Tommy Lee Jonesdeceased daughter Victoria Joneswas found dead aged 34 on New Year’s Day in January 2026.
A spokesman for the San Francisco Fire Department confirmed this Us Weekly on January 1, 2026, paramedics were called to the Fairmont San Francisco Hotel for a “report of a medical emergency” in the early hours of New Year’s Day and eventually pronounced Victoria dead at the scene. A spokesman for the Office of the Chief Coroner said we on January 2, 2026, that Victoria had been “identified” as the deceased.
Victoria worked as an actress in her Oscar-winning father’s films as a teenager before briefly appearing in a hit teen drama. One 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 to learn more about Victoria’s background and her death in 2026 below.
Who was Victoria Jones?
Victoria Jones was the acclaimed actor Tommy Lee Jones. little son with his ex-wife Kimberlea Cloughley. His older brother, Austin Leonard Joness, 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 has been married to his third wife, Dawn Laurelsince 2001.)
talking with The New Yorker in 2008, Tommy offered insight into Victoria’s childhood. The actor built a state-of-the-art equestrian facility on 74 hectares near Buenos Aires since Victoria and Austin shared their love of equestrian sports.
Tommy Lee Jones and Victoria Jones in October 2017.
Ken Ishii/Getty Images“We’ve built a world-class polo field and training ground there, so my team and the kids’ teams can play,” he explained. “My daughter has been playing polo since she was 6, and now she’s not afraid. Sometimes she plays six chukkers.”
In polo, a chukker indicates a round or timed period of play in a game. 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 Tommy Lee Jones’ blockbuster Men in Black IIwhich earned over $441.8 million worldwide in 2002. The fledgling actress starred in Neuralyzed Daughter.
Who did Victoria Jones play on ‘One Tree Hill’?
Three years after his debut as an actor on the screen Men in Black IIVictoria appeared in the teen drama One Tree Hill. She made an extended cameo 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 put his daughter in bigger roles when she was a teenager. Victoria Jones played a young Mexican immigrant in 2005 The three burials of Melquiades Estradawhich was inspired by the real-life murder of a teenager, Esequiel Hernandez Jr.of US Marines in an anti-drug operation near the US-Mexico border in May 1997.
Tommy revealed to him The New Yorker in September 2008 from which he briefly fired Victoria The three burials of Melquiades Estrada for the delay before the crew finally convinces him to rehire her. (Tommy directed and starred Three burialswhich won him a Best Actor award at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2005.)
Hilary Swank, Sonja Richter, Miranda Otto, Dawn Laurel-Jones, Tommy Lee Jones and their daughter Victoria in May 2014.
Getty Images/LOIC VENANCE/AFP“She’s a good actress, she’s got her SAG card, she speaks flawless Spanish,” Jones explained. “When I was little, I told her Leticiahis nurse, to speak to him in Spanish. But I fired my daughter. For his part, he had to get up at 5 in the morning. One morning, he didn’t get out of bed. I said, “Honey, this is work.” But she didn’t die. So I fired her.”
The actor continued: “Then, without telling me, the production staff came over and woke her up and brought her to the set just in time.”
Victoria later had a cameo in the 2014 western drama The Homesmanwhich his father co-wrote and directed.
Did Victoria Jones have run-ins with the law?
The New York Post reported that Victoria Jones had multiple run-ins with the law, dating back to 2011. That year, Victoria was arrested for theft between $50 and $500 in San Antonio, Texas, though 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 controlled narcotic substance in Napa Valley, California in April 2025.
Two months later, Victoria again pleaded not guilty to charges of domestic assault and domestic violence/elder abuse in Napa Valley in June 2025. Both California cases were pending at the time of her death.
When did Victoria Jones die?
A spokesperson for the San Francisco Fire Department (SFFD) confirmed this Us Weekly on January 1, 2026, who was called to the luxurious Fairmont San Francisco hotel at 2:52 a.m. PT for “a report of a medical emergency.”
“Upon arrival, fire department paramedics performed an evaluation. The individual was pronounced deceased,” SFFD stated. we to read “SFPD and the Medical Examiner’s Office were called to the scene. The scene was turned over to SFPD and the SF Medical Examiner.”
TMZ reported that after the SFFD arrived around 3:14 am PT. A medical examiner arrived at the scene shortly afterwards to conduct a formal investigation.
A representative of the San Francisco Chief Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed this 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 34-year-old Victoria Jones,” the office said. “His next of kin have 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 remains ongoing, as of publication, 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 officers had received a call for a “code 3 overdose, color change” shortly before Victoria was found unconscious. Upon arrival at the San Francisco hotel, paramedics pronounced Victoria dead at the scene.
What has Tommy Lee Jones and his family said about the death of Victoria Jones?
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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