Liberty Mariposa Phoenix ( Bottom; July 5, 1976) is a former actress. She is the older sister of

Summer Phoenix Summer Joy Phoenix (née Bottom) is an American actress. She is the youngest sibling of actors River Phoenix, Rain Phoenix, Joaquin Phoenix, and Liberty Phoenix. Early life Phoenix was born in Winter Park, Florida. Her mother, Arlyn Sharo ...

and the younger sister of

River Phoenix River Jude Phoenix (; August 23, 1970 – October 31, 1993) was an American actor, musician and activist. Phoenix grew up in an itinerant family, as the older brother of Rain Phoenix, Joaquin Phoenix, Liberty Phoenix, and Summer Phoenix. He ...

Rain Phoenix Rain Joan of Arc Phoenix ( Bottom; born November 21, 1972) is an American actress, musician, and singer. She is the older sister of Joaquin, Liberty and Summer Phoenix and younger sister of River Phoenix. Early life Phoenix was born Rain Joan ...

, and

Joaquin Phoenix Joaquin Rafael Phoenix (; né Bottom; born October 28, 1974) is an American actor. He is known for playing dark and unconventional characters in independent films. He has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academ ...

Early life

Her mother, Arlyn Sharon (née Dunetz), was born in New York to

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parents who emigrated from

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and

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. Her father, John Lee Bottom, was from

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and has English, German, and French ancestry.

Career

Between 1982 and 1986 Phoenix appeared in two TV productions. The two productions were '' Kate's Secret'' and ''

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'' episode "Christmas Song", after which she stopped acting. She founded a punk band with her sisters Rain and Summer Phoenix, called

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at Allmusic (with T-shirts coyly stating "The Causey Way Is Not ...

, which no longer exists. However, she occasionally supported Rain's band the Papercranes with her backup vocals. She later taught at the Florida School of Traditional Midwifery. In 2005, Phoenix designed a line of dresses and skirts, selling them to Some Odd Rubies, a boutique in Manhattan. In March 2007, she opened her own eco-friendly Indigo Green Store in Gainesville, Florida.

Personal life

Phoenix is married to Andy Lord. She works for the organization River Phoenix Center for Peacebuilding, which was founded by her mother.

Filmography

References

External links

* Living people 1976 births 20th-century American actresses American people of English descent American people of Hungarian-Jewish descent American people of Russian-Jewish descent American television actresses People from Caracas Phoenix family, Liberty 21st-century American women {{US-actor-stub