Chloe Jones (

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Melinda Dee Jones, June 17, 1975 – June 4, 2005) was an American

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."A girl called Jones"
, Jack Marx, ''

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'', August 9, 2006, Retrieved November 6, 2007

Early life and career

Melinda Dee Jones was born and grew up in

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. After graduating from Silsbee High School in 1994, she arrived in California with $400 in her pocket to start her acting career. She appeared in Baywatch, Comedy shows, a movie with Anna Nicole Smith, a Marilyn Monroe movie, and more. She later became a ''

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'' model and appeared in ''Vanity Fair'', ''

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'', and '' Swank''. Jones was the ''

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in April 1998, and she reluctantly crossed over into

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s in 2001. Jones signed an exclusive contract with adult film company New Sensations, followed by another contract with

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in February 2003. Both associations were brief (her contract with Vivid lasted five months). She retired from the

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in 2004. Jones performed in around 18 films during this time. and, in March 2005, Jones appeared in a story in the ''

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'' claiming that

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was among her suitors in February, 2005."Charlie Sheen fights back"
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'', March 25, 2005, Retrieved November 6, 2007 Sheen's agent disputed the claim, stating that Sheen had not seen Jones since 1996.Gatecrasher
, March 24, 2005, ''

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'', Retrieved November 6, 2007"Sheen Fighting Call Girl's Claims"
, 2005-03-25,

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, Online at IMDb, Retrieved November 6, 2007 She appeared twice on ''

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'' in 2003.''Howard Stern'' (TV Series) – Full Cast & Crew – IMDb
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Death

Jones died in 2005, two weeks before her 30th birthday. Her early death has been reported as due to liver failure. She was buried at Woodlawn Garden of Memories Cemetery in

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