# Claire Coffee

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 drama Grimm.

## Early life

Coffee grew up in Monterey, California. She attended the Santa Catalina School for girls and has a degree in Theatre from Northwestern University.

## Career

She had a recurring role on The West Wing as Cassie Tatum in 2003. Between 2007 and 2009, Coffee played nurse Nadine Crowell on General Hospital. 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 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, where the show Grimm was filmed, until 2016. The family now resides in Brooklyn, New York.

## Filmography

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### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2004 | Leave No Trace | Hillary | |
| 2005 | Wild Things: Diamonds in the Rough | Jenny Bellamy | Video |
| 2008 | Wednesday Again | Lisa Olson | |
| 2008 | Remarkable Power | Dana | |
| 2009 | Mafia Lending Services | Gina | Short |
| 2009 | Chelsey & Kelsey Are Really Good Roommates | Chelsey | Short |
| 2013 | Inventing Adam | Spencer | |
| 2014 | Grind | Autumn | Short |
| 2016 | Buddymoon | Polly | |
| 2018 | The Competition | Gena Mauldin | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2001 | The Mind of the Married Man | Young Couple | "When We Were Nice" |
| 2002 | The Random Years | Denise | "Inherit the Windbreaker" |
| 2002 | Leap of Faith | Deesa | "The Baby Snugglers" |
| 2002 | Off Centre | J'Sandra | "Diddler on the Roof" |
| 2003 | The West Wing | Cassie Tatum | "The California 47th", "Red Haven's on Fire", "Life on Mars" |
| 2004 | Americana | Gwen | TV film |
| 2005 | McBride: It's Murder, Madam | Marilyn Fletcher | TV film |
| 2005 | Cold Case | Kelly Witkowski (1977) | "Creatures of the Night" |
| 2006 | 13 Graves | Gillian Becker | TV film |
| 2006 | Strong Medicine | Cassandra Turley | "Unorthodox Treatment" |
| 2006 | Bones | Special Agent Tricia Finn | "The Woman at the Airport" |
| 2006 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Cindy Jansen | "Rashomama" |
| 2006 | Psych | Sally Reynolds | "Weekend Warriors" |
| 2006 | NCIS | Nikki Cranshaw | "Singled Out" |
| 2006 | Death Row | Missy | TV film |
| 2006 | My Boys | Claire | "Mixed Signals" |
| 2007 | CSI: Miami | Wendy Legassic | "Deep Freeze" |
| 2007–2009 | General Hospital | Nadine Crowell | Main role |
| 2009 | This Might Hurt | Claire Keating | TV film |
| 2009 | The League | Claire | "Mr. McGibblets" |
| 2010 | The Good Guys | Eve | "Common Enemies" |
| 2011–2012 | Franklin & Bash | Janie Ross | Recurring role (seasons 1 & 2) |
| 2011–2017 | Grimm | Adalind Schade | Recurring role (seasons 1 & 2), regular (seasons 3–6) |
| 2012 | Holly's Holiday | Holly Maddux | TV film |
| 2013 | Royal Pains | Maya | "Pregnant Paws" |
| 2014 | Chelsey and Kelsey | Chelsey | |
| 2017 | Kevin Can Wait | Irene | "Neighborhood Watch" |
| 2018 | S.W.A.T. | Kira | "Never Again", "The Tiffany Experience", "Track" |
| 2019 | The Sisterhood | Ashley Shields | TV film |
| 2019 | A Daughter's Plan to Kill | Katie | TV film |
| 2020 | Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector | Danielle | Main role |
| 2021 | A New Lease on Christmas | Becky | TV film |
| 2022 | Law & Order | Andrea Rankin | "Camouflage" |

### Video games

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2003 | Medal of Honor: Rising Sun | Mary Griffin (voice) | |