Who was Victoria Jones? What to know about Tommy Lee Jones' daughter

Victoria Jones, the daughter of Academy Award-winning actorTommy Lee Jones, was found dead in a San Francisco hotel in the early hours of New Year's Day.

Paramedics responding to a call for a medical emergency pronounced her dead in the hallway of the Fairmont Hotel just before 3 a.m. local time, according to the San Francisco Fire Department.

A cause of death has not been disclosed. The San Francisco Office of the Chief Medical Examiner confirmed her identity to USA TODAY on Friday, Jan. 2.

Despite being raised by an A-lister, Jones lived a largely private life after initially pursuing acting as a child and young adult.

Tommy Lee Jones and his daughter Victoria Jones attend the red carpet of the 30th Tokyo International Film Festival at Roppongi Hills on Oct. 25, 2017, in Japan.

What were Victoria Jones' acting roles?

Her first movie credit came in her dad's 2002 sequel "Men in Black II," in which she played a child whose memory was wiped.

She returned to the big screen in another small non-speaking role in 2005's Western "The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada," which Tommy Lee Jones directed and starred in. Other credits include an episode of teen drama "One Tree Hill" and a 2005 thriller titled "Sorry, Haters."

Jones later opted for a life outside of Hollywood and no longer pursued acting gigs. Living away from the public eye, she did not participate in media interviews or maintain a public social media presence.

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See 'No Country For Old Men' star Tommy Lee Jones' career, iconic roles

Academy Award winning actor Tommy Lee Jones is honored on Nov. 30, 1994, in the Walk of Fame in front of the Mann's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.

Last year, she faced legal issues in California.

On April 26, she was arrested and charged with three misdemeanors, including obstructing a peace officer, possession of a narcotic controlled substance and being under the influence of a controlled substance, according to court records.

She was arrested again on June 13 and charged with another misdemeanor of domestic battery, court records show.

Jones' attorney, Cate Beekman, declined comment to USA TODAY.

Who is Victoria Jones' mother?

Her mother is Kimberlea Cloughley, to whom Tommy Lee Jones was married for 15 years, from 1981 to 1996.

Tommy Lee Jones married his current wife, Dawn Laurel, in 2001.

Who are Tommy Lee Jones' children?

The actor has two children with Cloughley, including Victoria Jones and her older brother, Austin Leonard Jones, 42.

Austin Leonard Jones briefly pursued a career in Hollywood as an actor and composer.

Contributing: Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY

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The actor will still be on her target list, of course, but she says, "That's going to be the challenge this year, is just finding anything else about him that is right for mockery, but not mockery."

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In her experience, Glaser says people can "tell" if she's "lying and being like, 'I'm such a fan!' And then I say something a little bit critical."

"But when I'm really a fan, which I am of so many of these people, that's when I can go a bit harder, because it really does come from a place of love and knowing that I'm nothing compared to you."

The news that she would return as host was announced in March. She said in a statement at the time that hosting 2025's show was "without a doubt the most fun I have ever had in my career."

"I can't wait to do it again, and this time in front of the team fromThe White Lotuswho will finally recognize my talent and cast me in season 4 as a Scandinavian pilates instructor with a shadowy past."

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