The family of Tommy Lee Jones has opened up following the passing of his daughter, Victoria, who died on New Year’s Day.
Victoria, an actress aged 34, was discovered deceased at the Fairmont hotel in San Francisco around 3am after what is believed to have been a medical emergency.
In a short statement to People, the family expressed gratitude, saying: “We appreciate all of the kind words, thoughts, and prayers.”
They further requested privacy during their time of mourning, adding: “Please respect our privacy during this difficult time. Thank you.”
The exact circumstances of Victoria’s death are being examined, with plans for the medical examiner to perform an autopsy to ascertain the cause of her untimely death.
The San Francisco Fire Department indicated that paramedics were dispatched to the hotel’s address at approximately 2:52am, where they, along with other first responders, identified a deceased individual (via People).
A spokesperson noted, “Bystanders were given instructions for CPR according to CAD records.”
Commenting on the event, as noted by the Daily Mail, a spokesperson for the San Francisco Police Department stated: “On 1/1/26 at approximately 3:14 a.m., San Francisco Police officers responded to a hotel located on the 900 block of Mason Street regarding a report of a deceased person.”
The spokesperson added: “At the scene, officers met with medics, who declared the adult female deceased. The Medical Examiner arrived on scene and conducted an investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact the SFPD at 415-575-4444 or Text a Tip to TIP411 and begin the message with SFPD.”
No additional information has been disclosed, although Victoria’s death is reportedly not considered suspicious.
Born in 1991, Victoria was the daughter of the Men in Black actor and his former wife Kimberlea Cloughley, with whom he also has a son, Austin Jones, 43.
Victoria pursued acting briefly, appearing alongside her father in Men in Black II, as well as on One Tree Hill and in The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada.
Despite her achievements, she had distanced herself from the spotlight in recent years, although she would occasionally appear to support her father at events, particularly film festivals.
Jones, like any proud father, held his daughter in high regard but once admitted to needing to ‘fire’ her on set.
In a January 2006 interview with The New Yorker, 20 years before her passing, he recounted having to give Victoria a reality check while she was working on a role.
He recalled: “I fired my daughter. She had to get up at 5 A.M. for her part. One morning, she wouldn’t get out of bed.”
Jones encouraged her to wake, saying: “I said, ‘Honey, this is work.’ But she wouldn’t budge.”
Wishing for Victoria to understand the repercussions of her actions, Jones proceeded: “So I fired her.”
Ultimately, Victoria’s role in the film was salvaged with assistance from the production staff, who Jones mentioned approached her ‘without telling him’ and managed to wake her, getting her to the set ‘just in time’.