Liv Tyler Is Sick of Hollywood Ageism
Liv Tyler was the elven beauty Arwen in the hugely successful Lord of the Rings franchise. But the truth is she’s hardly been seen since then, and we know the reason why. She gave an interview in which she spoke about her then-age: “Thirty-eight is a crazy number. It’s not fun when you see things start to change.”
Liv explained: “When you’re in your teens or 20s, there is an abundance of ingenue parts which are exciting to play. But at [my age], you’re usually the wife or the girlfriend — a sort of second-class citizen. There are more interesting roles for women when they get a bit older.” She went on to star in the TV series The Leftovers in 2014 after having almost quit acting for good. But she’s still not as prominent as she once was.