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Tommy Lee Jones‘late daughter, Victoria Joneswas found dead at age 34 on New Year’s Day in January 2026.
A San Francisco Fire Department spokesperson confirmed Us every week On January 1, 2026, paramedics were called to the Fairmont San Francisco Hotel for a “medical emergency report” early on New Year’s Day and ultimately pronounced Victoria dead at the scene. A spokesperson for the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner said We on January 2, 2026, that Victoria had been “identified” as the deceased.
Victoria worked as an actress in her Academy Award-winning father’s films when she was a teenager, before appearing briefly in a hit teen drama series. A tree hill.
The New York Post reported that Victoria had several run-ins with the law in the final months of her life, including pleading not guilty to charges of obstructing a peace officer and possession of a controlled narcotic substance, among other charges, in April 2025.
Keep scrolling for more information on Victoria’s background and her death in 2026 below.
Who was Victoria Jones?
Victoria Jones was the acclaimed Tommy Lee Jones actor youngest child with his ex-wife Kimberlea Cloughley. His older brother, Austin Leonard Jones, was born on November 9, 1982 and Victoria arrived on September 3, 1991. (Tommy and Cloughley were married from 1981 to 1996. He was previously with his first wife, Katherine Lardnerfrom 1971 to 1978 and was married to his third wife, Dawn Laurelsince 2001.)
Talk to The New Yorker In 2008, Tommy gave a glimpse into Victoria’s childhood. The actor has built a state-of-the-art equestrian facility on 74 acres near Buenos Aires since Victoria and Austin shared his love of equestrian sports.
Tommy Lee Jones and Victoria Jones in October 2017.
Ken Ishii/Getty Images“We built a world-class polo field and training ground there for my team and the children’s teams to play,” he explained. “My daughter has been playing polo since she was 6 years old and now she’s not afraid anymore. She sometimes plays six chukkers.”
In polo, a chukker indicates a timed round or period of play in a match. A standard polo match has between four and eight chukkers.
Who did Victoria Jones play in ‘Men in Black 2’?
Victoria Jones made her big screen debut with a small role in her father’s blockbuster Tommy Lee Jones Men in Black IIwhich grossed over $441.8 million worldwide in 2002. The aspiring actress played Neuralyzed Daughter.
Who did Victoria Jones play in ‘One Tree Hill’?
Three years after his cinema debut in Men in Black IIVictoria featured in teen drama A tree hill. She made a featured appearance in the season 3 episode “Locked Hearts and Hand Grenades” in 2005, playing a high school cheerleader.
Why did Tommy Lee Jones fire Victoria from a movie?
Tommy Lee Jones gave his daughter bigger roles when she was a teenager. Victoria Jones played the role of a young Mexican immigrant in 2005. The three burials of Melquiades Estradainspired by the real-life murder of a teenager, Esequiel Hernández Jr.by U.S. Marines during a counter-drug operation near the U.S.-Mexico border in May 1997.
Tommy revealed to The New Yorker in September 2008, he briefly fired Victoria from The three burials of Melquiades Estrada for her delay before the crew convinced him to rehire her. (Tommy directed and starred in Three funeralswhich won him the best actor prize at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2005.)
Hilary Swank, Sonja Richter, Miranda Otto, Dawn Laurel-Jones, Tommy Lee Jones and her daughter Victoria in May 2014.
Getty Images/Loïc Venance / AFP“She’s a good actress, she has her SAG card and speaks impeccable Spanish,” Jones said. “When she was a baby, I told her Leticiahis nurse, to speak to him in Spanish. But I kicked out my daughter. She had to get up at 5 a.m. for her part. One morning she didn’t want to get out of bed. I said, “Honey, it’s work.” But she wouldn’t move. So I fired her.
The actor continued: “Then, without telling me, the production team came to wake her up and took her to the set just in time.”
Victoria then made an appearance in the 2014 western drama. The housemanwhich his father co-wrote and directed.
Has Victoria Jones been in trouble with the law?
The New York Post reported that Victoria Jones had several run-ins with the law, dating back to 2011. That year, Victoria was arrested for stealing between $50 and $500 in San Antonio, Texas, although the case was later dismissed.
Most recently, Victoria pleaded not guilty to charges of obstructing a peace officer, using or being under the influence of a controlled substance, and possession of a narcotic controlled substance in Napa Valley, California in April 2025.
Two months later, Victoria again pleaded not guilty to charges of domestic battery and domestic violence/elder abuse in Napa Valley in June 2025. Both California cases were reportedly pending at the time of her death.
When did Victoria Jones die?
A spokesperson for the San Francisco Fire Department (SFFD) confirmed Us every week on January 1, 2026, he was called to the luxury Fairmont San Francisco hotel at 2:52 a.m. Pacific Time for “a report of a medical emergency.”
“Upon their arrival, the fire department paramedics carried out an assessment. The person was declared dead,” specifies the SFFD press release. We read. “SFPD and the Medical Examiner’s Office were called to the scene. The scene was turned over to SFPD and SF medical examiners.”
TMZ reported that after the SFFD arrived at approximately 3:14 a.m. PT. A forensic pathologist arrived at the scene shortly thereafter to conduct a formal investigation.
A representative from the San Francisco Office of the Chief Medical Examiner confirmed We on January 2, 2006, that Victoria had been identified as the deceased.
“The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) has identified the deceased as Victoria Jones, 34,” the office said. “His next of kin has been notified. OCME has no additional information to share or comment at this time.”
How did Victoria Jones die?
An investigation into the death of Victoria Jones is still ongoing, although it is suspected that she suffered an overdose. NBC Bay Area reported on January 1, 2026 that “no foul play” was suspected.
Emergency dispatch audio obtained by TMZ confirmed that police received a call for a “code 3 for overdose, color change” shortly before Victoria was found unconscious. When paramedics arrived at the San Francisco hotel, they pronounced Victoria dead at the scene.
What did Tommy Lee Jones and his family say about Victoria Jones’ death?
Tommy Lee Jones and his family have yet to publicly respond to Victoria Jones’ death, as of publication. We reached out to the actor for comment.
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