Liv Tyler acts.
Inventing the Abbotts is a 1997 coming-of-age film directed by Pat O'Connor , starring Liv Tyler , Joaquin Phoenix , Billy Crudup , Jennifer Connelly , as well as Joanna Going . Liv Rundgren Tyler ( born Liv Rundgren ; July 1 , 1977 ) is an American actress and former model . She followed this by appearing in supporting roles including Inventing the Abbotts ( 1997 ) and Robert Altman 's black comedy Cookie 's Fortune ( 1999 ) . Silent Fall is a 1994 American psychological thriller film directed by Bruce Beresford and starring Richard Dreyfuss , Linda Hamilton , John Lithgow , J. T. Walsh , and Liv Tyler in her debut role .