Everything to Know About Jim Carrey's Only Daughter Jane Erin — Including Details On Her 'American Idol' Appearance

Jim Carrey is a proud father to his only daughter, Jane Erin Carrey.

The Dumb and Dumber actor and his first wife, Melissa Womer, welcomed Jane roughly six months after their March 28, 1987, wedding. As Jane grew up, Jim tried to shield her from some of the challenges that came with his fame.

"I'd love to take my kid to Disneyland, but I can't. I tried it, and it was not good. I got the VIP treatment and everything, but it was, 'Hey, man! Do that face you do!' I try to stay away from that when I'm with my daughter, because I don't want her to be jealous of that attention," he explained in a 1994 interview.

Despite Jim's early concerns about how fame might affect his child, Jane eventually carved out her own path in the entertainment industry as a singer and musician.

RadarOnline.com reveals seven things to know about Jane and the close bond she shares with her famous father.

Jane was born on September 6, 1987. Seven years later, Jim and Womer ended their marriage.

While Jim largely kept her out of the spotlight throughout her childhood, Jane occasionally accompanied him to public events, including his 1995 Footprint Ceremony at Mann's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles.

Jane has since started a family of her own and is now a mom of three.

She shares son Jackson Riley Santana, born on February 26, 2010, with her ex-husband, Alex Santana. She later welcomed daughter Erin Rey Bordelon and son Logan James Bordelon with her husband, Chase Bordelon.

As Radar previously reported, The Mask actor expressed his excitement when Jane became pregnant with her first child.

"Jane is going to be a great mom," he gushed.

In a 2020 interview, he also revealed his favorite thing to do with his daughter and grandson.

"We've been playing Sonic, and I'm so bad at it, it's frustrating! But we have a lot of fun, and he just trash-talks me," Jim said of Jackson. "He's 9 years old, and he humiliates me. I told him I was gonna practice, and I was gonna kick his b---, and he said, 'Yeah, if you go back and get born again and start playing at the age of 2.' And I'm like, 'Who are you?' But, hey, I'm inside the game; that's good enough for me."

Jane pursued her own path in the entertainment industry as the lead singer of the Jane Carrey Band.

According to the group's Spotify page, the band released a self-titled 13-track album in 2009, featuring the songs Sticky Situation, Breathing Without You, Cry Cry Cry and Carnival.

"Music probably became my passion when I was around 14," Jane said in an interview with LA's The Place. "I was always a ham in school, so I always liked being in school plays. I met someone who really inspired me when I was around 14 and we started writing together and I soon realized that I could not live without music in my life."

In 2012, Jane took her musical ambitions to American Idol, auditioning during Season 11 with Bonnie Raitt's Something to Talk About."

Judges Steven Tyler, Randy Jackson, and Jennifer Lopez all voted to send her through to Hollywood Week. There, she performed Creedence Clearwater Revival's Lookin' Out My Back Door but was eliminated before advancing to the next round.

Following her American Idol stint, she returned to her band and later performed at venues around Southern California before becoming inactive around 2012.

In 2018, Jane appeared in an episode of the MTV reality show Catfish as a guest co-host. During an interview, Jane said she had been a fan of Catfish for years.

"Yes, all the way back to the documentary, I've been following along. It's been a wild ride," she shared.

When asked how she got involved with the program, Jane explained, "I'm friends with people involved, and I was always interested. Everything just kind of worked out naturally, and I was very excited to get to be a part of it. I think (the show) is more relevant now than it ever has been. Everyone has a superhero identity online, and it's hard, for some people, to know where to draw the line."

Beyond establishing her own career in music, Jane has also teamed up with her father on several creative projects.

In 2013, she contributed to the audio recordings for Jim's children's book, How Roland Rolls, and released an accompanying EP afterward. She also received writing credits for two songs featured on Dumb and Dumber To in 2014.

While promoting the comedy sequel, Jim told ScreenSlam that there had been times when he considered stepping away from show business. However, seeing his career through the eyes of Jane and his grandson helped change his perspective.

"My daughter, she loves what I'm doing," he said. "She loves it. There's been a couple of times where I said, 'I don't know if I want to do this anymore.' She goes, 'Dad, you gotta. That's what you do. You don't have it; it has you.'"

Additionally, Jane provided vocals for Jim Carrey: I Needed Color in 2017 before making a guest appearance on Kidding in 2020.

Jane has also been a steady source of support for her father during some of the more difficult periods of his life, including his struggles with depression.

"My daughter is one of the most brilliant counsels of my life," he told CBS News in 2020. "Honestly, she is so wise and so loving...she brought me back from the brink a couple of times."

Jim continued, "Well, she just has chimed in with a few words that have really, like, opened my heart and settled me down and made me feel like everything's alright. She's just wonderful."