Victoria Kafka Jones left the world too soon. Amid the investigation of her death, here's all about her parents, Tommy Lee Jones and Kimberlea Cloughley.
New Year's Day just turned the saddest for actor Tommy Lee Jones as he lost his precious child. Victoria Kafka Jones, the 34-year-old daughter of Tommy and his ex-wife, Kimberlea Cloughley, was found dead on the morning of January 1, 2026. Victoria was discovered unresponsive at the Fairmont San Francisco hotel after emergency responders from the San Francisco Fire Department were called to the scene for a medical emergency at approximately 2:52 a.m. local time. Amid the investigation of her death, here's everything we know about her parents, Kimberlea Cloughley and Tommy Lee Jones.
Kimberlea Cloughley is the second wife of Academy Award-winning actor, Tommy Lee Jones. She is the daughter of Phil Hardberger, a former mayor of San Antonio, Texas. During her marriage with Tommy, she frequently accompanied him to major industry events, including the Academy Awards and his Hollywood Walk of Fame star ceremony. Kimberlea Cloughley's exact birthdate isn't publicly known; however, she married Tommy Lee Jones in 1981 at age 34, making her around 79 or 80 years old as of January 2026.
Not much is known about her, as she preferred to stay away from the excessive attention on her life due to her ex-husband's fame. As for Kimberlea's profession, she was reported to be an actress and photographer. Now, with the death of her daughter, interest has been sparked regarding her and her previous marriage to Tommy Lee Jones. Read to know about their love story and their reason for divorce.
Kimberlea Cloughley and 79-year-old, Tommy Lee Jones met in 1981 on the set of the film, Back Roads. At the time, Kimberlea was an actress and photographer. The couple felt an immediate connection and started dating in a few days. They bonded over shared interests and felt that they had found their forever in each other. The couple had a whirlwind romance and decided to get hitched after a short period of dating.
The Burial actor, Tommy Lee Jones, and his second wife, Kimberlea Cloughley, had a relatively quick path to marriage. Just after two months of dating, they tied the knot in May 1981. The wedding took place in Travis, Texas, surrounded by their friends and family. Despite the high-profile nature of Jones' career, the pair were known for shunning the typical Hollywood social scene, spending much of their time at their ranch in San Saba, Texas. Within a year of spousal life, Tommy and Kimberlea's family grew with the birth of their first child, their only son, Austin Leonard Jones. The couple became parents again after nine years, in 1991, when they welcomed their second child, their only daughter, Victoria Kafka Jones.
Kimberlea Cloughley and Tommy Lee Jones filed for divorce in August 1995 after 13 years of marriage. Their daughter, Victoria, was a five-year-old baby at that time, and her brother, Austin, was around fourteen. The official cause of Tom and Kimberlea's divorce, as stated in the court papers filed by her in Texas, was that the marriage had become "insupportable because of discord or conflict of personalities." In her petition, Kimberlea indicated there was no reasonable expectation of reconciliation. The divorce was finalised in 1996.
At the time of the divorce filing, Kimberlea Cloughley requested sole custody of their children; however, the specific final custody arrangement was not widely publicised. Notably, both children remained involved in their father's life, with Victoria appearing in Tommy Lee Jones' films, including a minor role as a child in Men in Black II. Tragically, on January 1, 2026, their daughter, Victoria Kafka Jones, passed away at the age of 34.
Victoria Kafka Jones was found unresponsive inside a room at the Fairmont San Francisco luxury hotel on New Year's Day, January 1, 2026, around 3:00 a.m. local time. Paramedics performed CPR at the scene, but she was pronounced dead shortly after their arrival. The San Francisco Police Department and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner are handling the case. While the official cause of death has not been released yet, initial reports from investigators indicate that foul play is not currently suspected.
We offer our heartfelt condolences to Victoria Kafka Jones' family as they deal with her loss.
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