Tommy Lee Jones and Dawn Laurel-Jones at the premiere of the film ‘Ad Astra’ in 2019.Photo:NINA PROMMER/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
NINA PROMMER/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
Tommy Lee Joneshas been married to his wife, Dawn Laurel-Jones, since 2001.
The Texan actor, who has starred in movies includingTheFugitive,JFKandLincoln, met Laurel-Jones in 1995 when they were both working on the same film, and they married six years later.
In March 1998, Jones and Laurel-Jones walked the red carpet as a couple for the first time — and they have worked on the same movie sets in years past, includingThe Three Burials of Melquiades EstradaandThe Homesman.
“She took some beautiful pictures there,” JonestoldThe Independent. “Of course, the ice is melting, and these pictures dramatized that somewhat. They’re very beautiful pictures. She sold 17 and that brought in a little over $401,000 to support this organization that we actually are a part of."
So who is Tommy Lee Jones’ wife? From her passion for polo to her photography skills, here’s everything to know about Dawn Laurel-Jones.
Laurel-Jones first met Jones in 1995
Tommy Lee Jones and wife Dawn Laurel attend the premiere of ‘U.S. Marshals’ in 1998.Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection/Getty
Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection/Getty
At the time, Jones was still married to his second wife, Kimberlea Cloughley.
Laurel-Jones married Jones in 2001
Tommy Lee Jones and Dawn Laurel-Jones at ‘The Hunted’ Premiere.Gregg DeGuire/WireImage
Gregg DeGuire/WireImage
On March 19, 2001, the couple married in a private ceremony in Alamo Heights, Texas.
Laurel-Jones' sister, Deborah, is an architect and designed Jones’ groom’s quarters in the couple’s property, according toThe New Yorker.
“It has a beautiful recreation space with a stretch of bare wall behind the sofa, and I want to ask Deborah to put up the head of a longhorn that used to live on an old ranch of mine,” Jones told the outlet in 2006.
Jones has two children from his marriage to Cloughley — son Austin, and daughter Victoria — so Laurel-Jones became their stepmother.
Laurel-Jones worked behind the scenes on movie sets
Dawn Jones attends the special tribute to Sophia Loren during the AFI FEST 2014.Frederick M. Brown/Getty
Frederick M. Brown/Getty
Laurel-Jones has not had a film credit since 2014 — but before that, she worked behind the scenes in roles such as assistant camera operator, stills photographer and camera loader.
She lives on a cattle ranch with Jones
Tommy Lee Jones and his wife Dawn Laurel attend the ‘The Company Men’ Premiere in 2010.George Pimentel/Getty
George Pimentel/Getty
Laurel-Jones and her husband live together on a cattle ranch in Texas that is over 150 years old. It’s something the couple keep private.
“The gates are locked. We keep it shut down," JonestoldTexas Monthlyin 2006. “Just friends and family, no outsiders. Just how I like it.”
He added: “In the summers, we’ll work cattle, and then at about seven o’clock at night, we’ll start playing polo. We’ll play until about nine, and then when we’re done, we put the meat on the fire and watch the dark come. It’s a good life. Everyone is happy.”
Laurel-Jones and her husband divide their time between their ranch in Texas and their 74-acre polo range in Buenos Aires, Argentina, perThe New Yorker.
She plays polo
Dawn Laurel and Tommy Lee Jones attend the Cartier International Polo Day at Guards Polo Club in 2010.Dave M. Benett/Getty
Dave M. Benett/Getty
Both Laurel-Jones and her husband enjoy playing polo. In 2006, Jones funded two teams consisting of the couple, six professional players and at least 50 horses,Texas Monthlyreported. The teams spent half the year at Jones’ farm and stables in Florida.
“We are at the top of our game,” he said. “We can beat anybody, anytime, anywhere.”
However, polo was something she hadn’t played before her relationship with Jones.
In his interview withThe New Yorker, Jones said Laurel-Jones was “one of the best women polo players in the country” even though “she didn’t even know how to ride a horse 10 years ago.”
She worked with her husband onThe Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
Tommy Lee Jones, his wife Dawn Laurel-Jones and his daughter Victoria Jones at the premiere of ‘Just Getting Started’ in 2017.Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
Jones directed and starred inThe Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, but his wife also played a part in making the movie as the on-set still photographer.
Not only that, but his daughter Victoria, 14 at the time, also appeared in the movie. She overslept during filming, so Jones fired her, but “without telling me, the production staff went over and woke her and rushed her out to the set just in time,” he toldThe New Yorker.
source: people.com
