The renowned comedian and actor Jim Carreyโs sister, Rita Carrey, died at the age of 68 just over a year after they were married.
On her Facebookย page, Ritaโs husband Alex shared the sad news that his wife had died on November 14ย โsurrounded by her family and friends
โIt is with heavy heart and my deepest sadness that, surrounded by her family and friends, Rita passed away peacefully and quietly on November 14, 2024,โย heย wrote, adding that the couple had spent 16 years together prior to tying the knot in an outdoor wedding last July.
โWe traveled the world and met many people who we consider friends. Rita was my bestest friend, my lover, and my beautiful wife,โย Alex continued.ย โRita always had a loving soul and wanted to help everyone, even total strangers. As everyone knows, Christmas was Ritaโs favorite holiday; actually, it was every day for her, and she started a fundraiser to help a local charity.โ
Jim Carreyโs sister
Jim Carrey, star of The Mask, had three older siblings, including Rita. The actor has a sister named Patricia and a brother named John. Canada is where all four of them were born and brought up.
โItโs not hard,โย she said.ย โPeople ask me every dayโฆ I said now my nameโโcause they always go โJim Carreyโs sisterโโsoโ my name now is JCS, for Jesus Christ Superstar, because I never get: Oh, youโre Rita?โ
But Iโve been asked for the last twenty-five years about Jim every day of my life. Every day, somebody will inevitably say,ย โYouโre Jim Carreyโs sister,โย or,ย โYou look like someone I know,โย or stuff like that. โย So it doesnโt bother me.โ
Jim has not yet released a statement regarding the death of his sister as of this writing.
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