For years, Jim Carrey kept the woman in his life out of view. That ended in France, where the 64-year-old comedian and actor delivered an entire acceptance speech in French at the 51st César Awards in Paris on February 26, 2026, and used it to confirm a romance he had quietly kept out of the spotlight for years.
The award recognized his extraordinary performances and his contribution to international cinema. Watching from the audience were his daughter, Jane Erin Carrey, 38, and her son Jackson, and within a few sentences, Carrey moved from family to romance to gratitude. “Thank you to my sublime companion, Min Ah,” he said, in a moment E! News described as his first public confirmation of the romance. He expressed his love for Min Ah, and he thanked his late father, Percy Joseph Carrey, for teaching him about love, generosity, and laughter.
A Rare Public Debut for a Private Romance
Never before had the two appeared together publicly as a couple. Once the ceremony wrapped, they were photographed holding hands — a small, revealing image from a man who had shielded this chapter of his life with unusual care. Before that César Awards debut, the pair had been together for at least four years, with Carrey keeping the relationship entirely out of the press the whole time.
An artist as well as a Los Angeles-area actress, Min Ah has also been known as Minzi. The first photographs of her with Carrey date to 2022, as the two left a charitable comedy performance that Judd Apatow hosted at the Largo at the Coronet venue in Los Angeles. She was identified as Minzi then, and little additional public information about her has emerged since. Based on available reporting, it does not appear that the couple has married.
The Appearance That Fueled Online Rumors
How Carrey looked that night turned into a second story. As photographs spread widely in the following days, some viewers claimed the man on stage was not Carrey at all, floating theories ranging from plastic surgery to a mask or a double. Drag performer and makeup artist Alexis Stone stoked the speculation by posting images of a mask, wig, dentures and makeup captioned “Alexis Stone as Jim Carrey in Paris.” Stone never claimed to have attended the ceremony; the impersonation reading was one viewers supplied.
Organizers of the ceremony dismissed it. Gregory Caulier, general delegate of the Césars, said the visit had been planned since the previous summer, and that Carrey spent months preparing his French, even asking how particular words should be pronounced. “For me, it’s a non-issue,” Caulier said. Marleah Leslie, Carrey’s representative, confirmed that “Jim Carrey attended the César Awards, where he accepted his Honorary César Award.”
Carrey’s Views on Marriage and Past Relationships
Anyone familiar with Carrey’s personal history would not have expected a wedding announcement out of the evening. Speaking to Howard Stern in 2014, he said marriage was not something he felt he needed and that he would not actively seek it again, though he acknowledged life can be unpredictable. Divorce ended both of his prior marriages. His first wife was Melissa Womer, whom he met at a comedy store and married in 1987; they had a daughter, Jane, before divorcing in 1995. He then married actress Lauren Holly, his “Dumb and Dumber” co-star, on September 23, 1996. Holly filed for divorce the following July, ending a marriage that had lasted less than a year.
Working together on “Me, Myself & Irene” led Carrey and actress Renée Zellweger to become romantically involved in 1999, and they broke up in 2000. From December 2005 to April 2010, he was in a relationship with television personality Jenny McCarthy, which concluded with a public announcement on Twitter. The following decade brought a relationship with makeup artist Cathriona White, who passed away on September 28, 2015, at the age of 30. The Los Angeles County coroner ruled her death a suicide and attributed it to the effects of multiple drugs. He subsequently was involved with “She-Hulk” actress Ginger Gonzaga.
The heartbreaks have not left Carrey bitter about the people who passed through his life. He said in a 2020 interview on “The Howard Stern Show” that he carries no regrets and values the good each relationship brought him, even if he does not pine for anyone from his past.
Jane Carrey and the Family in the Room
Family got its own public moment that night. Ahead of the words for Min Ah, Carrey singled out his daughter Jane and her son Jackson, telling the audience in French that he loves them now and forever. Career, family and romance were all gathered into one carefully chosen setting.
Jane Erin Carrey has carved out her own creative path over the years. Her 2012 “American Idol” audition — a performance of Bonnie Raitt’s “Something to Talk About” — won approval from all three judges, Steven Tyler, Randy Jackson and Jennifer Lopez, but her run ended during Hollywood Week. She also fronted The Jane Carrey Band as lead singer; the group released a self-titled first album in 2009, contributed to the soundtrack of “Dumb and Dumber To” in 2014 and ceased public activity afterward.
Jim Carrey built a career on elastic physical comedy and deadpan absurdism. On a French stage, speaking the language of the host country, he seemed to be reckoning with his own story — and quietly pulling back the curtain on the life he had been living when the cameras were off.