Tommy Lee Jones’ daughter Victoria found dead in San Francisco hotel
Victoria Jones, the daughter of award-winning actor Tommy Lee Jones, was found dead in the hallway of a San Francisco hotel. She was 34.
The cause of death for Victoria Jones, the 34-year-old daughter of Tommy Lee Jones, has been released.
Victoria Jones, the younger child of Tommy Lee Jones and ex-wife Kimberlea Cloughley, died from the “toxic effects of cocaine,” according to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in San Francisco’s certified death certificate, a spokesperson confirmed to USA TODAY on Feb. 17. Her death was determined to be accidental.
People was first to report the news. USA TODAY has reached out to Tommy Lee Jones’ representative for comment.
The 34-year-old was discovered dead in the hallway of a San Francisco hotel in the early hours of Jan. 1. Paramedics responded just before 3 a.m. and declared her dead, the San Francisco Fire Department told USA TODAY on Jan. 2.
“We appreciate all of the kind words, thoughts, and prayers,” her family said in a statement to USA TODAY at the time. “Please respect our privacy during this difficult time.”
Tommy Lee Jones and Cloughley, who were married from 1981 to 1996, also share a son, Austin Jones. Jones married his current wife, Dawn Laurel, in 2001.
Victoria Jones’ first movie credit was in 2002’s “Men in Black II,” in which her father reprised his role as Agent K.
She also had a small role in the 2005 film Tommy Lee Jones directed and starred in, “The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, and appeared in an episode of “One Tree Hill” that same year.
Victoria Jones was appointed a conservator years before her death
Following her death, Tommy Lee Jones’ motion to have his daughter placed in a court-ordered conservatorship two years prior received renewed attention.
As reported by the San Francisco Chronicle on Jan. 2, Marin County Superior Court records in California show the 79-year-old “The Fugitive” actor successfully petitioned for the appointment of a conservator to oversee his daughter.
Tommy Lee Jones’ petition, filed Aug. 7, 2023, was approved later that month, according to court records reviewed by USA TODAY on Jan. 14. On Dec. 13, 2023, Jones submitted an application to end the temporary conservatorship. Days later, the petition was granted.
In a general conservatorship, a court can appoint a conservator for a person who is deemed unable to care for their own needs. Their “conservator has all powers and responsibilities, except ones found unnecessary,” per the California courts website.
Victoria Jones’ attorney in the conservatorship case declined to comment when reached by USA TODAY.
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