Liberty Phoenix

{{Infobox person

| name = Liberty Phoenix

| birth_name = Libertad Mariposa Bottom

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|7|5}}

| birth_place = Caracas, Venezuela

| nationality = American

| other_names = Liberty Mariposa Phoenix

| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 1982–1986

| spouse = {{plainlist|

{{marriage|Ernesto

Asch|1996|2004|end=div}}

Andy Lord

}}

| children = 5

| parents = Arlyn Phoenix
John Lee Bottom

| relatives = River Phoenix (brother)
Rain Phoenix (sister)
Joaquin Phoenix (brother)
Summer Phoenix (sister)

}}

Liberty Mariposa Phoenix ({{née}} Bottom; July 5, 1976) is an American actress. She is the older sister of Summer Phoenix and the younger sister of River Phoenix, Rain Phoenix, and Joaquin Phoenix.{{cite web |url=http://www.river-phoenix.org/before |title=Phoenix Before The Fire |work=river-phoenix.org |accessdate=August 9, 2015}}

Early life

Her mother, Arlyn Sharon (née Dunetz), was born in New York to Jewish parents who emigrated from Russia and Hungary.{{cite news|url=http://draven.ifrance.com/ames/s-press.html |url-status=dead |title=Summer Phoenix |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060715013916/http://draven.ifrance.com/ames/s-press.html |first=Olivier |last=Nicklaus |work=Les Inrockuptibles |number=244 |date=May 23–29, 2000 |access-date=April 14, 2017 |archive-date=July 15, 2006 }}{{cite news| url= https://www.foxnews.com/story/walk-the-line-star-wont-campaign-for-oscar/ |website= Fox News | title= 'Walk the Line' Star Won't Campaign for Oscar | date= October 24, 2005 | first= Roger| last= Friedman| access-date= June 18, 2018}}{{cite news| url= http://www.pravdareport.com/history/18-11-2005/9253-celebrities-0/| title= Ten American showbiz celebrities of Russian descent |website= PravdaReport.com|date= November 18, 2005 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/jul/09/rain-phoenix-river-joaquin-family|title=Rain Phoenix's unusual childhood|last=Corner|first=Lena|date=July 9, 2011|website=The Guardian|access-date=June 18, 2018}} Her father, John Lee Bottom, was from California and has English, German, and French ancestry.{{Cite news|url=http://jewishjournal.com/culture/arts/5788/|title=The Days of Summer|last=Pfefferman|first=Naomi|date=April 11, 2002|work=Jewish Journal|access-date=May 26, 2018}}

Career

Between 1982 and 1986, Phoenix appeared in two TV productions. The two productions were Kate's Secret and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers episode "Christmas Song", after which she stopped acting.{{cite web |url=http://vegetarianstar.com/2009/05/11/liberty-lord-phoenix-has-eco-friendly-home-supply-store |title=Liberty Lord Phoenix Has Eco-Friendly Home Supply Store |work=vegetarianstar.com |date=May 11, 2009 |accessdate=August 9, 2015}}

She founded a punk band with her sisters Rain and Summer Phoenix, called The Causey Way, which no longer exists.{{cite web |url=http://showbizgeek.com/what-ever-happened-to-the-phoenix-family |title=What Ever Happened To… the Phoenix Family? |work=showbizgeek.com |date=November 5, 2013 |accessdate=August 9, 2015}} However, she occasionally supported Rain's band the Papercranes with her backup vocals.{{cite web |url=http://www.indigo-clarke.com/w-magazine/2014/2/25/rain-phoenix-papercranes |title=Rain Phoenix: Papercranes |work=indigo-clarke.com |accessdate=August 9, 2015}}

She later taught at the Florida School of Traditional Midwifery.{{cite web |url=http://centerforpeacebuilding.org/our-staff.html |title=Meet our Staff |work=centerforpeacebuilding.org |accessdate=August 9, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150822090111/http://www.centerforpeacebuilding.org/our-staff.html |archive-date=August 22, 2015 |url-status=dead }}

In 2005, Phoenix designed a line of dresses and skirts, selling them to Some Odd Rubies, a boutique in Manhattan.{{cite web |url=http://www.gainesville.com/article/20050203/MAGAZINE07/50204013?p=6&tc=pg |title=Couture from the house of Gainesville |work=gainesville.com |date=February 3, 2005 |accessdate=August 9, 2015}} In March 2007, she opened her own eco-friendly Indigo Green Store in Gainesville, Florida.{{cite web |url=http://www.ecorazzi.com/2009/05/12/joaquin-phoenixs-vegan-sis-has-a-green-store-in-florida |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090515142448/http://www.ecorazzi.com/2009/05/12/joaquin-phoenixs-vegan-sis-has-a-green-store-in-florida/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=May 15, 2009 |title=Joaquin Phoenix's Vegan Sis Has A Green Store In Florida |work=ecorazzi.com |date=May 12, 2009 |accessdate=August 9, 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://www.gainesville.com/article/20090510/ARTICLES/905109997?p=2&tc=pg |title=Residents share lessons from Mom |work=ecorazzi.com |date=May 10, 2009 |accessdate=August 9, 2015}}

Personal life

Phoenix is married to Andy Lord.{{cn|date=August 2022}} She works for the organization River Phoenix Center for Peacebuilding, which was founded by her mother.{{cite web |url=http://www.ocala.com/article/20120210/ARTICLES/120219971?p=2&tc=pg |title=River Phoenix center for peace is up and running |work=ocala.com |date=February 10, 2012 |accessdate=August 9, 2015}} They had five children.

Filmography

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Year !Title !Role !Notes
1982 \|Seven Brides for Seven Brothers \|Christie \|TV series, episode: "Christmas Song"
1986 \|Kate's Secret \|Brownie Scout \|TV movie

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Year

!Title

!Role

!Notes

1982

|Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

|Christie

|TV series, episode: "Christmas Song"

1986

|Kate's Secret

|Brownie Scout