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(SoapOperaNetwork.com) -- "General Hospital" bumps actress to contract status.

Claire Coffeee, who portrays Nurse Nadine Crowell, has been put under contract with the ABC Daytime drama series effective immediately. Coffee began playing Nurse Crowell in 2007.

Prior to joining "GH," the actress got her big break courtesy of NBC's "The West Wing," where she played Cassie Tatum for several episodes in 2003. She has also appeared in the Jerry Bruckheimer produced "Cold Case," "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," and "CSI: Miami."

Coffee can next be seen this summer in the Sandra Bullock romantic-comedy, "All About Steve," where she'll play a reporter.