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Carmen Llywelyn

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Carmen Llywelyn
Born
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actress, photographer
Spouse
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(m. 1995; div. 2001)​
Children2

Carmen Llywelyn, also known as Carmen Lee, is an American actress and photographer.[1][2]

Career

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She starred in the 1996 film Drawing Flies, a View Askew production directed by Matthew Gissing and Malcolm Ingram, and produced by Kevin Smith.[3][4] She portrayed Kim in the 1997 film Chasing Amy directed by Kevin Smith; co-stars included Jason Lee, Ben Affleck, and Joey Lauren Adams.[5][6] She appeared in the 2000 film Cowboys and Angels alongside actors Radha Mitchell and Mia Kirshner.[7] She was the lead actress in Free (2001), opposite Corin Nemec, also starring Randall Batinkoff and Ione Skye.

Personal life

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In 1994, Llywelyn met Jason Lee, then a professional skateboarder.[8] In 1995, the couple were married in a ceremony presided over by actor Bodhi Elfman.[8][9][10] In March 2001, the couple lived together in Southern California.[11] Llywelyn and Lee obtained a divorce in 2001.[12][13] Lee stated of their separation, "Our breakup had nothing to do with Hollywood or my career."[14]

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.[8]

Relationship with the Church of Scientology

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Llywelyn was introduced to the Church of Scientology by her then-husband Jason Lee, who was then a member of the organization.[1] According to Llywelyn, her resistance to becoming more involved with Scientology was a cause of problems in their relationship.[15]

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.[16][17] Llywelyn's manager, a member of the Church, also "disconnected" and allegedly convinced United Talent Agency to drop Llywelyn as a client.[18]

Since her departure, Llywelyn has been an outspoken critic of the Church of Scientology. She has expressed distaste for the classist undertones of Scientology.[8]

She has stated the organization has harassed her, pursuant to the fair game policy.[1] 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."[18]

Filmography

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Year Film Role Director
1996 Drawing Flies Cassidy Matthew Gissing, Malcolm Ingram
1997 Chasing Amy Kim Kevin Smith
A Better Place Augustine Vincent Pereira
1999 The Mod Squad Alley Prostitute Scott Silver
Never Been Kissed Rob's Girlfriend Raja Gosnell
2000 Cowboys & Angels Dana Gregory C. Haynes
2001 Free (Film) Laura Andrew Avery
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back Redhead Beauty Kevin Smith

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result
1998 MTV Movie Awards Best Kiss (shared with Joey Lauren Adams) Chasing Amy Nominated[19]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Lu, Anne (April 5, 2010). "Jason Lee's Ex-Wife Claims Scientology Ruined Her Life". All Headline News. www.allheadlinenews.com. Retrieved July 2, 2010.
  2. ^ Heldman, Breanne L. (November 24, 2008). "Earl Star Jason Lee Adds Husband Moniker". E! Online. www.eonline.com. Retrieved July 2, 2010.
  3. ^ Eisner, Ken (November 25, 1996). "Drawing Flies". Variety. Reed Elsevier Inc. p. 76.
  4. ^ "IndieDVD Releases 'Lost' Kevin Smith Production Drawing Flies; Filmed Between 'Mallrats' and 'Chasing Amy' and Never Finished Until Now". Business Wire. Business Wire, Inc. February 12, 2002.
  5. ^ Kleemann, Brian (April 18, 1997). "Characters chase sexuality, self-identity in 'Amy'". Sun Publications. Illinois. p. 5.
  6. ^ Johnson, Malcolm (April 18, 1997). "'Chasing' is simply charming - A young man falls for wrong woman - She's a lesbian". The Hartford Courant. The Hartford Courant Co. p. E3.
  7. ^ Vice, Jeff (February 9, 2001). "' Cowboys and Angels ' is a pretty sweet ride". The Deseret News. Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret News Publishing Company. p. W05.
  8. ^ a b c d Llywelyn, Carmen (June 23, 2015). "Why I Left Scientology". Gawker. Gawker Media. Archived from the original on June 23, 2015. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
  9. ^ Bryant, Adam (November 25, 2008). "Jason Lee's Name Is Married Man". TV Guide. www.tvguide.com. Retrieved July 2, 2010.
  10. ^ "Jason Lee Latest Celeb to Reveal Secret Marriage". Fox News Channel. Fox News. November 25, 2008. Retrieved July 2, 2010.
  11. ^ Westbrook, Bruce (March 14, 2001). "'Almost Famous' star keeps looking for box-office buzz". Houston Chronicle. p. 1.
  12. ^ "tv today's: Star file Jason Lee". The Western Mail. April 10, 2008. p. 23.
  13. ^ ""Earl", la bague au doigt !". Allocine (in French). www.allocine.fr. November 26, 2008. Retrieved July 2, 2010.
  14. ^ Wolf, Jeanne (New York Times News Services) (September 11, 2002). "Skateboarding champion turns actor; He likes to grab plenty of sleep, but Jason Lee has career desires". The Record. Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. p. E4.
  15. ^ Norville, Deborah (May 13, 2010). "Inside Edition". Global Broadcast Database. iNewsNetwork.
  16. ^ "Ex-Scientologist Carmen Llywelyn blasts 'cult' and her treatment after divorce with Jason Lee". independent.co.uk. June 30, 2015. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
  17. ^ Bueno, Antoinette (September 20, 2016). "Jason Lee Reveals He Left the Church of Scientology". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  18. ^ a b Carmen Llywelyn (June 23, 2015). "Why I Left Scientology". Gawker. Archived from the original on April 30, 2016. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
  19. ^ "Awards for Carmen Llywelyn". Internet Movie Database. IMDb.com, Inc. 2010. Retrieved July 2, 2010.

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