# List of Liv Tyler performances
[Liv Tyler](https://www.edgepedia.org/liv-tyler) (born 1977) is an American actress whose screen work runs from a 1994 film debut in Bruce Beresford's *Silent Fall* through 1990s independent cinema, blockbuster leads in *Armageddon* and *The Lord of the Rings* trilogy, horror and science fiction, and television roles in *Harlots* and *9-1-1: Lone Star*.[1](https://elpais.com/gente/2025-04-19/el-regreso-de-liv-tyler-tras-cinco-anos-de-retiro-la-actriz-que-prefiere-planchar-sabanas-en-el-campo-a-dejarse-aplastar-por-hollywood.html) • [2](https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/PersonDetails/174548) The American Film Institute catalog lists 20 cast credits in her feature filmography.[2](https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/PersonDetails/174548)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Film debut | *Silent Fall*, directed by Bruce Beresford, released in late October 1994, when Tyler was 17[1](https://elpais.com/gente/2025-04-19/el-regreso-de-liv-tyler-tras-cinco-anos-de-retiro-la-actriz-que-prefiere-planchar-sabanas-en-el-campo-a-dejarse-aplastar-por-hollywood.html) |
| Breakout visibility | The six-minute Aerosmith video for "Crazy" (1994), with Alicia Silverstone, made her famous on music television weeks after her film debut[1](https://elpais.com/gente/2025-04-19/el-regreso-de-liv-tyler-tras-cinco-anos-de-retiro-la-actriz-que-prefiere-planchar-sabanas-en-el-campo-a-dejarse-aplastar-por-hollywood.html) |
| Signature film role | Arwen in *The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring* (2001), *The Two Towers* (2002), and *The Return of the King* (2003)[2](https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/PersonDetails/174548) |
| Recurring character | Betty Ross in *The Incredible Hulk* (2008), reprised in *Captain America: Brave New World* (2025)[2](https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/PersonDetails/174548) • [1](https://elpais.com/gente/2025-04-19/el-regreso-de-liv-tyler-tras-cinco-anos-de-retiro-la-actriz-que-prefiere-planchar-sabanas-en-el-campo-a-dejarse-aplastar-por-hollywood.html) |
| Television leads | Lady Isabella Fitzwilliam in *Harlots* (16 episodes, 2018–2019); Michelle Blake in *9-1-1: Lone Star* (10 episodes, 2020)[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000239/) |
| Career pause and return | No screen appearances after *9-1-1: Lone Star* in 2020 until *Captain America: Brave New World* in 2025[1](https://elpais.com/gente/2025-04-19/el-regreso-de-liv-tyler-tras-cinco-anos-de-retiro-la-actriz-que-prefiere-planchar-sabanas-en-el-campo-a-dejarse-aplastar-por-hollywood.html) |
## Early work, 1994–1996
Tyler first became known to audiences through music video rather than film. Her mother, the former model and Playboy playmate [Bebe Buell](https://www.edgepedia.org/bebe-buell), was the partner of [Aerosmith](https://www.edgepedia.org/aerosmith) singer [Steven Tyler](https://www.edgepedia.org/steven-tyler), who cast the 17-year-old in the band's video for "Crazy" alongside Alicia Silverstone; the six-minute clip, showing two schoolgirls on a runaway adventure, became a hit on music programs.[1](https://elpais.com/gente/2025-04-19/el-regreso-de-liv-tyler-tras-cinco-anos-de-retiro-la-actriz-que-prefiere-planchar-sabanas-en-el-campo-a-dejarse-aplastar-por-hollywood.html) Tyler grew up believing the musician Todd Rundgren was her father, a belief her mother corrected years later.[1](https://elpais.com/gente/2025-04-19/el-regreso-de-liv-tyler-tras-cinco-anos-de-retiro-la-actriz-que-prefiere-planchar-sabanas-en-el-campo-a-dejarse-aplastar-por-hollywood.html)
Her first film role came in *Silent Fall* (1994), which drew little attention, though reviewers noted her screen presence.[1](https://elpais.com/gente/2025-04-19/el-regreso-de-liv-tyler-tras-cinco-anos-de-retiro-la-actriz-que-prefiere-planchar-sabanas-en-el-campo-a-dejarse-aplastar-por-hollywood.html) Within two years she had accumulated a run of roles that established her career: Callie in [James Mangold](https://www.edgepedia.org/james-mangold)'s debut feature *Heavy* (1996), roles in *Empire Records* (1995), Lucy Harmon in [Bernardo Bertolucci](https://www.edgepedia.org/bernardo-bertolucci)'s *Stealing Beauty* (1996), and Faye Dolan in [Tom Hanks](https://www.edgepedia.org/tom-hanks)' *That Thing You Do!* (1996).[2](https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/PersonDetails/174548) • [4](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/liv-tyler/)
**Heavy** marked her first substantial critical notice. Mangold's feature debut, with a cast headed by [Pruitt Taylor Vince](https://www.edgepedia.org/pruitt-taylor-vince), Shelley Winters, Deborah Harry, and Tyler, took the grand jury prize for best direction at Sundance in 1995, and the Los Angeles Times praised the ensemble performances.[5](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-06-28-ca-19220-story.html) A Miami New Times profile written at the time called the film the first hard evidence that the young model-turned-actress could do more than hit her marks and look beautiful.[6](https://www.miaminewtimes.com/arts-culture/liv-and-let-act-6361455/) *Stealing Beauty*, filmed in Tuscany, cemented her status as a 1990s "It" girl through its portrait of a teenager's sexual awakening.[7](https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/g3958/coming-of-age-movies-to-re-watch/)
## Blockbusters and Altman, 1998–2004
Tyler moved between large studio films and director-driven projects through the late 1990s. She played Grace Stamper, the daughter of [Bruce Willis](https://www.edgepedia.org/bruce-willis)'s character, in the disaster blockbuster *Armageddon* (1998), a casting choice that helped the film appeal to both male and female audiences.[2](https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/PersonDetails/174548) • [8](https://pure.uva.nl/ws/files/757072/60067_thesis.pdf) In 1999 she appeared as Emma Duvall in [Robert Altman](https://www.edgepedia.org/robert-altman)'s *Cookie's Fortune* and as Tatyana in *Onegin*.[2](https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/PersonDetails/174548) Altman, who had noticed her in *Stealing Beauty*, cast her in two of his final projects, *Cookie's Fortune* and *Dr T and the Women*, describing her as "very serious, very prepared and very professional".[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000239/)
**Arwen** became her most widely recognized role. She played the elf in [Peter Jackson](https://www.edgepedia.org/peter-jackson)'s *The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring* (2001), *The Two Towers* (2002), and *The Return of the King* (2003).[2](https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/PersonDetails/174548) • [4](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/liv-tyler/) The same year she took the lead as Jewel in the black comedy *One Night at McCool's* (2001).[2](https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/PersonDetails/174548) She followed with Maya in [Kevin Smith](https://www.edgepedia.org/kevin-smith)'s *Jersey Girl* (2004).[2](https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/PersonDetails/174548)
## 2006–2014: independent films and horror
The mid-2000s brought a series of smaller films. She played Anika in [Steve Buscemi](https://www.edgepedia.org/steve-buscemi)'s *Lonesome Jim* (2006) and Angela Oakhurst in Mike Binder's *Reign Over Me* (2007).[2](https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/PersonDetails/174548) In 2008 she appeared in three releases: as [Betty Ross](https://www.edgepedia.org/betty-ross) opposite [Edward Norton](https://www.edgepedia.org/edward-norton) in Marvel's *The Incredible Hulk*, as Kristen McKay in Bryan Bertino's home-invasion horror *The Strangers*, and as Clare Cooper in the comedy *Smother*.[2](https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/PersonDetails/174548) In *The Strangers*, opposite Scott Speedman as James Hoyt, she played one half of a couple tormented by three masked intruders in an isolated house; reviewers singled out the two leads' performances as people caught in pure terror.[9](https://www.tomsguide.com/entertainment/prime-video/prime-video-just-added-one-of-the-most-intense-home-invasion-movies-at-the-perfect-time)
Her 2010s film credits include Sarah in James Gunn's *Super* (2011), Shana in the thriller *The Ledge* (2011), Madison in *Robot & Frank* (2012), and a role in the retro-futurist *Space Station 76* (2014).[2](https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/PersonDetails/174548) • [10](https://www.movieinsider.com/p1984/liv-tyler) She also played Eve, the partner of Brad Pitt's astronaut character, in James Gray's *Ad Astra* (2019).[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000239/)
## Television, 2017–2020
Tyler's main television work came in two series. In the period drama *Harlots* she played Lady Isabella Fitzwilliam across 16 episodes from 2018 to 2019.[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000239/) In 2020 she joined the Fox spin-off *9-1-1: Lone Star*, playing Michelle Blake in 10 episodes alongside Rob Lowe.[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000239/) • [4](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/liv-tyler/)
## Hiatus and return, 2020–2025
After *9-1-1: Lone Star* ended her 2020 run, Tyler took a five-year break from acting, which she later attributed to the pandemic prompting her to reassess her priorities while raising her daughters at home in California.[1](https://elpais.com/gente/2025-04-19/el-regreso-de-liv-tyler-tras-cinco-anos-de-retiro-la-actriz-que-prefiere-planchar-sabanas-en-el-campo-a-dejarse-aplastar-por-hollywood.html) She returned to film in Marvel's *Captain America: Brave New World* (2025), reprising Betty Ross from *The Incredible Hulk* (2008) in a cast that included Anthony Mackie, Harrison Ford, Shira Haas, and Giancarlo Esposito.[1](https://elpais.com/gente/2025-04-19/el-regreso-de-liv-tyler-tras-cinco-anos-de-retiro-la-actriz-que-prefiere-planchar-sabanas-en-el-campo-a-dejarse-aplastar-por-hollywood.html) • [3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000239/) As of 2025 she reported no further acting projects in development.[1](https://elpais.com/gente/2025-04-19/el-regreso-de-liv-tyler-tras-cinco-anos-de-retiro-la-actriz-que-prefiere-planchar-sabanas-en-el-campo-a-dejarse-aplastar-por-hollywood.html)
## Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | *Silent Fall* | Film debut[1](https://elpais.com/gente/2025-04-19/el-regreso-de-liv-tyler-tras-cinco-anos-de-retiro-la-actriz-que-prefiere-planchar-sabanas-en-el-campo-a-dejarse-aplastar-por-hollywood.html) |
| 1996 | *Heavy* | Callie[2](https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/PersonDetails/174548) |
| 1996 | *Stealing Beauty* | Lucy Harmon[2](https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/PersonDetails/174548) |
| 1996 | *That Thing You Do!* | Faye Dolan[2](https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/PersonDetails/174548) |
| 1998 | *Armageddon* | Grace Stamper[2](https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/PersonDetails/174548) |
| 1999 | *Cookie's Fortune* | Emma Duvall[2](https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/PersonDetails/174548) |
| 1999 | *Onegin* | Tatyana[2](https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/PersonDetails/174548) |
| 2001–2003 | *The Lord of the Rings* trilogy | Arwen[2](https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/PersonDetails/174548) |
| 2001 | *One Night at McCool's* | Jewel[2](https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/PersonDetails/174548) |
| 2004 | *Jersey Girl* | Maya[2](https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/PersonDetails/174548) |
| 2006 | *Lonesome Jim* | Anika[2](https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/PersonDetails/174548) |
| 2007 | *Reign Over Me* | Angela Oakhurst[2](https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/PersonDetails/174548) |
| 2008 | *The Incredible Hulk* | Betty Ross[2](https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/PersonDetails/174548) |
| 2008 | *The Strangers* | Kristen McKay[2](https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/PersonDetails/174548) |
| 2008 | *Smother* | Clare Cooper[2](https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/PersonDetails/174548) |
| 2011 | *Super* | Sarah[2](https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/PersonDetails/174548) |
| 2011 | *The Ledge* | Shana[2](https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/PersonDetails/174548) |
| 2012 | *Robot & Frank* | Madison[2](https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/PersonDetails/174548) |
| 2014 | *Space Station 76* | Jessica[10](https://www.movieinsider.com/p1984/liv-tyler) |
| 2019 | *Ad Astra* | Eve[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000239/) |
| 2025 | *Captain America: Brave New World* | Betty Ross[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000239/) |
## References
1. [El regreso de Liv Tyler tras cinco años de retiro, El País (19 April 2025)](https://elpais.com/gente/2025-04-19/el-regreso-de-liv-tyler-tras-cinco-anos-de-retiro-la-actriz-que-prefiere-planchar-sabanas-en-el-campo-a-dejarse-aplastar-por-hollywood.html)
2. [Liv Tyler filmography, AFI Catalog of Feature Films](https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/PersonDetails/174548)
3. [Liv Tyler, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000239/)
4. [Liv Tyler – Actress, Singer, Model, TV Insider](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/liv-tyler/)
5. ["Heavy": Sensitive Tale of Ordinary Lives, Los Angeles Times (28 June 1996)](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-06-28-ca-19220-story.html)
6. [Liv and Let Act, Miami New Times](https://www.miaminewtimes.com/arts-culture/liv-and-let-act-6361455/)
7. [The 30 Best Coming-of-Age Films Ever, Marie Claire](https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/g3958/coming-of-age-movies-to-re-watch/)
8. [Blockbuster analysis of Armageddon casting, Universiteit van Amsterdam thesis](https://pure.uva.nl/ws/files/757072/60067_thesis.pdf)
9. [Prime Video just added one of the most intense home invasion movies, Tom's Guide (2025)](https://www.tomsguide.com/entertainment/prime-video/prime-video-just-added-one-of-the-most-intense-home-invasion-movies-at-the-perfect-time)
10. [Liv Tyler Film Credits, Movie Insider](https://www.movieinsider.com/p1984/liv-tyler)
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