Claire Coffee

Claire Coffee is an American actress best known for her roles as Cassie Tatum on The West Wing (2003), as Nadine Crowell on General Hospital (2007–2009), as Janie Ross on Franklin & Bash (2011–2012) and as Adalind Schade on Grimm (2011–present).

Early life
Coffee was born in San Francisco, California and has a degree in theater from Northwestern University. She grew up in Monterey, California and attended the Santa Catalina School for girls, starring in plays and musicals.

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. Most recently she played attorney Janie Ross on the TNT series Franklin & Bash and can currently be seen on the NBC series Grimm as the Hexenbiest Adalind Schade.

Dual Roles
In she portrayed Frau Pech, when the character was supposed to be impersonating Adalind. In she portrayed Juliette Silverton when the character was supposed to be impersonating Adalind.

Trivia

 * She married Chris Thile of the Punch Brothers on December 23, 2013.
 * She is expecting her first child in May.