Tommy Lee Jones' Daughter Died of Accidental Cocaine Toxicity
The San Francisco chief medical examiner on Feb. 17 said 34-year-old Victoria Jones died of the 'toxic effects of cocaine' after being found at the Fairmont Hotel on Jan. 1.
Overview
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in San Francisco on Feb. 17 said Victoria Jones died from the "toxic effects of cocaine" and ruled the manner of death an accident.
Victoria Jones was found unresponsive in a room at the Fairmont San Francisco on Jan. 1, with paramedics responding around 2:52 a.m. and declaring her dead, officials said.
The family released a statement thanking people for "all of the kind words, thoughts, and prayers" and asking for privacy during this difficult time, the family said.
Victoria Jones was 34 and had small acting credits including a 2002 cameo in Men in Black II and roles in The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada and One Tree Hill.
Tommy Lee Jones filed a petition on Aug. 7, 2023 seeking a conservatorship for his daughter, which court records show was approved later that month, and Jones filed on Dec. 13, 2023 to end the temporary conservatorship, after which the petition was granted.
Analysis
Center-leaning sources report this story neutrally: they rely on official records (the San Francisco medical examiner, Marin County court filings) and a family statement, use factual language like "toxic effects of cocaine" and "accidental," and avoid speculative adjectives. Coverage emphasizes documented facts (cause of death, conservatorship timeline) and includes a helpline, not opinion.
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FAQ
Victoria Jones was a 34-year-old actress and daughter of Academy Award-winning actor Tommy Lee Jones. She pursued acting briefly, making a cameo appearance in Men in Black II (2002) alongside her father and appearing in The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005), which was directed by her father. She also had a role in One Tree Hill and last appeared on screen in 2014's The Homesman. After these early roles, she largely remained out of the spotlight.
Victoria Jones had battled substance abuse for years, leading to multiple arrests and run-ins with law enforcement in 2025. In April 2025, she was arrested for unlawful possession of cocaine. She was offered a plea deal that would have required her to get sober, but she did not make it to her court date. In August 2023, her father, Tommy Lee Jones, petitioned for a temporary conservatorship after she was placed under a 14-day involuntary psychiatric hold at a hospital in Greenbrae, California, with the intention of having her transferred to a rehabilitation facility.
Victoria Jones was found dead at the Fairmont San Francisco hotel on New Year's Day, January 1, 2026. San Francisco police responded to a report of a deceased person around 3:14 a.m., and paramedics were called to the scene. Dispatcher audio obtained by TMZ indicated she was called in as a Code 3, which is the code for an overdose with color change, suggesting she was found unresponsive in her hotel room.
The San Francisco Chief Medical Examiner officially announced the cause of death on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, approximately one and a half months after Victoria Jones was found dead on January 1, 2026. The medical examiner's office certified that her death was accidental and caused by the toxic effects of cocaine.
In August 2023, Tommy Lee Jones filed a petition seeking a temporary conservatorship for his daughter after she was placed under a 14-day involuntary psychiatric hold. The conservatorship was approved and intended to facilitate her transfer to a rehabilitation facility. Jones later filed to end the temporary conservatorship on December 13, 2023, after Victoria had been admitted to rehab, and the petition was granted. However, the conservatorship matter was dropped months later without resolving her underlying substance abuse issues.
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