Carmen Llywelyn
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Carmen Llywelyn is an American actress and fine art photographer.
, a View Askew production directed by Matthew Gissing and Malcolm Ingram
, and produced by Kevin Smith
. She portrayed Kim in the 1997 film Chasing Amy
directed by Kevin Smith; co-stars included Jason Lee
, Ben Affleck
, and Joey Lauren Adams
. She appeared in the 2000 film Cowboys and Angels alongside actors Radha Mitchell
and Mia Kirshner
.
in 1995. Llywelyn had been Lee's love interest for a long time prior to their marriage. She became a member of the Church of Scientology
, after marrying Lee. In March 2001, the couple lived together in Southern California
. Llywelyn and Lee obtained a divorce
in 2001. Lee stated of their separation, "Our breakup had nothing to do with Hollywood or my career." According to Llywelyn, her resistance to becoming more involved with Scientology was a cause of problems in their relationship. In a 2006 interview with The New Zealand Herald
, Lee had said about his former wife, "I know that Scientology gets a bad rap, but it has got me through some rough times with friends, family and even my ex-wife. Carmen used to be a pretty heavy druggie and Scientology worked wonders for her." After the two separated, Llywelyn spoke out critically about Scientology
, and stated the organization had harassed her. She explained, "Scientologists followed me down the street. They took pictures of my kids. They’d stake out my house, wait until we came out and follow us."
She said she disliked Scientology after researching the organization, and became what Scientology members refer to as a "Suppressive Person
" or "SP". Llywelyn stated that the marriage with Lee ended abruptly due to her issues with Scientology, "He comes home and he says 'I'm divorcing you. Get out.'" In an interview on Inside Edition
, Llywelyn said that her manager and agent both left her soon afterwards. "I got a letter a week later from him saying 'I'm not in your life anymore. I'm gone, and I don't represent you and by the way, I called your agent, she doesn't represent you either.'" Llywelyn criticized Lee and Scientology in a 2010 interview with The National Enquirer
.
! Year !! Award !! Category !! Work !! Result>
1998
MTV Movie Awards
Best Kiss
(shared with Joey Lauren Adams
)
Chasing Amy
Career
Llywelyn is an actress and photographer. She starred in the 1996 film Drawing FliesDrawing Flies
For the Soundgarden song of the same name see Drawing Flies .Drawing Flies is a View Askew Production made by two Canadian filmmakers, Malcolm Ingram and Matt Gissing...
, a View Askew production directed by Matthew Gissing and Malcolm Ingram
Malcolm Ingram
Malcolm Ingram is a Canadian independent film director, pornographic film director, and podcaster. He was born in 1968 and hails from Toronto. He has made Drawing Flies under View Askew Productions, which was produced by Scott Mosier and Kevin Smith, Tail Lights Fade, and Small Town Gay Bar, a...
, and produced by Kevin Smith
Kevin Smith
Kevin Patrick Smith is an American screenwriter, actor, film producer, and director, as well as a popular comic book writer, author, comedian/raconteur, and internet radio personality best recognized by viewers as Silent Bob...
. She portrayed Kim in the 1997 film Chasing Amy
Chasing Amy
Chasing Amy is a 1997 romantic comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith. The central tension revolves around sexuality, sexual history, and evolving friendships. It is the third film in Smith's View Askewniverse series....
directed by Kevin Smith; co-stars included Jason Lee
Jason Lee (actor)
Jason Michael Lee is an American actor and skateboarder known for his role as the title character on the NBC television series My Name is Earl, his portrayal of Syndrome in the film The Incredibles, his role as Dave Seville in the Alvin and the Chipmunks films, and his work with director Kevin...
, Ben Affleck
Ben Affleck
Benjamin Géza Affleck-Boldt , better known as Ben Affleck, is an American actor, film director, writer, and producer. He became known with his performances in Kevin Smith's films such as Mallrats and Chasing Amy...
, and Joey Lauren Adams
Joey Lauren Adams
Joey Lauren Adams is an American actress who has appeared in more than thirty films. She is known for her distinctive, raspy voice and for her roles in View Askewniverse films, particularly Mallrats and Chasing Amy, with the latter giving her a Golden Globe for Best Actress nomination.-Career:She...
. She appeared in the 2000 film Cowboys and Angels alongside actors Radha Mitchell
Radha Mitchell
Radha Rani Amber Indigo Anunda Mitchell is an Australian actress. Her film roles include Finding Neverland, Phone Booth, Man on Fire, Silent Hill, and the The Crazies-Early life:...
and Mia Kirshner
Mia Kirshner
Mia Kirshner is a Canadian actress and social activist who works in movies and television series. She is best known for her portrayal of Jenny Schecter on The L Word and for her role in the 2006 crime film The Black Dahlia as Elizabeth Short.- Early life :Kirshner was born in Toronto, Ontario,...
.
Personal life
Llywelyn married actor Jason LeeJason Lee (actor)
Jason Michael Lee is an American actor and skateboarder known for his role as the title character on the NBC television series My Name is Earl, his portrayal of Syndrome in the film The Incredibles, his role as Dave Seville in the Alvin and the Chipmunks films, and his work with director Kevin...
in 1995. Llywelyn had been Lee's love interest for a long time prior to their marriage. She became a member of the Church of Scientology
Church of Scientology
The Church of Scientology is an organization devoted to the practice and the promotion of the Scientology belief system. The Church of Scientology International is the Church of Scientology's parent organization, and is responsible for the overall ecclesiastical management, dissemination and...
, after marrying Lee. In March 2001, the couple lived together in Southern California
Southern California
Southern California is a megaregion, or megapolitan area, in the southern area of the U.S. state of California. Large urban areas include Greater Los Angeles and Greater San Diego. The urban area stretches along the coast from Ventura through the Southland and Inland Empire to San Diego...
. Llywelyn and Lee obtained a divorce
Divorce
Divorce is the final termination of a marital union, canceling the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage and dissolving the bonds of matrimony between the parties...
in 2001. Lee stated of their separation, "Our breakup had nothing to do with Hollywood or my career." According to Llywelyn, her resistance to becoming more involved with Scientology was a cause of problems in their relationship. In a 2006 interview with The New Zealand Herald
The New Zealand Herald
- External links :* * *...
, Lee had said about his former wife, "I know that Scientology gets a bad rap, but it has got me through some rough times with friends, family and even my ex-wife. Carmen used to be a pretty heavy druggie and Scientology worked wonders for her." After the two separated, Llywelyn spoke out critically about Scientology
Scientology
Scientology is a body of beliefs and related practices created by science fiction and fantasy author L. Ron Hubbard , starting in 1952, as a successor to his earlier self-help system, Dianetics...
, and stated the organization had harassed her. She explained, "Scientologists followed me down the street. They took pictures of my kids. They’d stake out my house, wait until we came out and follow us."
She said she disliked Scientology after researching the organization, and became what Scientology members refer to as a "Suppressive Person
Suppressive Person
Suppressive Person, often abbreviated SP, is a term used in Scientology to describe the "antisocial personalities" who, according to Scientology's founder L. Ron Hubbard, make up about 2.5% of the population...
" or "SP". Llywelyn stated that the marriage with Lee ended abruptly due to her issues with Scientology, "He comes home and he says 'I'm divorcing you. Get out.'" In an interview on Inside Edition
Inside Edition
Inside Edition is a thirty-minute American television syndicated news program, first aired on CBS on October 9, 1988. It was originally similar to the programs Hard Copy and A Current Affair, but now more closely resembles a condensed version of breakfast television, exclusively with pre-recorded...
, Llywelyn said that her manager and agent both left her soon afterwards. "I got a letter a week later from him saying 'I'm not in your life anymore. I'm gone, and I don't represent you and by the way, I called your agent, she doesn't represent you either.'" Llywelyn criticized Lee and Scientology in a 2010 interview with The National Enquirer
The National Enquirer
The National Enquirer is an American supermarket tabloid now published by American Media Inc . Founded in 1926, the tabloid has gone through a variety of changes over the years....
.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Drawing Flies Drawing Flies For the Soundgarden song of the same name see Drawing Flies .Drawing Flies is a View Askew Production made by two Canadian filmmakers, Malcolm Ingram and Matt Gissing... |
Cassidy | Matthew Gissing, Malcolm Ingram Malcolm Ingram Malcolm Ingram is a Canadian independent film director, pornographic film director, and podcaster. He was born in 1968 and hails from Toronto. He has made Drawing Flies under View Askew Productions, which was produced by Scott Mosier and Kevin Smith, Tail Lights Fade, and Small Town Gay Bar, a... |
|
| 1997 | Chasing Amy Chasing Amy Chasing Amy is a 1997 romantic comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith. The central tension revolves around sexuality, sexual history, and evolving friendships. It is the third film in Smith's View Askewniverse series.... |
Kim | Kevin Smith Kevin Smith Kevin Patrick Smith is an American screenwriter, actor, film producer, and director, as well as a popular comic book writer, author, comedian/raconteur, and internet radio personality best recognized by viewers as Silent Bob... |
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| A Better Place A Better Place A Better Place is a 1997 American independent film, written and directed by Vincent Pereira. It stars Robert DiPatri and Eion Bailey. It was produced in association with View Askew, Kevin Smith's production company, and released to DVD by Synapse Films... |
Augustine | Vincent Pereira Vincent Pereira Vincent Pereira is an American independent filmmaker, known for his work with Kevin Smith and View Askew. He is regarded as the unofficial "View Askew Historian".-Background:Pereira was born and raised in New Jersey... |
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| 1999 | The Mod Squad The Mod Squad (film) The Mod Squad is a 1999 film directed by Scott Silver and starring Claire Danes, Omar Epps and Giovanni Ribisi. It is based on the popular television show of the same name.-Plot:... |
Alley Prostitute | Scott Silver Scott Silver -Filmography:*Johns ... writer and director*The Mod Squad ... writer and director*8 Mile ... writer*X-Men Origins: Wolverine ... writer*The Fighter ... writer-External links:... |
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| Never Been Kissed Never Been Kissed Never Been Kissed is a 1999 comedy film directed by Raja Gosnell and starring Drew Barrymore, David Arquette, Michael Vartan, Molly Shannon, Leelee Sobieski, John C. Reilly, Jessica Alba, Marley Shelton, James Franco , Giuseppe Andrews, Jeremy Jordan and Garry Marshall... |
Rob's Girlfriend | Raja Gosnell Raja Gosnell Raja Raymond Gosnell is an American film director and editor best known for directing films like Never Been Kissed, Big Momma's House, Scooby-Doo, Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, Beverly Hills Chihuahua, and most recently, The Smurfs... |
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| 2000 | Cowboys and Angels Cowboys And Angels "Cowboys and Angels" is a song written and performed by George Michael and released on Epic Records in 1991. Among other things, the song is notable for being written in Waltz time.... |
Dana | Gregory C. Haynes | |
| 2001 | Free | Laura | Andrew Avery | |
| Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back is a 2001 American action adventure comedy film written, directed by, and starring Kevin Smith as Silent Bob, the fifth to be set in his View Askewniverse, a growing collection of characters and settings that developed out of his cult favorite Clerks... |
Redhead Beauty | Kevin Smith Kevin Smith Kevin Patrick Smith is an American screenwriter, actor, film producer, and director, as well as a popular comic book writer, author, comedian/raconteur, and internet radio personality best recognized by viewers as Silent Bob... |
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Awards and nominations
MTV Movie Awards
The MTV Movie Awards is a film awards show presented annually on MTV . It also contains movie parodies that used official movie footage with hosts and other celebrities and music performances. The nominees are decided by producers and executives at MTV. Winners are decided online by the general...
MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss
This is a following list for the MTV Movie Award winners and nominees for Best Kiss.This is a following list for the MTV Movie Award winners and nominees for Best Kiss....
(shared with Joey Lauren Adams
Joey Lauren Adams
Joey Lauren Adams is an American actress who has appeared in more than thirty films. She is known for her distinctive, raspy voice and for her roles in View Askewniverse films, particularly Mallrats and Chasing Amy, with the latter giving her a Golden Globe for Best Actress nomination.-Career:She...
)
Chasing Amy
Chasing Amy is a 1997 romantic comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith. The central tension revolves around sexuality, sexual history, and evolving friendships. It is the third film in Smith's View Askewniverse series....
External links
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