- Born
- Birth nameCaitríona Balfe
- Nickname
- Cait
- Height5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
- Caitriona Balfe was born in Dublin, Ireland, and grew up in the village of Tydavnet, in County Monaghan. She started modeling at the age of 19 after she was scouted by an agent while she was collecting money for charity at a local mall. She has both walked the runway and been featured in advertising campaigns for many top fashion brands, including: Dolce & Gabbana, Fendi, DKNY, Burberry, Dior, Louis Vuitton, H&M, Marc Jacobs, Valentino, Cacharel, Roberto Cavalli, Givenchy, Hugo Boss, Armani, Dries van Noten, Calvin Klein and Chanel.
She has also graced the covers of magazines such as Vogue and Elle. At the time she was scouted, Balfe was studying drama at the Dublin Institute of Technology, hoping to become an actress. She returned to her initial career choice in 2009.
- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous
- SpouseAnthony McGill(August 10, 2019 - present) (1 child)
- ChildrenChild
- ParentsJames Balfe
- RelativesSibling(Sibling)Sibling(Sibling)Sibling(Sibling)Sibling(Sibling)Sibling(Sibling)Sibling(Sibling)
- Her name is pronounced Katrina.
- She was one of the Victoria's Secret's angels. On the TV show Conan, she was told that maybe she was the whitest VS model of its history.
- For the last 2 years, fans have raised money for the charity OneTreePlanted on her birthday (October 4), totaling over $100,000.00 raised for tree planting worldwide, or over 100,000 trees.
- Nominated for the 2019 Golden Globe Award in the Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Drama category for her role as Claire Randall in Outlander (2014), but lost to Sandra Oh for Killing Eve (2018).
- She and husband Anthony were married secretly in the UK. He is a Scottish music producer.
- Modelling wasn't a passion of mine so that made it get old kind of quickly. I was getting very frustrated.
- Outlander (2014) - $100 .000
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