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

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.'Prior to moving to the US, she had studied at the London School of Economics and then the University of Cambridge. The school also shared a recent interview they had conducted with Jessup prior to her death. Beau Jessup, 27, died recently while studying at Columbia University in New York City The 27-year-old student and entrepreneur is the daughter of Lisa Maxwell (pictured left) a British TV presenter and actress who was originally cast as Daphne Moon in Fraiser and who appeared on The Benny Hill show She spoke of having a famous parent, saying: 'I grew up with an unusual awareness of the distance between people’s lives and the stories told about them. 'I saw how journalism could illuminate someone’s experiences, but also how those experiences could be distorted, simplified, or transformed into a public narrative over which the subject had very little control. 'I was curious, from quite a young age, about who gets to tell people’s stories, and what happens when those stories enter the public domain.'Jessup's mother came close to hitting the big time in the United States. She was initially cast as Daphne Moon in Frasier, before being replaced by Jane Leeves and also appeared in The Benny Hill Show. After graduation, Jessup spoke of her plans to work as a journalist and writer, saying she was 'drawn to journalism for its power and immediacy.'In an email to students issued by the dean of the Columbia Journalism School Jelani Cobb and seen by the Daily Mail, he described Jessup as a 'cherished member' of the community.Cobb said: 'There is no easy way to share news of this nature and I recognize how painful it is to receive messages like this one. 'Any loss within our school family is difficult to process, and our thoughts and deepest condolences go out to Beau's family and friends during this heartbreaking time.' Jessup's father runs his own toy brand specializing in teddy bears, with Jessup herself previously making headlines after setting up a successful business that named over 250,000 Chinese children. Speaking to the Daily Mail in 2016, Jessup, who was then 16, revealed she had made £48,000 ($63,000) from her business. Prior to moving to the states, Jessup, seen here with her mother and father, had studied at the London School of Economics and then the University of Cambridge Lisa Maxwell is seen here alongside other panelists on the UK show Loose Women Jessup, seen here with her mother, 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 MayJessup explained that she came up with the idea after spending time in China where, she was asked repeatedly to suggest an English name by friends expecting a first child.All Chinese babies are given a traditional Chinese name at birth, which is written in Chinese characters and used for all government documents.But there has been a growing demand in the last 20 years to adopt an additional English name that can be read, pronounced and printed in English.Jessup developed the site Specialname to suggest culturally appropriate English names to prospective parents based on their ideals and aspirations for their child. As a result of it becoming a booming success for the teenager, she went on to appear in a TedTalk about it.