Melissa Womer

Melissa Womer was born on 8 July 1960 in the USA. In 2010, she became a grandmother when her daughter Jane gave birth to Alex Santana’s child, Jackson Riley. Santana is the lead vocalist of the metal band Blood Money. Currently, Jane and Santana are divorced and have joint custody of their son.

Womer, who is a shy person, likes to keep her personal life away from the media glare.

During her university days, Melissa Womer did odd jobs like writing jokes for a morning radio show in Kansas City. After graduation, she moved to Hollywood and landed a stint as a cocktail waitress at a comedy store at the Sunset Boulevard. Soon after, Womer got a chance to feature in an open mic night at the store. With time, she became one of the favorite characters at the comedy store.

Eventually, she got the opportunity to act in films. Her first motion picture was ‘Petrocelli’ that came out in 1974. After this, she appeared in the flick ‘Man on the Moon’. Womer has also produced a few reality television series, such as ‘The Yesterday Show with John Kerwin’ and ‘Real Stories of Donut Men’.

Melissa Womer caught the public’s attention when she met the then-struggling actor and comedian Jim Carrey at the Comedy Store. The two instantly bonded with each other and started dating in 1986. The following year, they got married at a hotel in Santa Monica, California.

A few months after their marriage, on September 6, 1987, Womer gave birth to Carrey’s daughter, Jane Erin Carrey. Their marriage didn’t last long. In the mid-1990s, Carrey filed for divorce from Womer stating that their respective busy careers had led to the breakdown of their relationship. However, according to some reports, he divorced her to be with the Hollywood heartthrob Lauren Holly.

Womer asked for around $5-10 million as the divorce settlement from Carrey. However, she received only $3.5 million. After eight years of their separation, she got $7 million for her daughter Jane.