Medical Examiner Confirms Cause of Death for Victoria Jones, Daughter of Tommy Lee Jones
The actress, 34, had appeared in several of her father’s films.
New details have emerged regarding the passing of Victoria Jones, daughter of acclaimed actor Tommy Lee Jones. Officials with the San Francisco Office of the Chief Medical Examiner have confirmed the cause and manner of death.
Victoria, 34, was found dead Jan. 1, after the San Francisco fire and police departments responded to reports of a medical emergency at the city’s Fairmont Hotel, at 950 Mason St., at about 2:52 a.m.
“Upon arrival, paramedics from the fire department performed an assessment,” authorities told EW at the time. “The person was declared deceased.”
A rep for the actor gave a statement: “We appreciate all of the kind words, thoughts, and prayers. Please respect our privacy during this difficult time. Thank you. The Family of Victoria Kafka Jones.
Victoria was the daughter of the No Country for Old Men star and his ex-wife, Kimberlea Cloughley, to whom he was married from 1981 to 1996. (The former couple also had a son, Austin Jones, who is 43.)
Like her father, Victoria had worked as an actor, and she appeared in several of his projects. They worked together on Men in Black II, his 2002 blockbuster with Will Smith, as well as on two Western films that he directed: 2005’s The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, which costarred January Jones and Dwight Yoakam, and The Homesman, with Hilary Swank and John Lithgow, in 2014.
Victoria’s credits also included 2005 thriller Sorry, Haters, which starred Robin Wright, and a 2005 episode of teen drama One Tree Hill.
PEOPLE reported that she had been arrested at least two times in the past year, including once for drug possession.
EW also viewed court records that showed The Fugitive star had placed his daughter under a legal conservatorship in August 2023, before petitioning the court to terminate it four months later.
Her Oscar-winning father has recalled that while working with her, he once had to fire her when she wouldn’t get out of bed for an early call time.
He’d also spoken of her with pride.
“She’s a good actress,” the elder Jones told The New Yorker in 2006, “has her SAG card, speaks impeccable Spanish.”
