- Her fatal overdose was of a combination of cocaine, angel dust, Quaaludes and Seconal. The San Diego County coroner said it was one of the most severe cases of drug overdose he had ever seen in San Diego County.
- Had a brother who died from a drug overdose in 1984.
- Was offered the role of Iris in Taxi Driver (1976). The part went to Jodie Foster.
- After Family Affair (1966) ended, Brian Keith, who played Uncle Bill Davis, offered her a role on his new show, The Little People (1972). She declined, saying she didn't want to act anymore.
- Tried out for the role of Regan in The Exorcist (1973), but lost out to Linda Blair.
- Her death is the subject of the song, "Buffy's Dead."
- Was considered for the role of Violet in Pretty Baby (1978) but she died before auditions began. Brooke Shields eventually was cast as Violet and became a controversial movie star.
- Briefly worked at a Winchell's donut shop in Playa del Rey, where she grew up.
- The Diodes, a Toronto band from the 1970s, had a song about her called "Child Star" (also released as a single, the flip side of "I'm Tired of Waking Up Tired"). The chorus goes: "Uncle Bill/Uncle Bill/I took some pills/Mr. French/Mr. French/I'm feeling tense".
- Her name, Anissa, is Arabic for 'little friend'.
- Came from Lebanese descent.
- While working at Winchell's Donut Shop, she reportedly was embarrassed whenever customers recognized who she was.
- When Anissa Jones broke her leg in a playground accident, an episode was quickly written to explain Buffy's condition.
- [On losing the part in The Exorcist (1973)] Director William Friedkin felt that with Family Affair (1966) in reruns, audiences would feel that Buffy was the one being possessed. The part then went to Linda Blair. Anissa was reportedly ecstatic when she heard she didn't get the part.
- Her name is pronounced "uh-NEE-suh", not "uh-NISS-uh" or "uh-NESS-uh".
- Attended Orville Wright Junior High School.
- Attended Westchester High School from 1973-1976.
- Attended Paseo Del Rey Grammar School.
- Anissa Jones height at the time of her passing was 4'11".
- Anissa Jones as Buffy shared her likeness to help publish a cookbook near the end of the "Family Affair" TV series in 1971. It was called "Buffy's Cookbook" featuring over 150 recipes.
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