Officers from the 76th Precinct responded to "an unconscious and unresponsive 55-year-old female" around 7:50 a.m. local time on Tuesday, the New York Police Department confirmed to Entertainment Weekly. Emergency medical services later "responded and pronounced her deceased on scene."

No cause of death has been shared at this time. Newsweek contacted the NYPD and Burrell's representative for comment via email outside regular working hours. The Context. Burrell