Jane Erin Carrey Built a Music Career and Family Beyond Her Famous Father

Jane Erin Carrey grew up with a famous father, but she has also pursued her own path as a singer and musician. She is Jim Carrey’s only daughter, born to the actor and his first wife, Melissa Womer, on September 6, 1987. Her parents married in 1987 and divorced seven years later. Jim has spoken about trying to protect Jane from the unusual attention that came with his fame. In a 1994 interview, he recalled taking her to Disneyland and finding that strangers focused on him, asking him to perform his familiar comic expressions. He said he tried to avoid that kind of attention when spending time with his daughter, explaining that he did not want her to feel overshadowed. Jane occasionally joined her father at public events during her childhood, including his 1995 Footprint Ceremony at Mann’s Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles. As an adult, she pursued music as the lead singer of the Jane Carrey Band. The group released a self-titled album in 2009, a 13-track collection that included “Sticky Situation,” “Breathing Without You,” “Cry Cry Cry” and “Carnival,” according to the band’s Spotify page. Jane has said that music became a passion for her when she was about 14. She has also built a family of her own. Jane shares son Jackson Riley Santana, born in 2010, with her former husband, Alex Santana. She later had daughter Erin Rey Bordelon and son Logan James Bordelon with her husband, Chase Bordelon. Jim celebrated becoming a grandfather, saying Jane would make a great mother. In a 2020 interview, Jim described playing the Sonic video game with Jane and Jackson. He said his grandson teased him about his gaming skills, while Jim joked that simply being inside the game was enough for him. The story offered a glimpse of the relaxed family time he enjoys with his daughter and grandson.