Comedian and actor Jim Carrey stepped onto one of France’s most prestigious stages on February 26, 2026, and did something he had never done publicly before: he introduced the world to the woman he loves. At the 2026 Cesar Awards in France, the 64-year-old comedian and actor delivered his entire acceptance speech in French and used it to confirm a relationship he had quietly kept out of the spotlight for years.
Carrey was honored at the ceremony with an award recognizing his extraordinary performances and his contribution to international cinema. With his daughter, Jane Erin Carrey, 38, and her son Jackson seated in the audience, he offered a tribute that moved from family to romance to gratitude in a matter of sentences. “Thank you to my sublime companion, Min Ah,” Carrey said. He expressed his love for Min Ah and thanked his late father Percy Joseph Carrey for teaching him about love, generosity and laughter.
A Rare Public Debut for a Private Romance
The appearance marked the first public outing for Carrey and Min Ah as a couple. After the ceremony, the two were photographed holding hands, a quiet, telling image for a man who had guarded this chapter of his life with unusual care. The couple had been together for at least four years before their Cesar Awards debut, though Carrey had kept the relationship entirely out of the press during that time.
Min Ah, who has also been referred to by the name Minzi, is a Los Angeles-area actress and artist. She was first photographed with Carrey in 2022, exiting a charitable comedy performance that Judd Apatow hosted at the Largo at the Coronet venue in Los Angeles. At that time, she was identified as Minzi, though little additional public information about her has emerged since. It does not appear, based on available reporting, that the couple has married.
Carrey’s Views on Marriage and Past Relationships
Those who follow Carrey’s personal history will not be surprised that a wedding announcement was absent from the evening. Carrey told Howard Stern in 2014 that marriage was not something he felt he needed and that he would not actively seek it again, though he acknowledged life can be unpredictable. His two prior marriages both ended in divorce. He married his first wife, Melissa Womer, whom he met at a comedy store, in 1987. They had a daughter, Jane, before divorcing in 1995. His second marriage was to actress Lauren Holly, his “Dumb and Dumber” co-star, on September 23, 1996. That union ended on July 29, 1997.
Carrey and actress Renée Zellweger became romantically involved in 1999 following their work together on “Me, Myself and Irene.” They broke up in 2000. From December 2005 to April 2010, he was in a five-year relationship with television personality Jenny McCarthy, which concluded with a public announcement on Twitter. In the following decade, Carrey had a relationship with makeup artist Cathriona White, who passed away in 2015 at the age of 30 due to an overdose of prescription medication, and he subsequently was involved with “She-Hulk” actress Ginger Gonzaga.
Despite the heartbreaks, Carrey has spoken without bitterness about the people who passed through his life. In a 2020 interview on “The Howard Stern Show,” he said 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
The evening was also a moment for Carrey to celebrate his family publicly. Before acknowledging Min Ah in his speech, he singled out his daughter Jane and her son Jackson, telling the audience in French that he loves them now and forever. The moment underscored how thoroughly the ceremony drew together the personal threads of his life — career, family and romance — in a single, carefully chosen setting.
Jane Erin Carrey has carved out her own creative path over the years. In 2012, she tried out for “American Idol,” performing Bonnie Raitt’s “Something to Talk About” and receiving approval from all three judges — Steven Tyler, Randy Jackson and Jennifer Lopez — but her run ended during Hollywood Week. She was also the lead singer of The Jane Carrey Band, which put out a self-titled first album in 2009, though the band ceased public activity after 2012.
For Jim Carrey, the Cesar Awards night served as something of a reckoning with his own story — a man who built a career on elastic physical comedy and deadpan absurdism, now standing on a French stage, speaking the language of the host country and quietly pulling back the curtain on the life he had been living when the cameras were off.