By Cynthia Charlene Greason
FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS
Liv Rundgren Tyler (born Liv Rundgren; July 1, 1977) is an American actress. She began a modeling career at age 14 before making her film debut in Silent Fall (1994); she went on to achieve critical recognition with starring roles in Heavy and Empire Records (both 1995), as well as That Thing You Do! and Stealing Beauty (both 1996). She then appeared in films such as Inventing the Abbotts (1997), Armageddon (1998), Cookie’s Fortune and Onegin (both 1999), Dr. T & the Women (2000), and One Night at McCool’s (2001). She then played the elf Arwen Undómiel in the Lord of the Rings film trilogy (2001–2003), which became one of the highest-grossing film series in history.
Following the success of Lord of the Rings, Tyler has appeared in a variety of roles, including the films Jersey Girl (2004), Lonesome Jim (2005), Reign Over Me (2007), The Strangers, The Incredible Hulk (both 2008), Robot & Frank (2012), Space Station 76 (2014), Wildling (2018), and Ad Astra (2019). Outside of film, she starred in the HBO supernatural drama series The Leftovers (2014–2017), the BBC period drama series Gunpowder (2017), the ITV/Hulu period drama series Harlots (2018–2019) and the Fox procedural drama series 9-1-1: Lone Star (2020).
Tyler is also a singer. Having sung with composer Howard Shore, she appeared as guest vocalist on The Lemonheads‘ album Varshons (2009) singing a cover of the Leonard Cohen song “Hey, That’s No Way to Say Goodbye“. She appeared on the 2017 bonus disk of Evan Dando‘s album Baby I’m Bored (2003) providing featured vocals for the song “Shots Is Fired”. In 2011, she released her debut single, “Need You Tonight”.
Tyler has served as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for the United States since 2003, and as a spokesperson for Givenchy‘s line of perfume and cosmetics. She is the daughter of Steven Tyler and Bebe Buell, although she has a very close relationship with her adoptive father Todd Rundgren.
TODAY’S ALMANAC
Canada Day commemorates the creation of the Dominion of Canada. On July 1, 1867, the British North America Act established “one Dominion under the name of Canada” out of the colonies of Upper Canada, Lower Canada, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, dividing it into four provinces named Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick. Canada Day was so named by Parliament in 1982; previous names were First of July, July the First, Confederation Day, and Dominion Day.
Question of the Day
Advice of the Day
Home Hint of the Day
Word of the Day
Puzzle of the Day
Born
- William Howard Brett (American librarian) –
- Louis Blériot (first man to fly across the English Channel) –
- Benjamin Oliver Davis (first African American general in U.S. Army) –
- Walter Francis White (author) –
- William Wyler (film director) –
- Estée Lauder (cosmetics executive) –
- Olivia de Havilland (actress) –
- Jamie Farr (actor) –
- Sydney Pollack (director) –
- Dan Aykroyd (actor) –
- Princess Diana of Wales –
- Carl Lewis (athlete) –
- Missy Elliott (hip hop artist) –
- Liv Tyler (actress) –
- Jarome Iginla (hockey player) –
Died
- Michael Landon (actor) –
- Robert Mitchum (actor) –
- Walter Matthau (actor) –
- Marlon Brando (actor) –
- Luther Vandross (singer) –
- Karl Malden (actor) –
- Mollie Sugden (actress) –
Events
- Battle of Gettysburg began–
- Dominion of Canada was created by the British North America Act; the Dominion consisted of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Lower and Upper Canada–
- John A. Macdonald became the first prime minister of Canada–
- Prince Edward Island joined the Canadian Confederation–
- First U.S. zoo opened, with bear pit and lion house, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania–
- Lincoln Highway Association formed to create first coast-to-coast U.S. highway–
- First sales tax in U.S. began in West Virginia–
- First Piano Concerto by Bela Bartok premiered in Frankfurt, Germany–
- Bulova Watch company sponsored the first television commercial–
- Intelligence and Security Branch of U.S. Army established–
- Zip codes introduced for U.S. mail–
- Medicare went into effect–
- O Canada officially became the national anthem of Canada–
- After a seven-year journey, NASA’s Cassini probe became the first spacecraft ever to orbit the giant ringed planet Saturn–
- Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court, announced that she was retiring from the bench after 24 years–
- Andy Pettitte broke Whitey Ford’s record for career strikeouts as a New York Yankees pitcher after striking out his 1,958th batter–
Weather
- The temperature in Portland, Oregon, reached 107 degrees F–
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