# Carmen Llywelyn
**Carmen Llywelyn** is an American actress who has also been credited as Carmen Lee, and who has also worked as a photographer.[1](https://www.netflixmovies.com/s/actor/carmen-llywelyn) She was born in 1973 in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States, and her screen work is concentrated in the films of [Kevin Smith](https://www.edgepedia.org/kevin-smith)'s View Askew circle and other independent productions of the late 1990s and early 2000s.[2](https://www.filmaffinity.com/en/name.php?name-id=888716484) • [3](https://www.filmweb.pl/person/Carmen%2BLlywelyn-4523)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full name | Carmen Llywelyn, also credited as Carmen Lee[1](https://www.netflixmovies.com/s/actor/carmen-llywelyn) |
| Born | 1973, Atlanta, Georgia, USA[2](https://www.filmaffinity.com/en/name.php?name-id=888716484) • [3](https://www.filmweb.pl/person/Carmen%2BLlywelyn-4523) |
| Height | 1.73 m[2](https://www.filmaffinity.com/en/name.php?name-id=888716484) |
| Best-known role | Kim in *Chasing Amy* (1997)[3](https://www.filmweb.pl/person/Carmen%2BLlywelyn-4523) |
| Films listed | Drawing Flies, A Better Place, Chasing Amy, The Mod Squad, Never Been Kissed, Cowboys and Angels, Free, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back[3](https://www.filmweb.pl/person/Carmen%2BLlywelyn-4523) |
| Marriage | Married to actor Jason Lee from 1995 to 2001, ending in divorce[3](https://www.filmweb.pl/person/Carmen%2BLlywelyn-4523) |
| Other work | Photography[1](https://www.netflixmovies.com/s/actor/carmen-llywelyn) |
## Film career
Llywelyn's early roles connect her with a circle of actors around director Kevin Smith. Her first listed screen appearance is in *Drawing Flies* (1996), a film associated with the View Askew group, in which she played Cassidy.[3](https://www.filmweb.pl/person/Carmen%2BLlywelyn-4523) • [4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/carmen_llywelyn) She followed it as Augustine in *A Better Place* (1997) and as Kim in *Chasing Amy* (1997), Smith's romantic comedy that drew 4 awards and 12 nominations according to the FilmAffinity database.[3](https://www.filmweb.pl/person/Carmen%2BLlywelyn-4523) • [2](https://www.filmaffinity.com/en/name.php?name-id=888716484)
**Supporting work in the late 1990s.** In 1999 she appeared in two studio productions, playing a prostitute in *The Mod Squad* and Rob's girl in *Never Been Kissed*.[3](https://www.filmweb.pl/person/Carmen%2BLlywelyn-4523) Her subsequent credits are Dana in *Cowboys and Angels* (2000) and Laura in *Free* (2001).[3](https://www.filmweb.pl/person/Carmen%2BLlywelyn-4523) In 2001 she appeared as a red-haired beauty in *Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back*, the film French databases list under the title *Jay & Bob contre-attaquent* with a French release date of February 26, 2002.[3](https://www.filmweb.pl/person/Carmen%2BLlywelyn-4523) • [5](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne_gen_cpersonne%3D403865.html)
## Connection with Kevin Smith's films
Two of her appearances in Smith's films are small but frequently noticed. In *Mallrats* (1995) she appears as the model on the "Popular Girl" poster that Silent Bob destroys with his head, a detail recorded as trivia on her Filmweb profile.[3](https://www.filmweb.pl/person/Carmen%2BLlywelyn-4523) Her credited role as Kim in *Chasing Amy* came two years later. FilmAffinity credits her with three shared screen credits with [Jason Lee](https://www.edgepedia.org/jason-lee), her husband at the time, and two each with [Ethan Suplee](https://www.edgepedia.org/ethan-suplee), Joey Lauren Adams, Kevin Smith, and editor [Scott Mosier](https://www.edgepedia.org/scott-mosier), reflecting how closely her career overlapped with the View Askew ensemble.[2](https://www.filmaffinity.com/en/name.php?name-id=888716484)
## Personal life
Llywelyn was married to actor Jason Lee from 1995 until their divorce in 2001.[3](https://www.filmweb.pl/person/Carmen%2BLlywelyn-4523) Lee, her most frequent credited co-star, played leading roles in Smith's films of the same period, including *Mallrats* and *Chasing Amy*.[2](https://www.filmaffinity.com/en/name.php?name-id=888716484)
## References
1. [Carmen Llywelyn, NetflixMovies.com](https://www.netflixmovies.com/s/actor/carmen-llywelyn)
2. [Carmen Llywelyn, FilmAffinity](https://www.filmaffinity.com/en/name.php?name-id=888716484)
3. [Carmen Llywelyn, Filmweb](https://www.filmweb.pl/person/Carmen%2BLlywelyn-4523)
4. [Carmen Llywelyn Movies List, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/carmen_llywelyn)
5. [Carmen Llywelyn, AlloCiné](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne_gen_cpersonne%3D403865.html)
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*Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Screen and stage › Film and television › Screen people and creators › Screen actors of the Anglosphere and Europe › American actors: 1970s to 1990s › Surnames Le to L*
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