes on a dangerous mission to save the world by detonating a nuclear warhead in space.
50	* CreatorBacklash:[[invoked]] At one point in development, Arwen was going to get some {{Xenafication}} to show up at Helm's Deep and fight in the battle. This was a leftover element from when the books were going to be just two movies - and Arwen and Eowyn would be combined. Liv hated the idea, constantly stressing that Arwen didn't need to fight in battle to be a strong character. When the idea was scrapped, she was very pleased.
51	* DawsonCasting:[[invoked]] Averted. She was nineteen for ''Stealing Beauty'' - the exact age of her character Lucy.
52	* DeletedRole:[[invoked]] She had a small role in ''Film/EveryoneSaysILoveYou'' that ended up cut. Woody Allen was so impressed by her performance that he wrote her a letter personally to apologise.
53	* DyeingForYourArt:[[invoked]] Normally a brunette, she dyed her hair red for ''Film/OneNightAtMcCools''.
54	* EruditeStoner: A clip of her being interviewed in Cannes while promoting ''Stealing Beauty'' has her saying "Hi" to "all her friends in Maine". She sounds slightly "[[UnusualEuphemism buoyant]]".
55	* FakeBrit:[[invoked]] She puts on an English accent for Arwen. Apparently her own father thought she had been dubbed. Earlier she had also put one on to play a Russian character in ''Onegin'', and to play an ''actual'' Brit in ''Film/PlunkettAndMacleane'' and ''Gunpowder''.
56	* HairFlip: Liv was [[https://www.instagram.com/p/BlRU0KMHOAd/ photographed]] by [[https://www.instagram.com/p/Bl0HgB9B4N4/ Greg Williams]] doing [[https://web.archive.org/web/20200614065602/https://www.lovelylivtyler.com/gallery/?cat=3214&pic=42197 one]] while in attendance at the 2018 UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity [[UsefulNotes/FormulaE ePrix]].
57	* HilariousOuttakes: While filming the "come and claim him" bit from ''Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheFellowshipOfTheRing'', she accidentally stabbed herself in the thigh. This was featured in many outtakes and bloopers.
58	* MsFanservice: The Aerosmith video she starred in and the thin nightshirt scene in ''The Lord of the Rings'' spring to mind. And then, of course, there's ''Stealing Beauty''.
59	* NiceGirl: Liv has often been regarded as being genuinely kind and down-to-earth from those who have observed or come in personal contact with her.
60	* PlayingAgainstType:[[invoked]] In ''Series/TheLeftovers'', it doesn't seem like this at first, [[spoiler: but by season two she's playing The BigBad]].
61	* PurityPersonified: Liv is generally very soft-spoken, well mannered, and [[NiceGirl polite]] acting in interviews. It should be noted that her maternal grandmother, Dorothea Johnson was an etiquette expert.
62	* RealLifeRelative:[[invoked]] She stars in ''Film/Armageddon1998'' and Aerosmith - who are headlined by her father - supply most of the soundtrack.
63	* SheAlsoDid: In the extended cut of ''Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheReturnOfTheKing'', Liv sings the song used in the Houses of Healing scene.
64	* StarMakingRole:[[invoked]] Despite the mixed reception to ''Stealing Beauty'', Liv received unanimous praise and enjoyed a higher profile afterwards.
65	* StatuesqueStunner: It's easy to fall into this trope when you're a 5'10'' woman.
66	* StuntCasting:[[invoked]] WordOfGod is that New Line Cinema wanted her to play Arwen in the hopes of having one Hollywood star in the trilogy. In the credits, she was billed third, despite Arwen being a relatively minor character like she was in the books.
67	* ThoseTwoActors: She starred with Ben Affleck in both ''Film/Armageddon1998'' and ''Film/JerseyGirl''.
68	* VocalDissonance: Despite being a StatuesqueStunner, Liv is also known for her gentle, [[StageWhisper whispery]], almost peaceful speaking voice.
69	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:[[invoked]]
70	** She recorded a song to be used in ''Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheTwoTowers'' but it was cut for not fitting with the tone. It's included on the extended edition of ''[[Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheReturnOfTheKing The Return of the King]]''.
71	** Uma Thurman was the first choice for Arwen, but had to decline due to her pregnancy at the time. Liv was apparently one of the last actresses cast.
72	** She presumably would have had a bigger role in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse but the casting change of Creator/EdwardNorton to Creator/MarkRuffalo - and Bruce's subsequent romance with Black Widow has resulted in Liv's Betty Ross not appearing past the one film. It only made things worse when it was announced that her character was killed off-screen during ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar''. Keep in mind that Universal previously had the film rights for the Hulk.
73	** A spin-off of ''Film/OneNightAtMcCools'' was considered - revolving around Jewel Valentine - but never happened due to the death of screenwriter Stan Seidel.
74	* WhosYourDaddy: She spent much of childhood assuming Todd Rundgren was her father, until it was revealed that Steven Tyler was her father, and her mother lied both to her and Rundgren.

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