Liv Rundgren Tyler is an American actress, producer, singer and former model. She is best known for her portrayal of Arwen Undรณmiel in the
Lord of the Rings film trilogy (2001โ2003). Tyler began a career in modeling at age 14. She later decided to focus on acting and made her film debut in
Silent Fall (1994); she went on to achieve critical recognition with starring roles in
Heavy and
Empire Records, as well as
That Thing You Do! and
Stealing Beauty. She then appeared in films such as
Inventing the Abbotts (1997),
Armageddon (1998),
Cookie's Fortune and
Onegin,
Dr. T & the Women (2000) and
One Night at McCool's (2001).