Claire Elizabeth Coffee (born April 14, 1980) is an American actress.
She is best known for her role as
Adalind Schade in the
NBC fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction that involves supernatural or Magic (supernatural), magical elements, often including Fictional universe, imaginary places and Legendary creature, creatures.
The genre's roots lie in oral traditions, ...
drama ''
Grimm''.
Early life
Coffee grew up in
Monterey, California
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.
She attended the
Santa Catalina School for girls and has a
degree in Theatre from
Northwestern University
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.
Career
She had a recurring role on ''
The West Wing
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'' as Cassie Tatum in 2003. Between 2007 and 2009, Coffee played nurse
Nadine Crowell on ''
General Hospital
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''. She played attorney Janie Ross on the
TNT series ''
Franklin & Bash'' and appeared for six seasons on the
NBC series ''
Grimm'' as the Hexenbiest
Adalind Schade.
Personal life
Coffee married musician
Chris Thile
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on December 23, 2013, at
Blackberry Farm, Walland, Tennessee. On May 19, 2015, Coffee announced the birth of their son, Calvin Eugene Thile. Coffee resided with her son and husband in
Portland, Oregon
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, where the show ''Grimm'' was filmed, until 2016. The family now resides in Brooklyn, New York.
Filmography
Section source:
Film
Television
Video games
References
External links
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1980 births
Living people
Actresses from San Francisco
American soap opera actresses
American television actresses
Northwestern University School of Communication alumni
21st-century American actresses