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British actress Lisa Maxwell’s daughter, 27, dies unexpectedly while studying at NYC’s Columbia University after making early fortune with Chinese naming business
Beau Jessup, the 27-year-old daughter of British actress and television presenter Lisa Maxwell, has died unexpectedly while studying journalism at Columbia University in New York. The university confirmed her death but gave no details about when or where it happened, or its cause.
Jessup was enrolled in Columbia Journalism School’s master’s programme and had been pictured as part of the Class of 2027, with graduation expected next May. Before moving to the United States, she studied at the London School of Economics and the University of Cambridge; aged 16, she earned £48,000 from a business that helped name more than 250,000 Chinese children. The school remembered her as a cherished member of its community.
In short
- Columbia confirmed Beau Jessup’s death at 27.
- She was studying journalism in New York.
- Her naming business helped more than 250,000 children.
Explained simply
Lisa Maxwell is a British actress and television presenter, and Beau Jessup was her daughter. Jessup was studying for a master’s degree at Columbia Journalism School in New York, having previously studied at the London School of Economics and the University of Cambridge.
Jessup became known for a business she started at 16, helping Chinese families choose English names for their children. It reportedly earned her £48,000 and was used to name more than 250,000 children. Columbia confirmed her death and described her as a cherished member of its community, but has not given further details.
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