Claire Elizabeth Coffey is an American theater and film actress. Claire performed her first role on stage at the age of five, starting a collaboration with the theater company The Mountain Play. Fame in the cinema brought her roles in projects: "West Wing", "Detective Rush", "Bones", "Marine Police", "General Hospital", "Companions", "Grimm".
Claire at an early age decided to connect her future life with the stage and cinema. To date, the creative biography of the actress has about forty roles in television and film projects.
Biography facts
The girl was born in the USA in the spring of 1980. After living for some time in San Francisco, the family moved to a small town located in the state of Monterey. All of Claire's childhood years passed there.
Coffey received her primary education at the private school Santa Catalina School. After graduating from an educational institution, the girl continued her studies at a university located in the suburbs of Chicago.
She chose the faculty of journalism and was going to engage in literary creativity. But a year later she decided to pursue a theatrical career and transferred to the theater department to study drama and acting.
After graduating from university, Claire earned a bachelor's degree in theater arts.
Claire began performing on stage as a child. When she was five years old, she first took part in one of the performances directed by the theater studio The Mountain Play. The talent of the young actress was noticed by the leaders of the company, so she was soon able to get permanent roles in children's productions.
During her school years, Claire managed to play on the stage not only of the local theater, but also, together with the theater troupe, traveled around many cities located on the coast of California.
After moving to Los Angeles, Claire continued her theatrical career. But only after graduation did she start appearing on television.
Film career
Coffey first appeared on television screens in the early 2000s. She starred in several episodes of The West Wing, playing a character named Kessie Tatum.
In the following years, Coffey played several roles as a guest stage actress in the famous TV series: Detective Rush, Strong Medicine, C. S. I.: Crime Scene Investigation, NCIS, Seer, Bones.
Popularity came to Coffey after the role of Nadine Crovel in the melodrama "General Hospital". She took part in the filming of the project for three years.
Coffey's next film work was the comedy series "Companions", and a year later the actress got the lead role in the movie "Mr. Christmas".
Coffey's film career continued with the independent comedy series The Sweet Couple. The film was presented at the Florida Film Festival and the Slamdens Film Festival, winning several prestigious awards.
Another famous work of Coffey was the role of the witch Adalina Shade in the NBC series "Grimm". The picture has been filmed since 2011. In total, six seasons of the series were released.
In recent years, the actress has starred a lot in television projects, and is also an active Internet user. She has her own blog, where she tells her readers and fans about the latest in the fashion world, gives numerous tips on choosing outfits, talks about ongoing events and uploads videos and photos from various presentations and fashion shows.
Claire has co-created her own web series with her friend called Chelsea and Kelsea Are Really Good Neighbors. At the Los Angeles festival, he was recognized as the best project filmed with a mobile phone.
Personal life
In 2013, Claire married musician and actor Chris Fili. The couple's romantic relationship lasted two years. They signed in Tennessee, having played a wedding in one of the resort hotels.
Two years later, the family had a son, Calvin Eugene. The parents gave the child's middle name Eugene in honor of Claire's grandfather.
