British actress Lisa Maxwell's daughter, 27, dies unexpectedly while studying at NYC's Columbia University after making early fortune with Chinese naming business

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Beau Jessup, 27, died recently, the esteemed university announced in a post to their social media on Wednesday. No other information concerning her death was released.

By JOE HUTCHISON, US SENIOR NEWS REPORTER and VICTOR HELLER, US REPORTER

Published: 16:55 GMT, 12 November 2026 | Updated: 16:55 GMT, 12 November 2026

The daughter of a famous British actress and TV host has died aged just 27 while studying at Columbia University in New York City.

Beau Jessup died unexpectedly, the esteemed university announced in a post to their social media on Wednesday. No other information concerning her death was released including where or when it took place, or what caused it.

Jessup is the daughter of Lisa Maxwell and her husband Paul Jessup. Maxwell was a panelist on Loose Women, the British version of The View, and starred in the police procedural show The Bill for seven years.

The Daily Mail has contacted the New York Police Department, the New York City Fire Department, the city's medical examiner, and a spokesperson for Maxwell for further information.

A Columbia spokesperson said: 'Columbia Journalism School mourns the loss of Beau Jessup, a student in our M.S. program. We join Jessup's family, friends and classmates in remembering her.'

Jessup was studying at the Ivy League school's Journalism school and was pictured in the school's Class of 2027 in September, she was set to graduate next May.

Maxwell had shared the image to her own X account, saying: 'Congratulations guys! Especially my daughter Beau over in NYC making us all super proud.'

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