Liv Tyler has graced the big screen for more than two decades. Over the course of her career, she has established herself as a pop culture staple with memorable roles in an eclectic range of movies, including That Thing You Do!, Stealing Beauty, Armageddon, and The Incredible Hulk. For her iconic performance as Arwen in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, she received a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2004 for outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture.
While these films put Tyler on a trajectory to take over Hollywood, we must admit she has been pretty quiet lately. From personal woes and activist work to a busy family life and surprising endeavors in other industries, there is a lot about Tyler's life and career that people may have missed since she last ruled the world of cinema. What is the real reason we don't hear from Liv Tyler anymore? We've got your answers.
Biography
| Full Name | Liv Rundgren Tyler |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | July 1, 1977 |
| Place of Birth | New York City, New York, USA |
| Occupation | Actress, Model, Producer |
| Notable Works | The Lord of the Rings, Armageddon, That Thing You Do! |
| Children | Milo, Sailor, Lula |
Her Love Life is a Roller Coaster
Tyler's love life has had its ups and downs, at times taking focus away from her plans in showbiz. Her 2008 divorce from Spacehog rocker Royston Langdon after five years of marriage brought her on-screen endeavors to a temporary halt. While navigating their difficult split, the actress took a two-year hiatus to adjust to life as a single mother.
"I just had a rough couple of years, having [my son] Milo [in 2004] and then getting divorced and trying to rebuild my life again," she told Bust in 2011. "Milo and I have been in such transition — I’ve been rebuilding and trying to be patient. And I’ve just put all of my focus on that."
Does She Have a Bad Rap?
Don't let Tyler's soft-spoken voice fool you. This film star is a strong-minded, outspoken feminist, but this has sometimes led to a perception within the entertainment industry that she’s difficult to work with. "I am a feminist and proud to be one," Tyler told Porter in 2017. "In my life, I have had people call me controlling for being detail-oriented, ballsy for following my heart and taking risks, outspoken or even crazy for speaking my mind and not taking bulls**t from people."
Tyler added her voice to the #MeToo and Time's Up movements in 2018. "There's a lot of people being discriminated against, not just women," she told CNN. "I think it's really important right now that we're talking about women, but there's a lot of people that need our support in the world. It is about fighting for all of those people and creating equality as much as we can in every aspect of workplace and life."
She Became a Lingerie Model
Tyler reinvented her career as a lingerie model in a stunning global campaign for Triumph Essence in 2017. Tyler said she’s "admired" the UK-based brand for years. "It has such history! The Triumph Essence collection is really special and has both a playful, feminine and chic style, which I love."
Tyler is no newbie when it comes to modeling. In fact, she got her start in the limelight as a model at age 14, and her mother, Bebe Buell, was a famous model in her own right. In 2014, Tyler talked to The Telegraph about those teenage days, admitting that she used to hate modeling. "I just didn’t like being told what to do," she said. "It was silly and rebellious of me – I should have enjoyed it more ... But when I was 14, I had so many ideas, and I just had to stand there, look pretty, and not talk a lot. I didn’t like that very much."
