A renowned actor and film director, Tommy Lee Jones is known for his rugged portrayals of historical figures in movies such as Thaddeus Stevens in Lincoln, Howard Hughes in The Amazing Howard Hughes, and Army General Douglas McArthur in Emperor, to name a few. Formerly a student at Harvard, the actor immediately forayed into acting after graduation.
Over the years, he was lauded for the exemplary performances that won him numerous accolades including an Academy Award in the 1994 film, The Fugitive. While everyone is aware of how Jones made his mark in the Industry, not much detail has been shared about his wife, Dawn Laurel Jones.
Born on April 24, 1964, Dawn was always a part of the industry, but unlike her husband’s on-screen fame, she mostly worked behind the screen as a photographer and production assistant. Even though her meeting and marriage with Tommy Lee Jones have received widespread tabloid and popular attention, there is comparatively lesser information about who she is. Let’s get to know more about her.
Who is Dawn Laurel Jones?
Dawn started her career as a camera operator for various movies since the 1980s and one such movie is The Good Old Days, which starred her husband. Her job was to keep the camera intact throughout a scene without flinching. As difficult as it sounds, she was quite good at it.
Needless to say, Dawn met her future husband on the set, which led to the beginning of a romance that ended in marriage in 2001. The couple has a wide age gap as during the time of their first meeting, Dawn was 31-year-old and Tommy was nearing 50. After her marriage, she worked as a production assistant for some of Tommy Lee Jones’ movies, including one or two Men in Black films. She finally retired at the age of 50.
Currently, she manages Tommy’s polo ranch outside Buenos Aires, Argentina. Tommy Lee’s love for polo is common knowledge and his wife Laurel is known for supporting her husband in pursuing his hobby. She has started to develop a taste for the game herself.
Being an unofficial spokesperson for the game, she has successfully chaired women’s polo associations as well as organized various polo matches, and has also taken the task of promoting the game everywhere. She engages in a variety of hobbies other than polo and occupies herself with ranch work. One of her hobbies is photography, as well as spending time with her family. She has also been seen accompanying her husband to various Red Carpet events.
Other than her public like, Dawn is more of an indoor person who seems to be in a happy marriage with her husband. Even after 20 years of marriage, they seem to be head over heels in love with each other. Despite not having any children of her own, she is like a mom to her stepchildren, Austin and Victoria Jones from Tommy Lee’s second marriage to Kimberlea Cloughley. Both of them are active in the entertainment industry as actors and composers.
Today, the couple lives a comfortable and blissful life on their Texas ranch and is representative of one of the industry’s golden couples.