Liberty Phoenix

Libertad Mariposa Phoenix (aka Liberty Phoenix; born 5 July 1976, Caracas, Venezuela) is an American actress.
Family background and early life
Phoenix was born Libertad Mariposa Bottom in Caracas, Venezuela. She is the fourth of five children, including River (1970), Rain (1972), Joaquin (1974), and Summer (1978). She also has a half-sister named Jodean (1964), from her father's first marriage.
Her father, John Lee Bottom, was a lapsed Catholic from Fontana, California. Her mother, Arlyn Phoenix (née Dunetz), was born in the Bronx, New York to Jewish parents from Hungary and Russia.<ref name="pfefferman" /> In 1968, Arlyn left her family and moved to California, later meeting Phoenix's father while hitch-hiking. They married in 1969, then later joined the religious cult the Children of God. They began travelling throughout South America.<ref name="ritz" />
Her parents eventually became disillusioned with the Children of God; they made the decision to leave the cult and returned to the U.S. in 1978. They changed their last name to "Phoenix" to symbolize a new beginning.
Filmography
*Kate's Secret (1986) (TV) — as "1st Brownie"
*"Seven Brides for Seven Brothers: Christmas Song" (1 episode, 1982) (TV) — as "Christie"

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