Anissa Jones

Anissa Jones was an American child actress best known for playing Buffy Davis on the CBS sitcom *Family Affair*, which aired from 1966 to 1971.

Anissa Jones was an American child actress best known for playing Buffy Davis on the CBS sitcom *Family Affair*, which aired from 1966 to 1971. She began acting as a child in commercials and later died at age 18 from a drug overdose.

Early life

Mary Anissa Jones was born in Lafayette, Indiana, to John Paul Jones and Mary Paula Jones. Sources note that her family had Lebanese ancestry through her maternal grandparents.

Acting career

Jones began in television commercials before being cast as Buffy Patterson-Davis on *Family Affair* in 1966. She also appeared in the 1969 film *The Trouble with Girls* alongside Elvis Presley and made several other television appearances. *Family Affair* ran for five seasons and 138 episodes.

Later life and death

After *Family Affair* ended, Jones withdrew from acting and returned to school. She died in Oceanside, California, on August 28, 1976, at age 18 from a drug overdose.

Legacy

Jones is remembered primarily as one of television’s notable child stars of the late 1960s. Her role in *Family Affair* remains the defining work of her career.