{{Short description|American actor and photographer}} {{Use American English|date=July 2020}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = | image = | birth_date = | birth_place = Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | occupation = Actress, photographer | spouse = {{married|Jason Lee|1995|2001|reason=divorced}} | children = 2 }} '''Carmen Llywelyn''', also known as '''Carmen Lee''', is an American actress and photographer.<ref name="annelu" /><ref>{{cite news| last = Heldman | first =Breanne L.| title =Earl Star Jason Lee Adds Husband Moniker | work = E! Online | publisher = www.eonline.com | date = November 24, 2008 | url = http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b70394_earl_star_jason_lee_adds_husband_moniker.html | access-date =2010-07-02 }}</ref>
==Career== She starred in the 1996 film ''Drawing Flies'', a View Askew production directed by Matthew Gissing and Malcolm Ingram, and produced by Kevin Smith.<ref>{{cite news| last =Eisner | first = Ken | title = Drawing Flies | work = Variety | publisher = Reed Elsevier Inc. | page = 76 | date =November 25, 1996 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title = IndieDVD Releases 'Lost' Kevin Smith Production Drawing Flies; Filmed Between 'Mallrats' and 'Chasing Amy' and Never Finished Until Now | work = Business Wire | publisher = Business Wire, Inc. | date = February 12, 2002}}</ref> She portrayed Kim in the 1997 film ''Chasing Amy'' directed by Kevin Smith; co-stars included Jason Lee, Ben Affleck, and Joey Lauren Adams.<ref>{{cite news| last =Kleemann | first = Brian | title = Characters chase sexuality, self-identity in 'Amy' | work = Sun Publications | location = Illinois | page =5 | date =April 18, 1997 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news| last =Johnson | first = Malcolm | title ='Chasing' is simply charming - A young man falls for wrong woman - She's a lesbian | work =The Hartford Courant | publisher =The Hartford Courant Co. | page =E3 | date =April 18, 1997 }}</ref> She appeared in the 2000 film {{interlanguage link|Cowboys and Angels (2000 film)|lt=Cowboys and Angels|fr|Mariages et Cœurs brisés}} alongside actors Radha Mitchell and Mia Kirshner.<ref>{{cite news| last = Vice | first = Jeff | title = ' Cowboys and Angels ' is a pretty sweet ride | work = The Deseret News | page = W05|publisher=Deseret News Publishing Company|location=Salt Lake City, Utah | date =February 9, 2001 }}</ref> She was the lead actress in ''Free'' (2001), opposite Corin Nemec, also starring Randall Batinkoff and Ione Skye.
==Personal life== In 1994, Llywelyn met Jason Lee, then a professional skateboarder.<ref name=gawker /> In 1995, the couple were married in a ceremony presided over by actor Bodhi Elfman.<ref name=gawker>{{cite news|last1=Llywelyn |first1=Carmen |title=Why I Left Scientology |url=http://gawker.com/why-i-left-scientology-1703997050 |access-date=24 June 2015 |work=Gawker |publisher=Gawker Media |date=June 23, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623224621/http://gawker.com/why-i-left-scientology-1703997050 |archive-date=23 June 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Bryant|first=Adam|title=Jason Lee's Name Is Married Man|work=TV Guide|publisher=www.tvguide.com|date=November 25, 2008|url=http://www.tvguide.com/news/jason-lee-married-1000209.aspx|access-date=2010-07-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Jason Lee Latest Celeb to Reveal Secret Marriage|work=Fox News Channel|publisher=Fox News|date=November 25, 2008|url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,457585,00.html|access-date=2010-07-02}}</ref> In March 2001, the couple lived together in Southern California.<ref>{{cite news|last=Westbrook|first=Bruce|title='Almost Famous' star keeps looking for box-office buzz|work=Houston Chronicle|page=1|date=March 14, 2001}}</ref> Llywelyn and Lee obtained a divorce in 2001.<ref>{{cite news | title =tv today's: Star file Jason Lee|work=The Western Mail|page=23|date=April 10, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title="Earl", la bague au doigt !|work=Allocine|language=French|publisher=www.allocine.fr|date=November 26, 2008|url=http://www.allocine.fr/article/fichearticle_gen_carticle=18438585.html|access-date=2010-07-02}}</ref> Lee stated of their separation, "Our breakup had nothing to do with Hollywood or my career."<ref>{{cite news|last=Wolf|first=Jeanne (New York Times News Services)|title=Skateboarding champion turns actor; He likes to grab plenty of sleep, but Jason Lee has career desires|work=The Record|location=Kitchener, Ontario, Canada|page=E4|date=September 11, 2002}}</ref>
Llywelyn entered a long-term relationship, with someone other than Lee, in 2003 and the couple became parents of twins in 2004. As of 2015, the family lived together in Atlanta.<ref name=gawker />
==Relationship with the Church of Scientology== Llywelyn was introduced to the Church of Scientology by her then-husband Jason Lee, who was then a member of the organization.<ref name="annelu">{{cite news|last=Lu|first=Anne|title=Jason Lee's Ex-Wife Claims Scientology Ruined Her Life|work=All Headline News|publisher=www.allheadlinenews.com|date=April 5, 2010|url=http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7018308484?Jason%20Lee’s%20Ex-Wife%20Claims%20Scientology%20Ruined%20Her%20Life|access-date=2010-07-02}}</ref> According to Llywelyn, her resistance to becoming more involved with Scientology was a cause of problems in their relationship.<ref name="norville">{{cite news|last=Norville|first=Deborah|authorlink=Deborah Norville|title=Inside Edition|work=Global Broadcast Database|publisher=iNewsNetwork|date=May 13, 2010}}</ref>
According to her account, after she revealed to her Scientologist talent manager Gay Ribisi (mother of actor Giovanni Ribisi) that she had read ''A Piece of Blue Sky'', a book critical of the Church, she was labeled a suppressive person and shunned (or "disconnected") by her friends within the church. Her husband sent a "disconnection letter" as a sign of contempt two days after said conversation; he would ironically drop out of his involvement of Scientology 15 years later.<ref>{{cite news |date=June 30, 2015 |title=Ex-Scientologist Carmen Llywelyn blasts 'cult' and her treatment after divorce with Jason Lee |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/ex-scientologist-carmen-llwyelyn-blasts-cult-and-her-treatment-after-divorce-with-jason-lee-10354415.html |access-date=May 27, 2016 |newspaper=independent.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bueno |first=Antoinette |date=September 20, 2016 |title=Jason Lee Reveals He Left the Church of Scientology |url=http://www.etonline.com/news/198500_jason_lee_reveals_he_left_the_church_of_scientology/ |access-date=2016-09-20 |website=Entertainment Tonight}}</ref> Llywelyn's manager, a member of the Church, also "disconnected" and allegedly convinced United Talent Agency to drop Llywelyn as a client.<ref name="gawker.com">{{cite news |url=http://gawker.com/why-i-left-scientology-1703997050 |title=Why I Left Scientology |author=Carmen Llywelyn |publisher=Gawker |date=June 23, 2015 |access-date=2016-06-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160430201853/http://gawker.com/why-i-left-scientology-1703997050 |archive-date=2016-04-30 }}</ref>
Since her departure, Llywelyn has been an outspoken critic of the Church of Scientology. She has expressed distaste for the classist undertones of Scientology.<ref name=gawker />
She has stated the organization has harassed her, pursuant to the fair game policy.<ref name="annelu" /> Llywelyn reports being subjected to a campaign of surveillance and harassment. Writes Llywelyn: "Scientology has a sophisticated intelligence agency known as the Office of Special Affairs, which is essentially a complex system dedicated to ruining the lives of those it sees as enemies in any way possible. Those who work for the OSA do not follow the law."<ref name="gawker.com"/>
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Director |- | 1996 | ''Drawing Flies'' | Cassidy |Matthew Gissing, Malcolm Ingram |- |rowspan="2"|1997 |''Chasing Amy'' |Kim |Kevin Smith |- |''A Better Place'' |Augustine |Vincent Pereira |- |rowspan="2"|1999 |''The Mod Squad'' |Alley Prostitute |Scott Silver |- |''Never Been Kissed'' |Rob's Girlfriend |Raja Gosnell |- |2000 |''{{interlanguage link|Cowboys and Angels (2000 film)|lt=Cowboys and Angels|fr|Mariages et Cœurs brisés}}'' |Dana |Gregory C. Haynes |- |rowspan="2"|2001 |''Free (Film)'' |Laura |Andrew Avery |- |''Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back'' |Redhead Beauty |Kevin Smith |- |}
==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable" Border="1" ! Year !! Award !! Category !! Work !! Result |- | 1998 | MTV Movie Awards | Best Kiss (shared with Joey Lauren Adams) | ''Chasing Amy'' | {{nom}}<ref>{{cite news | title = Awards for Carmen Llywelyn | work = Internet Movie Database | publisher = IMDb.com, Inc. | year = 2010 | url = https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0496945/awards | access-date =2010-07-02 }}</ref> |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==Further reading== *{{cite book | last = Muir | first = John Kenneth | title = An Askew View: The Films of Kevin Smith | publisher = Applause Books | year = 2002 | pages = [https://archive.org/details/askewviewfilmsof0000muir/page/85 85, 118, 137, 180, 182] | isbn = 1-55783-586-1 | url = https://archive.org/details/askewviewfilmsof0000muir/page/85 }}
==External links== *[https://bookofgirl.blogspot.com/ ''Book of Girl''], blog of Carmen Llywelyn *{{IMDb name|id=0496945|name=Carmen Llywelyn}} *{{Twitter}}
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