Birthday: 14 April 1980, San Francisco, California, USA
Birth Name: Claire Elizabeth Coffee
Height: 163 cm
Claire graduated from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois with a Bachelor of Science degree in Theater. Her career began on stage at age 5 with The Mountain Play theater company in Marin County, California. She worked extensively with regional theaters in the Bay Area and Central Coast of California before attending Northwestern and then ...
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Claire graduated from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois with a Bachelor of Science degree in Theater. Her career began on stage at age 5 with The Mountain Play theater company in Marin County, California. She worked extensively with regional theaters in the Bay Area and Central Coast of California before attending Northwestern and then moving to Los Angeles. Show less «
Real-life things, like spiders and snakes, that doesn't scare me, but if it's a monster or a ghost o...Show more »
Real-life things, like spiders and snakes, that doesn't scare me, but if it's a monster or a ghost or an alien, that will always scare me. Show less «
I was five when I did my first show with the Mountain Play Theatre company in Marin County. I starte...Show more »
I was five when I did my first show with the Mountain Play Theatre company in Marin County. I started young, and since no one in my family was involved in the industry in any way shape or form, I think everyone thought I'd do a few plays and that would be it. But then I kept doing it. Show less «
'The West Wing' was really important for me for a lot of reasons. It was the first thing I did when ...Show more »
'The West Wing' was really important for me for a lot of reasons. It was the first thing I did when I got out to Los Angeles. I'd just finished school, and I was so naive. Show less «
When I was in college, the first thing we did in acting class was to observe an animal at the zoo an...Show more »
When I was in college, the first thing we did in acting class was to observe an animal at the zoo and become that animal. So I picked a wallaby. Show less «
Alien abduction movies are always the scariest; no matter how cheesy they are, they still scare me f...Show more »
Alien abduction movies are always the scariest; no matter how cheesy they are, they still scare me for a week. I live by myself in my apartment, and I don't worry about intruders or robbery; I mostly worry about alien abduction or evil, mean ghosts. Show less «
In real life I do a lot of reconnaissance and then kind of choose the guy I'm going to go after. Not...Show more »
In real life I do a lot of reconnaissance and then kind of choose the guy I'm going to go after. Not like stalking, but I just want a little background info. That might be why I haven't had many bad dates. Show less «
My husband is a musician, and 'Paste' is one of his favorite places to be interviewed by.
My husband is a musician, and 'Paste' is one of his favorite places to be interviewed by.
I hated being scared when I was little. Aliens really scared me.
I hated being scared when I was little. Aliens really scared me.
I actually went to study journalism at Northwestern, thinking that would be my Plan B for a career. ...Show more »
I actually went to study journalism at Northwestern, thinking that would be my Plan B for a career. But then I realized, if I'm going to struggle and make no money, I might as well do what I really want to do. Show less «
When I was in fifth grade, a boy put a rose on my desk and I threw it away. The attention makes me n...Show more »
When I was in fifth grade, a boy put a rose on my desk and I threw it away. The attention makes me nervous. Show less «
I think, reading the Grimm's fairy tales, they all have some sort of moral component to them, teachi...Show more »
I think, reading the Grimm's fairy tales, they all have some sort of moral component to them, teaching you a lesson. Show less «