Shortly thereafter the family moved to Playa Del Rey, California, where her father worked at Hughes Aircraft while also teaching at USC. But shaking off her reputation as the adorable Buffy proved an insurmountable challenge. She was arrested and spent a few months in a juvenile detention center. Resend Activation Email. She left $63,000 in cash and more than $100,000 in savings bonds when she died. She also starred in an Elvis Presley comedy film, The Trouble with Girls. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. Six days later, her doctor, Don Carlos Moshos, was arrested and charged with manslaughter for illegally prescribing Seconal to her. Anissas drug problem continued to escalate to the point that she was taking large doses of quaaludes, angel dust, cocaine, barbiturates, liquor, and marijuana. There is a problem with your email/password. Try again later. I do think she likes to be recognized in public it has some meaning., In October 1967, the same paper ran another piece on her in which Anissa explained how she makes herself cry: I hate it. Anissa's first role was in a commercial for breakfast cereal. This, along with the fact that Anissas grades at Westchester High in L.A. began to slip, infuriated her mother. According to the autopsy report, several drugs were present in Jones' system at the time of her death, including, barbiturates, phencyclidine, cocaine, and Quaaludes. She was a darling little girl and a lovely teenager, and I dont think she would have taken her own life, Garver said. However, Jones wasn't interested in the opportunity. Please enter your email and password to sign in. Mary Anissa Jones / nis / [a] (March 11, 1958 - August 28, 1976) was an American child actress known for her role as Buffy Davis on the CBS sitcom Family Affair, which ran from 1966 to 1971. Why in the world would her mother allow that? Per the New York Times, the doctor was charged with 11 felony counts of illegally prescribing powerful drugs, and Jones' family received $79,500 as compensation. Some four commercials later, Anissa was seen and signed by a producer of Family Affair for the part of Buffy., Geoffrey Mark, a creative guiding force behind a number of Inside Televisions Greatest and Behind the Fame documentaries, notes that by its very nature, the shooting schedule of Family Affair was a boon financially, but a recipe for disaster for the children. Life is advocating for oneself. And the humorous, tentative ways they get through to French., On the surface, it sounds like the simplest premise in the world, but the shows strength comes from its heart, and given that the current focus is on Anissa, it has to be said that she brought a lot of it to Family Affair. Her divorced mothers continual drive for Anissa to succeed in the industry and her need for other things in life as well drove them apart. The weather was warm and dry. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. The ambient temperature was 75 degrees. Around that time, producers Henry Garson and Edmund Beloin were developing a new show titled "Family Affair," and they thought Jones would be perfect for the role of Buffy. [1], Jones was born in West Lafayette, Indiana, in 1958 and was raised in Charleston, West Virginia, until the age of 5. Following the cancellation of Family Affair, Anissa Jones attempted to jump from television to the movies. Sometimes we just pick the flowers and then sell them, but were always careful not to sell the flowers to the lady we pick them from., Her brightness was also on display in a piece that ran in the Star-Gazette of Elmira, New York, as the reporter noticed her mouthing dialogue being spoken by both Johnnie and Brian. And do you know why? On August 28th, 1976, while attending a party at her friend Helens house, at 2312 Littler Lane in Oceanside, Anissa would take one of her healthy doses of barbiturates, phencyclidine, cocaine and methaquaalone (what a party girl). If you are the site owner (or you manage this site), please whitelist your IP or if you think this block is an error please open a support ticket and make sure to include the block details (displayed in the box below), so we can assist you in troubleshooting the issue. The coroner called it one of the most massive overdoses hed ever seen. A couple of years later, in 1966, Anissas acting talents would catch the attention of television producers Edmund Beloin and Henry Garson. When she turned 18 years old in 1976, Jones finally had access to the salary she acquired from "Family Affair." Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. Anissa Jones (Child Actress) Mary Anissa Jones was an American child actress who rose to stardom playing Ava Elizabeth 'Buffy' Patterson-Davis on the American television sitcom 'Family Affair'. Gravesite Details. Buffys doll, Mrs. Beasley, would also become the best-selling doll in America at one time during the shows run. There were Buffy paper dolls,Family Affaircoloring books and lunch boxes, a Buffy line of childrens clothes, and a Buffy Cookbook in 1971, with Anissa featured on the cover. Beloin and Garson were preparing a new television sitcom calledFamily Affairand felt Anissa would be perfect as Elizabeth Buffy Patterson-Davis. When you hear the name Buffy, what usually comes to mind? Failed to report flower. Some four commercials later, Anissa was seen and signed by a producer ofFamily Affairfor the part of Buffy, The San Francisco Examinerreports. Jones became a popular child celebrity the same year the TV series became a hit. Robin Williams, just to name an example). There he met Anissas mother, Mary Paula Jones (maiden name Tweel), who was a zoology student at the time. Instead, with her family life in disarray, Jones started turning to drugs and shoplifting. Her boyfriend claims to have checked on her in the wee hours of the morning and she was fine. ashes, Age 45 Lot Owner: Jones, Richard & Leda, Funeral Home:Schilling. We are sad to announce that on July 31, 2020 we had to say goodbye to Anissa Jones (Boston, Massachusetts). Copyright 1999 2023 GoDaddy Operating Company, LLC. By clicking Sign Up, you agree to our Terms and Conditions and that you have read our Privacy Policy. Sadly shortly after their father gained custody of Anissa and Paul in 1973, he died of heart disease, and the siblings were forced to go back to their mother. Today, Anissa Jones is best remembered for the role that made her famous. Mrs. Beasley has left the building. Bad parenting. Its always disheartening and unpleasant to read that a beloved Hollywood icon has taken their life. Closer Weekly has affiliate partnerships so we may receive compensation for some links to products and services. She was just too stoned to place the time correctly and her recollections convinced her parents that it was much earlier than it actually was.). I dont think theres any curse, she told Fox News. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. Anissa Jones charmed audiences as Buffy during the shows five seasons. On August 28, 1976, Jones was dead in a bedroom of her friends. Anissa Jones was a child actress most known for her role as Buffy in the sitcom "Family Affair." She was born on March 11, 1958, in Indiana to John Paul Jones and Mary Paula Jones. Disillusioned, Jones also turned down a role on her former co-star Brian Keiths new show, The Brian Keith Show, as well as a chance to audition for the role of Iris Easy Steensma in Taxi Driver (1976). There were no roles she was interested in pursuing, so Jones decided to live a normal life away from the spotlight (via AmoMama) and enrolled at Westchester High School in Los Angeles. Its no surprise that Anissas stardom led to a loss of identity at a young age. It never eats. She moved to Austin, Texas at a young age, where she attended Austin Public Schools. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. She was eight years old and famous. Her life was spiraling out of control and little did she know, it would lead to an untimely demise some two short years later. Her mother and father had fought bitterly over custody of Anissa and her brother, Paul, Geoffrey states. About six days later, her doctor, Don Carlos Moshos, was charged with manslaughter for illegally prescribing Seconal to her. At eight years old, Anissa was cast as Buffy on Family Affair, which aired from 1966 until 1971. Her hard-driving mother enrolled Anissa in dance classes at the tender young age of four. The coroner would later report that she had cocaine, PCP, Quaalude and Seconal in her system. While its not quite as common today as it once was, Hollywoods history is littered with the bodies of child stars who were ripped off, disposed of or utterly ignored, driving many of them to alcoholism and/or drug abuse with resulting psychological scars or, in the worst cases, their deaths. On August 28, 1976, Jones went to her friend's house in Oceanside, California with her boyfriend Allan Kovan and a few of her friends to have a party. When the show was abruptly canceled in 1971, Jones then 13 years old was eager to turn over a new leaf. Reported The San Francisco Examiner, Acting proved to be the big break for the Jones family. After a night of partying with her friends and then-boyfriend, she suffered an overdose. A friend, fellow student and partymate Steve Hanford recalled the following about Anissas death. A neighbor who had a child making TV commercials suggested that Mrs. Jones get Anissa started in the same field. The parents divorced shortly after moving to California and Mrs. Jones suddenly had to look for a job. Visit the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration website or contact SAMHSA's National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357). Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. It was Anissa Joness last, as well as the moment when she inherited the money shed earned from Family Affair. Life is hard. GREAT NEWS! She and some other kids stayed in a bedroom taking angel dust and coke. When she finally was given access to her television earnings, she quickly spiraled downwards with reckless abandon.Anissa's drug problem would eventually claim her life. But she never returned home. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. New York Fan. Piled on top of her newly found drug and party habits, her grades began to drop, it infuriated her mother. But if one can put something in a single word or a single sentence, that I think explains the unexplainable to many people. She suffered an overdose that took her life. So she was unhappy at home, embarrassed, confused and frustrated at work, feeling undervalued, feeling overworked, and put in competition with Johnnie for screen time and attention, which was the doing of the adults. Eight years after Anissas accidental overdose, her brother, Paul, would also die from a drug overdose. She was cremated, and her ashes were scattered over the Pacific Ocean. Anissa was in trouble: petty shoplifting, taking jobs and then quitting them, bad sleeping patterns, bad eating patterns, incredible mood swings., He elaborates, When she turned 18 in March of 76, she received the forced savings from her salary on Family Affair and then another amount of money that had been held for her in trust. Acting proved to be the big break for the Jones family. Anissa spent as little time at home as possible and started to keep the wrong company. Anissa was very fond of Paul and her love and kindness would often show while on the set. Mary Anissa Jones was a child actress in the mid-20th century. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Anissa Jones I found on Findagrave.com. There was a problem getting your location. One role she auditioned for was Linda Blairs in 1973s The Exorcist, but director William Friedkin believed that the audience wouldnt see character Regan MacNeil possessed, but rather Buffy. This has led to many calling the comedy show cursed, and with only two cast members still alive, one recently answered that question. Failed to remove flower. Sep 09, 2021 04:42 P.M. Anissa Jones was trapped in the role of little Buffy from "Family Affair" and when she finally got away from it all, her life was tragically cut short. So, not only are they working as actors in a weekly show, but theyre also required to do talk shows and publicity stunts and meet with the sponsors and fly across the country, Geoffrey says. Family Affair star Anissa Jones was one of the many who lost her life after several years of stardom, beginning when she was just four years old. They said that Dr. Moshos illegally prescribed the drug Seconal to Jones, which contributed to her death. . He won and Anissa went to live with him, but he died very shortly after Anissa arrived, but she didnt go back to her mother, she moved in with a friend. She and Buffy were the same wonderful person.. Many a time, it was unbeknownst to the public that the person was struggling, although sometimes they have alluded to it in the past (i.e. Learn more about managing a memorial . Merchandising deals, although not as lucrative as they are today, would eventually come her way as well. New York Fan. Jones career was cut short as she started to take drugs. She was born on March 11, 1958, in Indiana to John Paul Jones and Mary Paula Jones. If you havent got anything to ground you, thats a very heady experience. Even at this very young age, Anissas kind heart was beginning to show. There was an error deleting this problem. It was drugs she was known to use, but on that night it would be her last. She was also given a chance to audition for the character Iris Steensma in "Taxi Driver," but she never went, and the role went to Jodie Foster. A neighbor who had a child making TV commercials suggested that Mrs. Jones get Anissa started in the same field. In 1969, Jones made her only film appearance with a small role in The Trouble with Girls which starred Elvis Presley. We won't post to any of your accounts without asking first. She doesnt know, she said seriously, if she wants to stay in show business and confident that she hopes to retire when Im 14, which prompted a man in the crowd to say, Over her mothers dead body., Geoffrey emphasizes that the kids were doing the same work as adults with the same responsibilities. Due to logistical concerns, Anissas younger brother, Paul almost always accompanied her to the studio. The police report also indicated a small vial of blue liquid next to Jones at the scene, which was never identified. A helping hand is provided by Sebastian Cabots Mr. French. Bettmann/Getty ImagesJohnnie Whitaker as Jody and Anissa Jones as Buffy on Family Affair in 1966. I think cremation is wrong in a prosperous society where one can afford a burial. Geoffrey Mark, who worked on documentaries, said, "She received a little less than $200,000, which she blew almost immediately. The parents divorced shortly after moving to California and Mrs. Jones suddenly had to look for a job. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Make a life-giving gesture. Six days after Jones's death, Dr. Don Carlos Moshos was arrested at his office in Torrance and charged with illegally prescribing Seconal to Jones,[10] among other drugs-for-profit charges from a concurrent undercover criminal investigation. On January 14, 2012, their mother, Mary Paula Tweel, died in . Shortly before noon on August 28, 1976, after partying in the beach town of Oceanside, California, with her new boyfriend, Allan "Butch" Koven,[6] and others the night before, Jones, 18, was found dead in an upstairs bedroom of a house belonging to the father of a 14-year-old friend named Helen Hennessy. So Anissa is a tremendously unfortunate casserole of all these different ingredients that were baked until it bubbled over. She was only 18 years old. [5] Jones's mother, Mary Paula Jones, died in Detroit, Michigan, of natural causes on January 14, 2012. She wasn't being very social. In Anissas case, this wasnt true. West Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA, Oceanside, San Diego County, California, USA. Though the cancellation seemed like good timing for Anissa Jones, who yearned to try something new, the young actress would struggle in the subsequent years. But Anissa Joness life and tragic death tells another story, too. Her death cast a shadow over the feel-good show that entertained an entire generation of television viewers.The Heartbreaking Death of Anissa Jones, Buffy from Family Affair She died from combined drug intoxication when she was 18. The Heartbreaking Story Of Family Affair Star Anissa Jones And Her Untimely Death. 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